Hiking in Finland

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One Stop Shop: Bergzeit

Bergzeit is one of the biggest German Outdoor Shops that has both Brick & Mortar stores and an international online presence. Can this mountaineering and trekking shop come up with a good ultralight gear list?

I have been a Bergzeit customer for quite a while, they usually have very competitive prices, regularly good discounts on gear and shipping Europe-wide is just 10€ and it’s fast - usually my order is on my doorstep within five days from clicking “Order”. Especially if you’re a climber then Bergzeit should be on your radar, but they also have a vast selection of high-quality hiking and backpacking gear - and you can make a very nice ultralight list, as you can see here:

Item Name Weight in gram Price in €
Backpack Nigor Zero G  1049 g 169,95 €
Sleeping bag Valandre Mirage Sleeping Bag 773 g 389,00 €
Mattress Neo Air XLite Regular 350 g 149,95 €
Shelter Terra Nova Laser Competition 1 920 g 419,90 €
Pot Evernew Ti Pasta Pot 116 g 76,95 €
 Stove Eifel Outdoor Equipment Lithium Gas Cooker 44 g 59,95 €
Cutlery Esbit Ti Spoon long 18 g 11,95 €
Knife Deejo Lightweight Knife nacked 15 g 14,95 €
Lamp Petzl Zipka 68 g 34,95 €
Trekking Poles Helinox Passport FL 120 290 g 119,95 €
Shoes Inov-8 Roclite 312 GTX 624 g 139,95 €
Fleece Haglöfs Astro Jacket 275 g 49,00 €
Insulation Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer 205 g 259,95 €
Rain pants Berghaus Paclite Rain Pants 185 g 159,95 €
Rain jacket Outdoor Research Helium HD Jacket 257 g 194,95 €
Boxers Odlo Briefs Cubic 35 g 24,95 €
T-Shirt Icebreaker Anatomica SS Crew 145 g 59,95 €
Longsleeve Devold Wool Mesh Longsleeve 190 g 72,95 €


Total Weight: 5.559 g
Total Price: 2.430,00 €

My thoughts on the list:

  • An affordable and lightweight list, which with a couple of changes could be even lighter and cheaper!
  • The big three are sub 3 kg, and even with the excellent sleeping pad it’s just a tad over 3 kg
  • The Laser Competition 1 is a much liked tent, though again I would have liked to see a tarp!
  • Evernew pot + EOE gas stove, a solid choice
  • All garments are superb choices, nice to see Inov-8, Haglöfs, Berghaus, Outdoor Research and Devold in there

The standing thus far:

 Trekking-Lite-Store.com 6.157 g 2.288,80 € 0,47 € per gram
CampSaver.com 5.316 g  1.993,80 € 0,52 € per gram
Globetrotter 8.995 g  3.272,20 € 0,36 € per gram
Partioaitta  7.354 g 2448,15 € 0,33 € per gram
Bergfreunde  4.657 g 2.440,10 € 0,52 € per gram
Walkonthewildside.eu  6.143 g  2.349,45 € 0,38 g per gram
Backpackinglight.dk  4.994 g 2.464,35 € 0,49 € per gram
Racelite.de 5.884 g  2.145,05 € 0,36 € per gram
Ultralight Outdoor Gear  4.549 g 2.796,69 € 0,61 € per gram
Bergzeit  5.559 g 2.430,00 € 0,44 € per gram
AVERAGE  5.961 g 2.462,86 € 0,45 € per gram


Next up is Outdoorline.sk!

Disclaimer: The One Stop Shop Series was Carsten’s idea and he gave me permission to translate his posts to English and contact a few more shops around the world. If you can read German, you can head over to his blog and read the posts in German.

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