11 New Pieces of Ultralight Backpacking Gear I Tried (and Loved) in 2025

Every year, I update my ultralight backpacking gear list in the spring with what I anticipate bringing into the backcountry for the following backpacking season. However, every year, I also make an effort to try out new gear – whether newly released or new to me – whenever the opportunity presents itself.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from all my thousands of miles (and nights?) out backpacking, it’s that there’s no such thing as a perfect gear list; they’re living things, constantly evolving and changing.

Continue reading about ultralight backpacking gear, written by Mac.

Halfway Anywhere: 11 New Pieces of Ultralight Backpacking Gear I Tried (and Loved) in 2025

Smiling hiker wearing sunglasses and orange jacket with mountains in the background under blue sky.
Smiling hiker wearing sunglasses and orange jacket with mountains in the background under blue sky.

11 New Pieces of Ultralight Backpacking Gear I Tried (and Loved) in 2025

Every year, I update my ultralight backpacking gear list in the spring with what I anticipate bringing into the backcountry for the following backpacking season. However, every year, I also make an effort to try out new gear – whether newly released or new to me – whenever the opportunity presents itself.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from all my thousands of miles (and nights?) out backpacking, it’s that there’s no such thing as a perfect gear list; they’re living things, constantly evolving and changing.

Continue reading about ultralight backpacking gear, written by Mac.

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Tyler 'Mac' Fox, the voice behind Halfway Anywhere, is a multifaceted adventurer, thru-hiker, bikepacker, ultrarunner, and van dweller, after a pivotal experience thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013.
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Halfway Anywhere: 11 New Pieces of Ultralight Backpacking Gear I Tried (and Loved) in 2025

Smiling hiker wearing sunglasses and orange jacket with mountains in the background under blue sky.
Smiling hiker wearing sunglasses and orange jacket with mountains in the background under blue sky.

11 New Pieces of Ultralight Backpacking Gear I Tried (and Loved) in 2025

Every year, I update my ultralight backpacking gear list in the spring with what I anticipate bringing into the backcountry for the following backpacking season. However, every year, I also make an effort to try out new gear – whether newly released or new to me – whenever the opportunity presents itself.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from all my thousands of miles (and nights?) out backpacking, it’s that there’s no such thing as a perfect gear list; they’re living things, constantly evolving and changing.

Continue reading about ultralight backpacking gear, written by Mac.

Miniatura da fotografia Autor do blogue
Escritor colaborador
Mac
Tyler 'Mac' Fox, the voice behind Halfway Anywhere, is a multifaceted adventurer, thru-hiker, bikepacker, ultrarunner, and van dweller, after a pivotal experience thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013.
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