Lightweight Backpacking/ Camping Gear Loadout 2023

In this video I show you what gear I take on a lightweight hiking/ backpacking trip.
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[@hikingmule]

Fantastic gear list. Thanks for sharing. I always love supporting smaller shops that make quality gear.

[@williamthegriffin6185]

ALWAYS love seeing what people put in their kit! Very much enjoy the videos! Thank you Scotty

[@woodchip2782]

Love your thinking, your attitude and your confidence.👍🏻

[@BrianCapezzone]

Thank you for another awesome video. Very informative, really appreciate the knowledge transfer and your insights. Take care and happy trails!

[@ladyadventurer5095]

Absolutely love your videos, Scotty. About to embark on a few great walks myself, and so comforting to see a similar setup (no fly fishing though! haha...). Love the XMid's, have one or two myself... So nice to see our local business Alton continued to be so patronised, but then you always have... Cheers, Scotty, and Banjo! woof woof!

[@cunningman]

Great kit and kaboodle, Scotty! Thanks for sharing. Much learned as always. Looks like it’s time for some more shopping!

[@mjfalcon007]

Awesome stuff Scotty! Always keen to see what you have in your bag and and new additions to your kit.

[@swingsloth]

Due to you, Scotty, I did my first two night solo a couple of weeks back. And I learned a lot. But I DO need to learn to leave some sh!t at home. Thanks for your vids.

[@emanuel290]

My first overnight i swear i packed the full contents of my house! Never again

[@swingsloth]

@@emanuel290 i had no choice but to haul in 6l of water as I was unsure of availability where I was going.

[@chrisdornerrespecter8884]

It's all part of the learning process. You'll learn what you need and what you don't from experience

[@ERIKOFFTRACK]

Thanks Scotty, always interesting to see what other people use. Agree you need to be careful of the ultralight rabbit hole lol. Keen to hear how your new tent goes in strong winds and stands up after a bit of use. Cheers mate

[@MrBodhysatva]

Love it mate thanks for your advice

[@andrewpolzin8489]

Awesome video. Very thorough and informative.

[@annieb7868]

Love that you did a loadout video and love the gear!

[@caddycallaghan]

That was so calming to watch and learn from!

[@keypermaculture]

Thanks for sharing Scotty! The only additional thing I'd carry is Celox powder in a 5g pack in the first aid kit. It's a clotting powder that gets you right outta trouble when the red stuff is leaking bad, even from something as simple as catching yourself on a silky saw. It also is great cause it's non surgical removal, some clotting powders are so effective they need surgical removal!

[@helenaglanville9946]

I have Celox powder in my first aid too. I have to take rivaroxaban every day, as I get big bad clots. Gives me piece of mind.

[@sparrowflying864]

Use skin glue. It works great and no surgery needed lol.

[@yhsh1874]

@@sparrowflying864 in the military, simple super glue is at least as effective, only downside is the chemicals you put into your body, but same goes for everything you put in it these days and the "skin glue" is not much more healthy in reality. Neither is the clotting stuff. I just carry a small tube of super glue for really gaping cuts and wounds. Never had to use it though (knocking wood).

[@geeetube1]

i was told once also that putting black ground pepper on a wound helps clot blood, takes away pain and is like a disinfectant

[@yhsh1874]

@@geeetube1 I was once told if you smear it into your eyes, your eye-sight improves. Gotta repeat the procedure at least once a week though.

[@CP-wv2qs]

Really sick video, and shot excellently. Well done!

[@KenmeriCaptain]

onya mate! cheers for the gear runthru and looking forward to your adventures for the rest of the yr - i'm heading off to glenelg river in may for a canoe trip inspired by your vids!!

[@jasest14]

Thanks for sharing. Watching from Philippines!😃

[@wildcampingkev]

Love you videos mate. I look forward to your lightweight adventures. All the best mate. Kev (UK)

[@camgrice]

Great to see a new gear update, love it ❤

[@DTCampingAdventures]

Always wonder how hikers pack their bag and what's to bring - another awesome vid and knowledge sharing - thanks Scotty!

[@TheBex76]

Thanks for the share Scotty cant wait for the videos from Tassie

[@allanfahrenhorst-jones6118]

Excellent video, great stuff. 👍❤️😇

[@adbc8213]

Thank You!

