The Best Ultralight Backpack on a Budget? | Ultralight Adventures CDT Review

[@petegierlach]

What questions do you have about the Ultralight Adventures CDT backpack? Let me know in the comments!

[@wayofthehike]

Great review. I have the ULA circuit and love it. Got my gear pretty dialed now and thinking I can make the jump to the CDT.

[@Alexanderws77]

Great review!!! I recently picked up the ULA ohm 2.0 and I love it. I definitely had a difficult time choosing between the CDT, the Circuit or the ohm and decided on the ohm because I didn’t think I was ready to go frameless but after seeing this review, I think I would have been happy with either pack. ULA makes a quality pack for sure!

[@petegierlach]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. I was looking at the ohm as well! I decided in the moment to go as light as possible after the horrors of my ultra-heavy pack lol. I haven't had an issue with it being frameless...having the sleeping pad slid into those straps does help. I really like ULA as well and would love to try their other stuff. Thanks so much for watching!

[@johneroyale]

Looking at the CDT to dip my toe into "lighter" not necessarily UL gear for backpicking/hiking. May I ask why you didn't choose the CDT in Ultra 200X?

[@Supaazn84]

Great video. I used to have the CDT and it was a good pack, but it wasnt that comfortable for me and i felt it was too big for the weight load is was rated at. There is also the Zpacks Nero for around the same price at 10 oz and the weight limit is 20 lbs which is 2 more than the CDT. if i had to choose a pack i would most definitely go with the Nero.

[@petegierlach]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Makes sense. For me it fits like a glove but naturally that won't be the case for everyone. But that's really good to know about the Nero and hopefully others who watch can see this! Who knows, someday maybe Nero will send me a pack so I can do a comparison 😂

[@forestdweller512]

Is this pack too large to use as a day pack? Im trying to decide between proton or CDT for day hike and winter sports pack. Thank you.

[@petegierlach]

Hey! It's definitely larger than a typical daypack, for sure. However, it's also extremely light, which may offset the size for you. I typically use my Hyperlite Mountain Gear Daybreak Pack for day hikes, however this could be used just fine since it weighs less than 2 lbs. Ultimately it comes down to sizing and if you're okay with a larger (but still ultralight) pack for day hikes. I hope this helped!

[@forestdweller512]

@@petegierlach Thank you for the information. I decided to go with the Proton in X Pac Ranger green and coyote 🎉. I have been using the Catalyst this summer and love it.

[@petegierlach]

@@forestdweller512 ​Nice! I hope it works out for you, looks like a great pack!

[@hikebot]

Name one ultralight backpack that’s $4-600.

[@petegierlach]

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[@petegierlach]

When looking towards 6, must have had the more heavy duty packs in mind (but they are certainly out there). If I could re-record, 3-4 would be the statement.