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Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank

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258 points arnon | 5 comments | 21 Sep 25 12:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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NoiseBert69 ◴[21 Sep 25 12:57 UTC] No.45322318[source]▶
You can learn a lot from the ultra light dudes.

I replaced all my travel electronics to be powerable from USB-C. This saved me from a lot cables and adapters.

Even re-soldered the cable of my electric shaver to use a USB-C PD adapter PCB. As long it's somehow close to the standardized voltages (5/9/12/18/etc.) there will be no problems.

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JohnFen ◴[21 Sep 25 13:11 UTC] No.45322412[source]▶
If you're taking a shaving device of any sort on your backpacking trip, you've missed a core lesson of the ultra light dudes.
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1. giantg2 ◴[21 Sep 25 13:48 UTC] No.45322707[source]▶
Should be one safety razor - just the blade. Just need a steady hand...
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2. Lio ◴[21 Sep 25 14:23 UTC] No.45323004[source]▶
You're budgeting for the weight of a safety razor?

Surely the hunting knife you use to kill your dinner when combined with the mirror you use for starting your forraged twig fires, that would be the ultimate solution.

...or just not shave for a few days. I guess you could do that too.

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3. Nexxxeh ◴[21 Sep 25 14:35 UTC] No.45323103[source]▶
Think of the weight of all the extra hairs though.
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4. Lio ◴[21 Sep 25 14:51 UTC] No.45323266{3}[source]▶
That's a good point. Personally, I compensate for that by drinking slighly less water each day.

It's a trade off but I think it makes perfect sense after a few nights of not-sleeping directly on the ground under a miniture dyneema tarp.

5. delichon ◴[21 Sep 25 14:59 UTC] No.45323335{3}[source]▶
About 12 days per gram.