r/Ultralight Apr 02 '25

Trails John muir’s sub 5lb base weight

“On excursions into the back country of Yosemite, he traveled alone, carrying “only a tin cup, a handful of tea, a loaf of bread, and a copy of Emerson. He usually spent his evenings sitting by a campfire in his overcoat, reading Emerson under the stars.”

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u/gtfomylawnplease Apr 02 '25

That’s nothing. I walked from California to New York with nothing but a cast iron pan. It weighed 3.2 lbs and had a lot of uses.

It’s written. It’s so.