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I was thinking of putting holes in my rain suit to help reduce weight. Do you have any other suggestions on how to shave those final few grams.
Alligator
12-01-2009, 10:14
Use a mesh pot. More of the heat transfers directly to the food without having to go through the metal.
I was thinking of putting holes in my rain suit to help reduce weight. Do you have any other suggestions on how to shave those final few grams.
I would suggest cutting your head off. You will be at least a little lighter (I know air doesn't weigh much but it's a start)and you won't miss that small organ in there that seems like it might be unable to deal with new ideas.
bigcranky
12-01-2009, 11:15
Great idea -- you've really adopted the Ultralighter ethic of doing totally stupid stuff for no reason at all. Good for you.
I would suggest cutting your head off. You will be at least a little lighter (I know air doesn't weigh much but it's a start)and you won't miss that small organ in there that seems like it might be unable to deal with new ideas.
That might be a little extreme... I would suggest doing away with the extras. Such as ears... You have 2 loose one. You can loose most of your nose and still smell good and you don't really need to eyes. If you really want to go light think about arm amputation, Sure it might be hard to set up your trap with one are so just leave it at home and plan to stay in huts.
GeneralLee10
12-01-2009, 11:42
I pulled all my toenails out:eek: I lost a few grams there.
bigcranky
12-01-2009, 13:23
That might be a little extreme... I would suggest doing away with the extras. Such as ears...
If one really wants to go all the way, he can function reasonably well on one kidney, one lung, and half a brain.
You don't need teeth for eating ramon so loose the teeth. Not only will you save weight, you will also fit in down south...:D
If one really wants to go all the way, he can function reasonably well on one kidney, one lung, and half a brain.
I always knew those ultra lights where missing something.... I guess a frontal lobotomy will do that...
You have had your appendix removed, right?
bigmac_in
12-01-2009, 16:23
If one really wants to go all the way, he can function reasonably well on one kidney, one lung, and half a brain.
Sounds like some posters here on WB. . .:D
bigmac_in
12-01-2009, 16:24
Don't carry a pack.
srestrepo
12-01-2009, 16:49
I heard that skin and hair burning have been gaining popularity amonst some SUL'ers for those last few grams... gotta weigh in with you skin out total... nothing like making weight.
drastic_quench
12-01-2009, 18:32
How's this for a bumper sticker?
"Ultra-light backpackers would give their left nut to hike the AT."
Don't carry any food. That way, you'll have less weight to carry every day.
You don't need teeth for eating ramon so loose the teeth. Not only will you save weight, you will also fit in down south...:D
I second that! Think of the trail food you eat-- ramen, instant oatmeal, tuna packets, jello, spam, etc. No teeth needed. You can leave a molar up top and one on bottom to handle nuts and granola and such. Easy weight reduction.
PS- I met a hiker this year that didn't carry water to reduce weight. He just "cameled up" by drinking SEVERAL LITERS at a time at streams. The problem was that he didn't want to carry a water filter because it was.... wait for it.... heavy. But he couldn't carry bleach/aquamira/etc because you have to wait a certain time before you can drink it and... he didn't want to carry water. He was a third way done with his thru when I met him... wonder how far he made it without giardia or keeling over from strenuous hiking with that much water sloshing around in his stomach.
I was thinking of putting holes in my rain suit to help reduce weight. Do you have any other suggestions on how to shave those final few grams.
The lightest hiking clothing is none at all...
Try that.:o
BitBucket
12-01-2009, 20:22
Use dehydrated water. You can really save a considerable amount of weight if you dehydrate your water prior to hitting the trail!
If you don't have a water dehydrator you can buy it in bulk on line...
http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
Drill holes in your Crocs. Oh, wait a minute. Crocs are too heeavy to carry. Just wear those muddy soaking wet flimsy stanky trail runners everywhere you go. Do scrape off the mud and try to dry out those wet heeavy shoes.
Ditch that second pair of socks. You only need one pair. Oh, wait a minute. Socks, period, are too heeavy to carry. Go without socks.
Ditch the tent. Way too heeavy to carry a 3 lb tent. Go with a tarp. Oh, wait a minute. Tarps are too heeavy too. OK, go with a rain poncho and use it double duty both as your shelter and rain protection. Oh, wait a minute. You drilled holes in your rain protection!
Get that dam hair cut! Way too heeavy!
On and on! On and on! On and on!
The Weasel
12-01-2009, 23:22
All this sarcasm and attempts to mock ultralight hiking are really offensive to those of us who realize the value of bringing nothing at all and hiking while wearing only a modesty cover and foam flip-flops. If there is anything else I need in the way of gear, sleeping stuff or clothes, it can be borrowed/seized/Yogi'd from others on the trail who foolishly brought such things. I'm not sure I need the sandals, though, since most trails are soft enough for bare feet, so I can probably cut my weight from 9 ounces down to 3 for the mesh underwear.
TW
Live the Journey
12-01-2009, 23:54
I would suggest doing away with the extras. Such as ears...
WRONG!!!...Your ears you keep, and I'll tell you why...
(Princess Bride fans, unite...all others, pay no mind)
schnikel
12-02-2009, 11:57
WRONG!!!...Your ears you keep, and I'll tell you why...
(Princess Bride fans, unite...all others, pay no mind)
HA!!!
A Princess Bride joke here on WB?
INCONCEIVABLE!!
Buzz_Lightfoot
12-02-2009, 12:52
Exlax.
Ever notice the spring in your step after... um, elimination in the woods?
Why take it in with you the first place?
Do the pre-hike purge!
Exlax FTW!
Old Hiker
12-02-2009, 12:57
I was going to suggest "Get married", but the emasculation that occurs is more than offset by the ring in the nose.
