Women's Ultralight 3-Season Backpacking Gear List
- Category Price Weight
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🎒 Pack
$0.00
1.72 lb
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⛺ Shelter
$0.00
1 lb
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😴 Sleep
$0.00
2.16 lb
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🍳 Cook
$0.00
0.99 lb
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🍞 Food
$0.00
3 lb
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💧 Water
$0.00
2.47 lb
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👕 Clothing
$0.00
5.14 lb
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🪥 Toiletries
$0.00
0.45 lb
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Misc
$0.00
0.49 lb
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📷 Camera
$0.00
0 lb
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📱 Electronics
$0.00
0.59 lb
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📦 Things I bring sometimes
$0.00
0 lb
I'm a petite woman, and I think in the discussion of ultralight backpacking gear, women are a bit underrepresented. So here is my gear list for backcountry trips in 3-season subalpine/alpine conditions in the American West, usually California.
I also have a more detailed gear guide here and a camera gear guide here.
My base weight is 9.5 lbs with a couple caveats:
- I share my tent/cook stuff with 1 other person, which would otherwise add 2 lbs.
- I always bring camera gear, which adds 3 lbs. I exclude this since it's not relevant to others.
To achieve a lower base weight as a single person, I would bring a lighter, 1P tent:
- Big Agnes Copper Spur ➡️ Gossamer Gear The One
My pack weighs 17-19 pounds including food and water at the trailhead for trips that are 1-2 nights.
Feel free to reach out to me on my ig or website if you have questions about this list!
ig: @lilymtang
blog: www.lilymtang.com
Disclaimer: Some of the product links are affiliate links. Using them for a purchase supports my blog at no extra cost to you.
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🎒 Pack
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Durston Kakwa 40
A lightweight and minimalist but still framed pack
$0.00
26.5
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Nylofume pack liner
$0.00
1
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⛺ Shelter
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Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 2
Tent and rain fly
$0.00
32
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Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 2
Poles and stakes
$0.00
16
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😴 Sleep
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REI Women's Magma 30
$0.00
22.5
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Women's Thermarest Xlite
the warmth (5.4 R-value) to weight (12 oz) ratio of this sleeping pad is incredible. There are more comfortable pads out there but I sleep great on this so it's good enough for me.
$0.00
12
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🍳 Cook
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Soto Amicus stove
$0.00
2.8
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Stove case
$0.00
0.4
oz1
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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spork - Long
$0.00
0.4
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MSR IsoPro Fuel Canister
the 3.9oz/110g is enough for 2 to share on a 2-4 day trip, which is most of my trips
$0.00
7.4
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Soto Amicus 1000 ml pot
$0.00
4.8
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🍞 Food
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Food
1.5 lb per day
$0.00
1.5
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💧 Water
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Smartwater bottle 1L
$0.00
1.5
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Katadyn BeFree Collapsible Water Filter Bottle - 33.8 fl. oz.
I use this as a second 1L bottle if I need to carry up to 2L
$0.00
2.8
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1L of water
I usually only carry 1L of water at a time
$0.00
2.2
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👕 Clothing
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Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily Hoodie
$0.00
5.2
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Arctery'x Sabria pants
$0.00
5.8
oz1
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Salomon X Ultra 3 Low GTX Shoes
$0.00
23.2
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Cascade Mountain Tech Trekking Poles
$0.00
15.6
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Hat
Tilley LTM6 Airflo Broad Brim Hat
$0.00
3.5
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Patagonia Micro D Quarter-Zip Fleece Pullover
$0.00
6.4
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Montbell superior down parka
$0.00
7.8
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Spare underwear
$0.00
0.9
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Sleep/spare socks
Darn tough
$0.00
2.2
oz1
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Sleep pants
Leggings
$0.00
5.3
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Poncho
A generic one. Not a huge fan of ponchos generally but they have their time and place.
$0.00
6.3
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🪥 Toiletries
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Toothpaste
toothpaste tablets or any tiny toothpaste from a hotel toiletries kit
$0.00
0.2
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Toothbrush
a short one with a cap from a hotel toiletries kit
$0.00
0.4
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Lip balm
Burt's Bees peppermint is the only one I will ever use
$0.00
0.3
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Contacts
1 pair per day
$0.00
0.1
oz2
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Sunscreen
this Cetaphil one lasts a long time and the packaging is compact
$0.00
2.8
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Dried wet wipes
air-dried so they are ultralight 🫡
$0.00
0.8
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pStyle
so I don't have to squat when I pee 🥸
$0.00
1.6
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Sea to Summit soap leaves
Much better at cleaning hands than hand sanitizer, and no weight penalty
$0.00
0.5
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Panty-liners
keeps the underwear cleaner
$0.00
0.1
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Misc
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Osprey Ultralight Dry Sack 12L
I use this to keep all my food together, hangs from a bear pole.
$0.00
1.5
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Sunglasses
a generic $20 pair
$0.00
0.9
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Glasses
$0.00
0.7
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Glasses case + microfiber
a zippered hard-shell one that I got in Korea
$0.00
1.6
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First aid kit
bought one from REI and took out things I don't need
$0.00
2.6
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Bug head net
$0.00
0.6
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📷 Camera
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Body
Fujifilm XT30 (incl battery and accessories)
$0.00
398
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Wide-angle zoom
10-24mm f4 (incl cap and mount cap)
$0.00
438
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Telephoto zoom
50-230mm f4.5-6.7 (incl cap)
$0.00
384
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Spare battery
$0.00
47
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- oz
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Peak design clip + plate
$0.00
89
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📱 Electronics
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Headlamp
$0.00
1.6
oz1
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- kg
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iPhone 13 mini
$0.00
4.8
oz1
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Charging cable
$0.00
3
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📦 Things I bring sometimes
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Arctery'x Beta LA
Gore-tex shell. I would get a lighter rainshell but I use this for skiing and it works well in the rain too.
$0.00
12.3
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Anker PowerCore 10000mAh Portable Charger
Charges my iPhone 13 mini ~4 times. I bring this if I'm going on a trip longer than an overnight.
$0.00
6.2
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Bug repellent
Not backpacking when it's buggy works better than bringing bug repellent...
$0.00
0
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TheTentLab The Deuce #2 UL Backcountry Trowel
A must if pit toilets are not available
$0.00
0.6
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Therm A Rest Z Lite Sol
$0.00
14
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Sea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Compact Plus
I don't really use this except for extra warmth when snow camping
$0.00
9.3
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CTUG shoulder strap pocket
For phone
$0.00
1.3
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Teva hurricane drift sandals
Camp shoes. I'll bring them if I know my shoes are getting wet on trail. If not, I just rough it and wear my hiking shoes at camp too.
$0.00
10
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BV 475
Bear can. I usually share this on shorter trips.
$0.00
36
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