Best New Backpacking Gear 2025. At the end of the day, ultralight backpacking is about optimizing your backcountry experience, not simply cutting weight for the sake of cutting weight. Tents, backpacks, hiking boots and shoes, sleeping bags, and more.

My 8.2 lb ultralight backpacking gear list for 2024. My backpacking gear list is down the page, but there’s a lot more than that here.