You don’t need to spend a fortune to cut pounds from your kit. In fact, you might not need to spend anything at all.

Backpacking checklist Sleeping gear Backpacks and apparel ... Again, you can save weight here. Some ultralight types will opt for a half-length sleeping pad that only pads your torso, but with ...

While you may have a garage or loft full of old sleeping bags, camping chairs and mothballed waterproof jackets, these won’t help you on a wild camping trip, where the focus is on using a minimal ...