Old Hiker
12-02-2009, 12:58
HA!!!
A Princess Bride joke here on WB?
INCONCEIVABLE!!
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
ShelterLeopard
12-02-2009, 13:04
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Am I going MAD, or did the word "think" just escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic land mass!
ShelterLeopard
12-02-2009, 13:09
And before that "I just don't think it's right, killing an innocent ultra-lighter like that..."
schnikel
12-02-2009, 13:16
(Princess Bride fans, unite...all others, pay no mind)[/quote]
For Old Hiker. My thoughts would be you fit in the latter. Good movie, you should watch it.
And before that "I just don't think it's right, killing an innocent ultra-lighter like that..."
:-? removing the burden of life ?
but would that qualify under LNT? :rolleyes:
(back to our program) :D
"as you wish!"
ShelterLeopard
12-02-2009, 14:01
(Princess Bride fans, unite...all others, pay no mind)
For Old Hiker. My thoughts would be you fit in the latter. Good movie, you should watch it.[/QUOTE]
Uh... pretty sure old hiker has seen princess bride.
ShelterLeopard
12-02-2009, 14:02
I was going to suggest "Get married", but the emasculation that occurs is more than offset by the ring in the nose.
Mawwage is what bwings us togever, today. Mawwage, the bwessed awangement. That dweam, wivin a dweam.
:-? removing the burden of life ?
but would that qualify under LNT? :rolleyes:
(back to our program) :D
"as you wish!"
After Reviewing LNT I couldn't find anything. I feel it would be a best practice to follow the camp sight guidelines. All things considered, if they are truly ultralight there shouldn't be much waist to take care of... :rolleyes:
Snowleopard
12-02-2009, 19:21
I pulled all my toenails out:eek: I lost a few grams there.
You might as well amputate a few toes, since you'll lose some to frostbite on Mt. Washington.
There really is an ultramarathoner who removed all his toenails. :eek:
How's this for a bumper sticker?
"Ultra-light backpackers would give their left nut to hike the AT."
LMAO!!!!! Well played.
schnikel
12-02-2009, 19:53
For Old Hiker. My thoughts would be you fit in the latter. Good movie, you should watch it.
Uh... pretty sure old hiker has seen princess bride.[/quote]
What makes you think this? old hiker is old, hense his name. VCR tapes are no longer released. I think I might be in the clear on this one.
Schnikel
Slo-go'en
12-02-2009, 23:14
I'm not sure loosing body parts is really a good way to reduce your weight. You'd be better off just not carrying any food. If you do get real hungry, there is pleanty of food hanging from shelter rafters after dark.
As for clothes, you can't go into most places without a shirt and shoes, so you need at least a t-shirt and flip flops. The signs never say anything about pants, so I guess those are optional.
ShelterLeopard
12-02-2009, 23:23
What makes you think this? old hiker is old, hense his name. VCR tapes are no longer released. I think I might be in the clear on this one.
Schnikel
Have to say, I'm getting confused. Whether I'm confusing me, or you're confusing me, I'm not sure (I'm confused about that too).
The first thing that clued me in was the fact that old hiker was quoting princess bride....hmmmm.
Just Dan
12-03-2009, 03:44
take the insulation out of your sleeping bag. There's probably 1 or 2 lbs of dead weight right there
Old Hiker
12-03-2009, 07:43
(Princess Bride fans, unite...all others, pay no mind)
For Old Hiker. My thoughts would be you fit in the latter. Good movie, you should watch it.[/quote]
My apologies. Once again, I have attempted to use my memory, which at my advanced and elderly age, is no longer functioning at full capacity, a fact I keep forgetting for some reason.
What was I mumbling in my beard about?.....
Oh, yeah. Misquoted the original:
INIGO
(whirling on Vizzini)
You keep using that word -- I do not think it means what you think it means.
(Note to self: Ain't Google great?!?)
Seen the movie (many times: have a 5 year old grand-daughter) in BOTH VHS and DVD, have the book (second copy - 1st wore out).
So there, you young whippersnapper!!! Now, GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!
Dag-nab it.
ShelterLeopard
12-03-2009, 07:45
SEE??? Told you he'd seen it.
schnikel
12-03-2009, 12:47
For Old Hiker. My thoughts would be you fit in the latter. Good movie, you should watch it.
My apologies. Once again, I have attempted to use my memory, which at my advanced and elderly age, is no longer functioning at full capacity, a fact I keep forgetting for some reason.
What was I mumbling in my beard about?.....
Oh, yeah. Misquoted the original:
INIGO
(whirling on Vizzini)
You keep using that word -- I do not think it means what you think it means.
(Note to self: Ain't Google great?!?)
Seen the movie (many times: have a 5 year old grand-daughter) in BOTH VHS and DVD, have the book (second copy - 1st wore out).
So there, you young whippersnapper!!! Now, GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!
Dag-nab it.
[/quote]
Good stuff.
Now pick up one of those rocks and get behind the bolder. The moment my head is in view, hit it with the rock!
Red Beard
12-03-2009, 12:49
My way doesn't seem very sportsman-like.
The Weasel
12-03-2009, 13:04
That parrot is very dead.
TW
XCskiNYC
12-03-2009, 13:09
Don't carry any food. That way, you'll have less weight to carry every day.
This approach is said to cause the body weight to also drop remarkably rapidly, making the hiker all that much more of a lean, green (or maybe blue?) ultralight hiking machine.
ShelterLeopard
12-03-2009, 15:30
That parrot is very dead.
TW
No, he's, uh, resting. There, he moved, see?
ShelterLeopard
12-03-2009, 15:31
Or he's pining for the fjords!