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The ultralight community never ceases to amaze me.

I always thought it was all about travel as light as possible

But I think it's more about travel with as many things as possible - the lightness of the objects is just an emergent requirement in order to not break your back.

I've done my fair share of hiking, longest being a 90km 5-day hike in the Namibian desert, with no facilities save for a river. Weight was a big factor, because you needed to pack food for at least 8 days to be safe and there is nowhere to get food once you start the hike. What equipment you pack and the weight of said equipment weight had to be kept at a minimum.

Having said that...

A chair or other seating arrangement was by a large margin the lowest priority item on my list. There is one giant chair under our feet the whole time: the ground. And if that is not suitable, finding a stump or a rock or whatever to sit on is really not that hard and it's infinitely more environmentally friendly.



> The ultralight community never ceases to amaze me.

The ultralight community doesn't typically touch this stuff. This is sold to traditional backpackers that are drawn to the allure of ultralight.


No sane hiker brings a chair along on a 4+ hiking trip.


Glass half empty: No sane hiker brings a chair along on a 4+ hiking trip.

Glass half full: If I cut 14 oz of weight out of this pack by removing zipper pulls, straps, cords, carrying cases, and switch everything to 10x cost titanium, the chair is practically free.




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