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Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank

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258 points arnon | 1 comments | 21 Sep 25 12:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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Zanni ◴[21 Sep 25 12:52 UTC] No.45322277[source]▶
Why your [ultra-light hiker] friend suddenly has [the world's lightest] power bank.

I remember Colin Fletcher, years ago, writing in The Complete Walker about trimming the borders off his paper maps to save weight, which seemed like an insane over-optimization to me. But then, I'm not an ultralight hiker.

I am impressed folks are getting their loads down to 10 pounds though.

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dreadnip ◴[22 Sep 25 00:23 UTC] No.45327907[source]▶
I’ve met people on trail with 5-6 pound baseweights. Crazy world out there.
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WithinReason ◴[22 Sep 25 07:16 UTC] No.45330075[source]▶
does that include food and water?
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1. JohnFen ◴[22 Sep 25 14:02 UTC] No.45333639[source]▶
With ultralighters, food and water aren't usually counted in the weight.

I'm no ultralighter, but I rarely carry water aside from a 16oz bag to sip on while I'm heading towards my destination. Water is crazy heavy. I make sure that the route I'm taking, and my destination, have water nearby that I filter and drink.