With Paul's shortlist, you will be well on your way to an ultralight backpack!
Ultralight backpacking gear is typically made by small startups; and new products are coming out all the time.
This list shows the biggest weight savings first.
Focus on the Big Three to remove pounds from your backpack! Then focus on ounces for each piece of gear:
| Sleeping Bag | 30 degree down | 15.4 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| Shelter | Hexamid Solo | 11.6 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| Backpack | Arc Blast | 16.4 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| Total of Big Three | 2 pounds, 11.4 ounces | ||
| ---More Weight Savings--- | |||
| Puffy parka | UL down parka | 9.8 ounces | MontBell.com |
| Rain parka | Cuben fiber parka | 5.8 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| Rain pants | Cuben fiber pants | 2.9 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| Wind shirt | Houdini | 4.2 ounces | Patagonia.com |
| Ground sheet | Cuben fiber: SoloPlus | 3.8 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| No rodent Food Bag | Cuben fiber | 0.8 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| Rain cover for pack | Cuben fiber | 1.2 ounces | Zpacks.com |
| Water bottles | 1 liter collapsible | 0.9 ounces | Cascadedesigns.com/platypus |
| Trekking poles | 2 graphite LT-4 | 8.2 ounces | Gossamergear.com |
| Total Pack Weight so far | 5 pounds, 1 ounce |
Choosing your sleeping pad may be next. It can range from an inflatable air-mattress to maybe a thin foam pad for your torso. I like my sleep and use an inflatable NeoAir.
Have fun!