[@zander_williment]

Lots of knowledge in here. Thanks for sharing mate. Looking forward to the Tassie vid

[@countrybowwow]

Hello, my friend Your video is awesome and fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Have a happy day.👍🏼

[@EB240]

Excellent kit scotty, if i could recommend one small thing to add when filming just incase is a 1-2m length of small gauge insulated copper wire, that way in a dire case you lost some gear you could start a fire with a camera battery using the wire on the positive and negative, probably very unlikely you may need it, but its cheap as chips, super light and may come in handy for other things. really enjoy your content scotty, all the best.

[@Moneyless.In.Brazil]

This gave some good ideas with equipment going forward, cheers

[@canastasiou68]

Awesome mate, really had a good day

[@desperadodeluxe2292]

One item I see not used often is a gear brush for dust and dirt. I just use a curve handle palm brush from the dollar store. I use it for everything but I also have a bicycle. Oh dish soap is a good addition.

[@unfi6798]

Great set up mate for 10kg. Similar set to ours but just a little bit heavier with necessities. Thanks for sharing, it's given us some great ideas. Cheers cobber.!

[@finnjuniperdenaro]

Love your WOrk Brother =) Always a nice informative experience tuning into your walkabout how to's - All the best one your voyages ongoing 🙂

[@liamsaunders7851]

Cheers Scotty thanks for sharing and can’t wait to see your Tasmania Adventures vid!! Bring it on!! Whooo! 🤙🏿🤙🏿

[@Rob.Parsons]

Nice one Scotty. Looking forward to the WOJ vid 👍

[@jonnywestmoreland3230]

You guys would make for a very cool collab!

[@conexaooutdoor616]

Muito bom seus equipamentos. Está muito bem preparado. 👍🏼👏

[@Pneumaticcannon]

Nice gear Loadout ! Another thought would be to add snoseal to your leather boots! Will help protect the leather and keep them more waterproof. I've got the same boots myself.

[@_Caffeine_1]

Been hanging out for this!

[@stevenbromham1594]

Thanks Scotty, from a tall bastard, I’m going to check out that shirt. Also welcome to team X-mid. Mine a few years old now and still absolutely brilliant.

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

Great load out for such a big trip. Well, that's 4 of your videos in a row I've caught up on. They looked pretty awesome on a 75" telly. 😃

[@varin5749]

Cant wait to see the tassie trip!

[@Philipk65]

Really interesting video and gear run down. I have an Ottie Merino Tee as well they are so comfortable.

[@ProcrastinatingWoodsman]

Cheers for running through your camera gear bag! I'm an aussie over in Europe at the moment and you've inspired me to have a crack at the KZbin thing over here. No where near anything home (Australia) but at least you don't have to worry about snake, spiders, and where I'm from Crocodiles! 🤣

[@Max-lf4br]

nice looking setup.

[@charliemccaffery123]

Some really nice gear there, I’ll be definitely checking out Alton. Cheers mate

[@Lukeslittletribe]

Solid settup Scotty! I'm a little bit jealous. How good are those boots though, I bought a pair before my south coast trip with mattsy and I love them. Also really keen to see your tassie footage.

[@bevestush]

Thanks for the bald eagle weights printed on screen! =)

[@TDOLLA]

those durston adjustable poles are great! like everything he makes they are well thought out and function well

[@mickbeckers]

Thanks for sharing Scotty. If you want to go lighter, you can shave off close to 250g by ditching the nalgene and replace it with a water bottle, attach a sports cap to your sawyer and carry the sawyer attached to the bottle. Sports cap easily back flushes the sawyer in the field and you can leave the syringe at home.

[@rninness]

The x-mid has been my go to for a while now. Nice to see another Aussie using it out and about.

[@redsparks90]

Where do you buy this mate?

[@rninness]

@@redsparks90 there’s a link in the video description. I got mine as a part of the original massdrop a few years ago, but the current version has some nice improvements

[@josephlau8476]

I like camping very much too.

[@markallendelisle]

Great video thanks for sharing! One tip if you want it I’d swap out the knife/fork/spoon, pot gripper and case pocket knife for a multi tool with all the same and more. Leatherman, Swiss Army, some even have spoons.

[@duckman12569]

With that Akubra, I have a Jackaroo and it's the scrunchable one, doesn't block your peripherals when you're wearing a bike helmet. Quite pleased with that.

[@47Rolling]

Nice video. I don’t carry as much due to the camera gear really but one additional thing I do carry as part of emergency gear is a couple of feet of thin tubing ( bit of old dripped system from the garden actually) just in case I can’t find running water and I need to suck water out of the fork of a blood wood etc.

[@topselectionsurvivalgear]

Good choices of camping gear there.

