How to lighten your backpacking load
Minimalism rules
use minimalist utensils
1. Bring one cup, or if you really need to keep it super light and can skimp on the small comfort a dedicated cup has, you can just drink out of your pot. Be warned, drinking out of a hot metal pot is pretty hard until it cools.
2. Food
3. Plan your water
Water is heavy. A litre weighs a full kilogram, and is probably the single most heavy thing you carry on your trip (until you drink it up). So be cautious about how much you bring and
Check if you can get water along the way. Drinking untreated water is sometimes possible, but bring treatment tablets if you’re unsure of where the water comes from. Unless you’re in really murky waters
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http://www.outsideonline.com/2073301/how-do-i-cut-weight-while-backpacking
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