Early Winter Ultralight Gear List - SUB 20 POUND BASE WEIGHT FOR COLD WEATHER BACKPACKING

This is the complete description of the gear I typically carry on late season or early winter backpacking trips that I'm doing in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. I go ultralight for 3 season trips, so I apply the same principles for inclement weather. Check out my cold wet weather backpacking footwear and boot system:    • Ultralight Backpacking Footwear System for...   Why I use a liquid fuel stove in the winter:    • Why use a liquid fuel stove in the winter   One of my recent "failed" trips in winter conditions with wet snow and below freezing temperatures - these are when you really learn what you and your gear can handle!    • Video   What winter camping is really like:    • Video   Here are all the items from this video: Worn Clothing (not counted in base weight) LL Bean Mountain Anorak 13.3 oz MEC stretch hoodie 13.5 oz MEC hooded grid fleece 9.4 oz Synthetic long johns 6.6 oz Eddie Bauer Guide pants 16.2 oz Icebreaker Underwear 2.4 oz Defeet socks 2.5 oz Thick fleece gloves 2.7 oz Buff 1.3 oz Merino wool hat 3.1 oz Columbia ball cap 2.0 oz OR Thru gaiter 2.0 oz NRS neoprene socks 3.5 oz TOTAL 4.9 lbs Packed Clothing MEC Synthetic parka 24.5 oz Thin synthetic gloves 2.4 oz Leather gloves 5.8 oz Thick wool socks (sleeping) 4.0 oz Plastic bread bags - negligible weight Icebreaker underwear 2.4 oz MEC Pertex shell jacket 11.8 oz Microspikes 14.5 oz TOTAL 4.1 lbs Packing MLD Exodus 18.0 oz Trash compactor bag 2.2 oz Silnylon stuff sacks (3) 3.0 oz TOTAL 1.5 lbs Sleeping & Shelter Marmot Lithium -18C sleeping bag 47.0 oz Gossamer Gear Thinlight (cut) 2.2 oz Thermarest NeoAir Xtherm Large 26.5 oz Yama Mountain Gear Cirriform 2P 19.4 oz Tent pegs (mix) 4.2 oz Treking pole 8.2 oz Tyvek sheet 4.2 oz TOTAL 7.0 lbs Hydration & Cooking Nalgene 1L 6.5 oz Gatorade 500 mL bottle 1.4 oz MSR Windpro Stove 8.7 oz Fuel storage (4 oz can) 3.5 oz Evernew 1.3 L cookpot 4.8 oz Long handled TI spoon 0.3 oz Mini bic 0.3 oz TOTAL 1.6 lbs Media DJI Osmo Action 6.0 oz Canon M50 15-45 mm 18.5 oz Gorillapod 1K 5.2 oz Homemade camera bag 1.1 oz Feelworld FM8 microphine 3.4 oz Extras batteries (3) 4.0 oz TOTAL 2.4 lbs Essentials Iphone 8.2 oz Garmin inReach Mini 3.4 oz Small Outdoor Research stuffsack with zipper 1.2 oz Silva Mini compass 0.8 oz Prescription glasses and case 2.5 oz Toothbrush 0.3 oz Soap in dropper bottle 1.0 oz Toilet paper kit with trowel 3.0 oz Vaseline in balm jar 1.0 oz Small emergency kit 5.4 oz oz Bear spray (225g can) 10.7 oz Victorinox classic knife 0.8 oz RAT model2 folding knife 2.8 oz Mini bic (backup) 0.3 oz Streamlight USB 1.2 oz BD Spotlight 160 2.0 oz TOTAL 2.8 lbs TOTALS (A) ITEMS ALWAYS WORN 4.9 lbs (B) ITEMS CARRIED OR ALWAYS PACKED (BASE WEIGHT) 19.3 lbs (A) + (B) = FULL OUT-OF-SKIN WEIGHT 24.2 lbs I didn't talk about camera gear since it doesn't really matter in terms of handling the conditions, but included all items for transparency in this list. Certain items will change from trip to trip but overall most of my gear stays consistent. Connect on Instagram:   / kane_does_outdoors   #backpacking #winter #gear #hiking #wildcamping #ultralightbackpacking #snow