[@owlypacks]

Good stuff

[@kevanne3230]

Thankyou for this lesson in gear I aleays find it interesrting to see what other people take into the outdooors and the benefits of the same as I live in NZ we do have variety of options hankyou for this video I will study it again Kevin Hamilton NZ

[@michellerolph2248]

On a previous vlog you recommended the Nemo Tensor sleeping mat. I was over having bad nights sleep so I blindly bought this one, spent the big bucks & omg it is amazing!

[@fightforfreedomneversurren8610]

Nice to see what fishing gear you take. Most videos don’t show any fishing gear. I use salmon eggs and rooster tails for trout in the high lakes.

[@sirhetmanpirate]

Wife and I did an overnight hike last September - two of us, each had 20kg packs... Hmmmmm. Seemed normal to us, but after watching this, got a lot of improvements to make!

[@Blashswanski]

I'm a convert to superglue for cuts, Scotty. It really works a treat. You can put a bandaid over it if you want the extra protection.

[@richardeljay]

Really informative. What I really wanted to know about was the hat you wear ..thankfully they have a UK site ..so getting my order in today

[@rikkim4818]

Have always been curious what u take with u on your adventures. Ty.

[@kristenvincent3622]

Love seeing different gear loads, compared to Canada it’s a very different load out, but the mirror… I never thought it was important til I got a 4mm rose thorn in my eye and had to walk a km to get to a rendezvous car mirror for help getting it out.

[@ryandel]

Love it! Some inspiration from Tom's Gear Guide in there I reckon

[@julianmcgregor7949]

New hat looks good mate 👍

[@kerryngriffis8091]

Love your content. Just started hiking myself and am off on my first solo camp next month. Was wondering how you go about finding places where wildcamping is allowed as so far I've only managed to find one state park in the whole of qld that allows it.

[@daveburklund2295]

Your hat is breaking in nicely! Your base weight for a 5 day winter trip is great imo

[@driver3899]

Gday Scotty, always enjoy seeing your kit choices for extended trips. Great Video I have wondered about those Dyneema packs, I really like the idea but I know from climbing that UV destroys Dyneema anchor slings and you should replace them every year. With our crazy UV ratings in oz I wonder about how long the pack material will last? Maybe they blend it with something and so its not like the climbing slings, Idk. Would be interested to hear your thoughts

[@ToadlyCool91]

nice to see all those broccolini rubber bands gettin a second run

[@lazsamuels64]

Ha ha. I definitely keep all my broccolini rubber bands for this very purpose! They last ages.

[@blueneet84]

I watched the trip video and there was a scene when you were still in your sleep system. As soon as you moved i heard the tell tale noise of the Etherlight XT. That rubber squeak baloon type noise drove me insane. You should check out the Tensor.

[@blueneet84]

100%. It I'd a joke how loud it is. It's also so much colder then it's R rating. It also fails and leaks too.

[@dorknuckle]

with regards to your first aid kit - it looked terrific!!! Would highly recommend some Compede Blister bandaids, they are a LIFESAVER. I want that tent ..... I will never use it but it's just so good!!

[@grios62gr]

Dude how ya been, I haven't seen any update new video, I miss it lots... Hope all is well with you... Anytime time you at the States, look me up, I'll take you to Ocala State Park in Florida 😎👍

[@petemajoinen8248]

Good drills

[@robslater4358]

absolutelty love your videos, so inspired by them, every evening im researching things i need to get out there hiking and camping, unfortunately all the items you use are so expensive, any advice or tips on budget gear that wont turn me off the whole experience. is anaconda gear ok to start with

[@hikinginharmony]

Thank you for sharing! We loved your Tasmania film ☀ What has been your favourite hikes so far? We're hoping to make it out that way from British Columbia in the next year or so.

[@1DrBar]

I'd love to see a video on food. What you bring, and any tips on storage, cooking, etc. If you buy freeze dried, I'd be interested in recommendations, and especially if you make your own dried foods.

[@Craigsoutdooradventures]

Some good kit there, I’m waiting for the x mid pro 1 to be delivered to the UK and kicking myself for not ordering the poles at the same time

[@richardrichards5982]

100% agree with your assessment of first aid kits. Some are so ultralight that they really consist of a small bandage, a few bandaids, and some toothpicks. This is just shifting responsibility to a first responder in a real emergency. Scotty, your kit is really effective I think, at a low weight. The only other things I would consider is a SAM splint, a low weight splint to use in a snake bite or broken limb situation. The other thing is a tick killing cream, very small and light, but does a great job. Lyclear 30g is really good and cheap as well. Regards

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

Scotty went ultralight!

