YOU Did it Story plus Ultra Lite Backpacking

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Today we learn how why you often have to choose between comfort at night or comfort during the day when it comes to backpacking.

YOU DID IT!!! But before we tackle ultra lite backpacking though, Kit chats with Sam about how, because of this podcast, she and her husband are now including adventure on their travels - all because she accidentally found ATA while looking for a podcast about Costa Rica because her husband wanted to go there to see butterflies.

Begins 12:08 Ultra Lite Backpacking : Discover the four main ways to go ultralight when backpacking plus learn tips to reduce your base pack weight so you can be as comfortable as possible during the day AND the night the next time you go backpacking.

We cover:

• What ultralight backpacking?
• What is the safe weight for YOU to carry on your back
• What does Base Pack Weight mean and how to calculate it
• How to determine how much food and water to carry
• Tips for choosing ultralight backpacks, tents and other shelters, sleeping bags and sleeping pads
• Why you should weigh and analyze everything you put in your pack
• And much more!

Get complete details and download the FREE Ultralight Backpacking Tips AND a Backpacking Gear Checklist on the Show Notes page

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