Dear Santa,

this going lightweight stuff isn't easy, let me tell you. How the hell am I supposed to carry a tube of mustard for my sausages without that my UL friends make fun of me? Sawing of your toothbrush is one thing, but should I really buy those tiny tubes of toothpaste? Happily I found out that Trekking-Lite-Store.com as a range of small, conveniently sized mini bottles for liquides - those would be ideal to transport my mustard and other liquids in style and be the king among my UL buddies, showcasing true dedication (this re-filling is a messy business, I only can do it if my wife isn't at home). It'd be swell if you could get me one of these, Santa - I would even fill one with a good whisky and leave it on the mantelpiece next year.

Best,


- An aspiring UL-Backpacker




Leave a comment with the six liquids you plan to carry in them. While some might carry six different whiskys in them, alcoholic beverages are not allowed =)

UPDATE I

And the winner is... Wilican - Congratulations! Please contact me via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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Dear Santa,

today I would like to tell you about a problem I have encountered: I have a lot of little stuff flying around in my backpack, and don't have a waterproof packsack for my downjacket. I found out that OookWorks makes an ace cuben fibre pack sack called the CrispPackets (I wonder if crisps are included in it?) which could solve this dilemma. I could fit all my dinky small items in there, so that they're no longer flying loosely around in my pack, or stuff my downjacket in it and be sure that it stays dry. Its mighty light, too - maybe you want to consider a cuben sack instead of your jute bag to carry the present? I'd love to get one, and hope that you will think of me.

Best,


- An aspiring UL-Backpacker





So, the time frame will be 6 am till 3 pm (15 o'clock) FINNISH time. That should allow people from Australia till Alaska a halfway decent chance to leave a comment. Leave a comment with what you plan to stuff into the CrispPacket!

Update I

Comments are closed. And the winner is...

Sum Evocatus (who also left a wonderful funny comment =) - Congratulations! Please get in touch via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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Dear Santa,

This year I was especially nice. I found the light side, left behind my Meindl boots and Gregory 80 l backpack, learned about quilts, torso pads, down socks for sleeping and am thinking about getting a packraft. Anyway. To make the switch to ultralight backpacking, the Gossamer Gear Murmur would be awesome. It has a big enough volume to fit all my new lightweight gear, has a nice front mesh pocket, two side pockets and the blue colour means I will always see it easily. In case I have a bit more gear with me - I'm still in transition, after all - the pack can expand the volume a bit with a cinch closure to keep things inside dry.






So, as I said in the video, leave a comment with a photo of your current backpack to enter the raffle for this pack. You have till twelve o'clock Finnish time, and I then will update the post with the winner in the afternoon.

Good luck!

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UPDATE I

12 o'clock Finnish time was the time limit, amigos! So Simon Tranter is the last one who is in on this one, sorry [The time frame is 6 am to 12 am (noon) Finnish time, though I think I might need to expand it on the next posts. Maybe till 3 pm. See tomorrow then]. I will now check the entries on this one, delete double posts and then throw the numbers in random.org. Check back in a while!

UPDATE II

Wow, you guys rock! 86 comments, plenty of cool packs & stories, many, many thanks! The next post goes online tomorrow at 6 am, so get ready for Door II!

And the winner is...

Aleksi Määttä - Congratulations! Please get in touch via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line!

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