[@jejakdhasyad]

❤❤❤nice to meet you bro, In INDONESIA. the tent is nice. the sleeping bag is good, the bed is good, the view is amazing❤❤❤❤

[@redsparks90]

Thanks for the video mate. Can I ask where you purchased the tent? I haven't found anywhere that retails it?

[@SophisticatedDogCat]

Hike on. 🤙

[@chrisschuster7728]

Hey Scotty, good kit. A tip for the Sawyer filter. There is a "Tornado" connection for the Sawyer to a clean water bag. Ditch the syringe. Connect the CNOC to the Sawyer and then with the Tornado directly to the clean water bag. No more spilling, hang the CNOC high for a gravity feed- and when you done just give the clean water bag a quick squeeze to backflush the filter.

[@frugalmum7943]

Emergency bandage (also called 'israeli bandage ' ) is useful, multipurpose and lightweight. Great all rounders.

[@williamgrech930]

Fantastic setup. The only thing I would add to the first aid kit is a CAT tournirquet and Israeli bandage just because you go to remote areas.

[@genomedia44]

Fantastic to see your loadout. Must be something wrong with my brain, but whenever I see all the items laid out, it just seems impossible to me how all that stuff fits your 55L backpack! I have noticed how a couple of your items (eg tent, quilt) are quite a bit smaller than my own, but still! Thanks for the share

[@waynehogan5064]

Hey Scotty great video I'm interested in your thoughts on how you have evolved from beginning to where you are now with your camping and gear

[@MoonKnightH8]

I’m so glad you say hooroo. I say it all the time but a lot of Australians nowadays don’t know the word or what it means haha

[@Jondantic]

Nice to see the snake bite bandages in the Aussie bush first aid kit. Not easy to improvise that stuff in the unfortunate situation that you get bitten

[@sushisacha111]

Great vid! Just got myself a xmid as well. Debating whether to bother with a groundsheet for it so was wondering if you usually take one or just did for this trip?

[@archie2archie]

Columbia shirts are great.

[@rmarques82]

When water inside boots, fill them with magic dry (aka newspaper)

[@gunterbecker8528]

❤❤❤

[@stephentuck6607]

That is a great Ultralight Backpacking Kit! Definitely no need to try and go lighter when you are still young and strong. So what do you think about doing Alone Australia Season 2 or does being stuck in the same general location turn you off the idea? You've got all the survival skills and experience but being stuck in the one location would be the big downside as well as being away from loved ones.

[@73N5H1]

No way that kit is ultralight in any way

[@mjfalcon007]

​@@73N5H1 I was thinking the same thing recently and would love to see Scotty on the show!

[@1DrBar]

I thought that the X200 material on that bag was water proof to a mild degree - is it not? How is the stove you have there for wind resistance? I too think that light weight high quality down top quilts are a great way to go compared to sleeping bags, unless the temperatures drop very low. I think I. will take your advice and try the sawyer squeeze filter. So far I've always carried my water, as I tend to do long distance cycling and only two or three days for hiking.

[@overnightOCD]

hi scotty im from Queensland and just started doing vids

[@Matt-jb1pb]

I really wish somebody would do one of these pack dumps for the poor guy in mind a lot of us don't have a lot of money

[@DP_walks]

no one does, but you start with what you have and work up from there. most people with ultralightweight set ups and top notch gear didn't get that all at once, they buy piece by piece over years.

[@Clear24chris]

I can't carry off a hat like that lol. kudos. Can you you recommend the Fjallraven pants for commando hikers?

[@snoop2477]

That's a good base weight given the camera and fly fishing equipment. Good effort. You want to be comfortable too! Too ultra light can be ultra miserable

[@geeetube1]

not sure if youve ever mentioned it before but if in emergency your phone is going to die you make sure you change your message to your current location so when your phone is dead people will get the messge when they try and call you :)

[@geeetube1]

also get a gorilla grip pod camera mount that you can attach to any stick you put in the ground and save yourself almost a kilo for your tripod ;) and you dont even need to try and balance the stick like a tripod... and it holds 3 kg!

[@camgrice]

Ultralight Scotty with his cut down toothbrush, who would’ve thought 🤷‍♂️🙌🏻😊

[@ScottysGoneWalkabout]

Haha damn it, I was hoping nobody would notice that 😂 I swear I wasn’t doing it to save weight. I did it so that it fit neatly in the ziplock. 😅