Gear Backpackers Ditch First

Homemade Wanderlust is another backpacking oriented site, though mountaineers can learn a lot from this as well. The idea here is to lose weight. 

No. Not that kind of weight.

Packweight.

This video looks at some things that you can leave behind that often beginners really want to bring with them. Check it out:

To be clear, there are some things on Dixie's list that I carry. I usually carry a wide-mouth Nalgene bottle (easier to pour water into and to use as a mug), and I often carry a camp-chair which I also also part of my sleeping system.

I have historically carried a multi-tool, but it is a very heavy item. I seldom carry one anymore, except for on ski tours when there's a higher likelihood that something that I can fix with a multi-tool will break.

And finally, I often remove my pack brain for ascents, but use it extensively until then.

Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of the information in the video:

00:00 Hey y’all

00:46 Extensive Wardrobe

01:12 Excessive Med Kit

01:54 Rambo Knife

02:26 Multitool 

02:49 Saw, Hatchet, Axe (on hiking paths)

03:45 Bear Bells, Bear Spray (except in Grizzly Bear Country)

04:21 Camp Chair

04:43 Heavy Trowel

05:09 Extra Light Source 

05:30 Huge Pack of Batteries

05:57 Kindle, iPad, etc.

06:19 Fire Starter

06:53 Mess Kit

07:21 Nalgene Bottle

07:58 Large Camp Towel

08:15 Solar Shower

08:45 Digital Camera

09:11 Dry Sacks/Stuff Sacks

10:16 Soap, Deodorant, etc.

10:51 Pack Brain 

--Jason D. Martin