The Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter ~ Cam "Swami" Honan of OZ
The Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter ~ Cam "Swami" Honan of OZ
Buy from smaller "cottage" backpacking gear manufacturers and you will usually be within half an ounce of advertised weight. Most things I buy from MLD, Zpacks, etc come slightly under the listed weight. Also, if you email them and ask for specs, they'll gladly give you accurate info your looking for.
If I bought an expensive backpacking shelter/pack that weighed in 2-3 oz over it's specified weight. I'd probably return it.
Not because I'm ocd or slowly learning ultralight techniques.
But it's not what I paid for. And I dont mind paying for what I'm looking for.
For instance Hyperlight Mtn Gear specs their gear to the .xx second decimal place. The lightweight gear manufacturers know their customers take gear weight seriously.
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Sorry to hear that, I weighed mine before I commented on the thread when you were looking. Maybe my scale is really off? That or they changed something in the three years since I bought mine.
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I concur with much of what's been said. My BA Fly Creek UL2 'as packaged' weight is understated, while my cottage industry gear (SMD and JRB) is very close.
Better question is why buy gear that is so dang heavy even at the advertised weight?
Yup! When someone is buying a 2 P tent at 5+ lbs it's not exactly light and certainly not UL wt by current UL standards when compared to what's available in a 3 season 2 P tent. That pt in itself is known by manufacturers despite any nonsensical marketing. Manufacturers with those wt 3 season 2 p tents damn well know most folks who are oz anal or UL advanced will not likely be putting it on a scale...because they wouldn't be buying it! You're barking up the wrong "UL" tree. Go elsewhere for truer gear wts. The wt discrepancies you speak of beyond what wt was advertised are atrocious. You're bringing this on yourself.
For a little more $ there are literally pounds that can be saved here.
The Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter ~ Cam "Swami" Honan of OZ
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Wayne answered it perfectly: Price vs. Weight. There budget constraints
I'm replacing a MHW Trango 2 @ 9lbs 13 oz with a tent that should weigh around 5lbs on sale for less than $100. Do I care about 4+ lbs....YEP, but I'm not a UL fanatic. I've taken my base from 35lbs to a couple of ounces under 24lbs while spending around $200 total. I'm perfectly happy with that and I fully understand that those weights will make some of your heads explode.
Last edited by DownYonder; 07-17-2018 at 17:03.