Lightweight Backpacking Gear

TenPoundBackpack is here to help you help you have the best possible time in the outdoors, whether you're camping, backpacking or just going hiking. We think a big part of that enjoyment comes from having the right, often lightweight backpacking and camping gear. After all, why carry a heavy tent on your back when you could carry a lightweight tent instead?

Lightweight Backpacking Posts

Bivy Bags

By Stuart

Bivy Sacks

Bivy bags, also known as bivy sacks, are one of the most underused items available to backpackers and campers. Which is a shame, because the amount of weight you can save by leaving your tent at home and taking a bivy bag instead is significant. B...

Camping Water Filter

By Stuart

Water Filters

There is plenty of water available in most outdoor areas, but much of it will make you sick if you drink too much. It makes you wonder how our ancestors ever got by. But with a camping water filter you can be reasonably sure that contaminated wate...

Backpacking Stove

By Stuart

Stoves

There are a lot of different stoves on the market that can be used in the outdoors, but for backpacking a certain kind of backpacking stove is required. Primarily, a backpacking stove should be a lightweight stove, because why carry a heavy stove ...

Trekking Pole Tent

By Stuart

Trekking Poles

If you're trying to save every ounce that you can, then tent poles are one piece of camping and backpacking equipment that most people can do without, assuming that you carry trekking poles. If you do carry trekking poles, then a trekking pole ten...

Camping Sleeping Pad

By Stuart

Sleeping Pads

There are a lot of ways to sleep when you camp, but on the bare ground is not one of the more enjoyable ways. In fact a good camping sleeping pad is one of the most important things that you can take camping with you. There is nothing worse, after...