New gear inventory website : hikerherd.com

[SeñorJacques]

Many of us who enjoy planning / "overthinking" (sic) our Camino are already familiar with LighterPack.com, an online tool that lets you list, organize, and weigh out the contents of your backpack. I've used it for years and have found it to be invaluable in deciding how and what to pack and planning my upcoming Camino in general.

Today I came across hikerherd.com, another site that does much the same thing but adds several useful features, like adding notes to items, searching for items online, and wish lists for things you want to buy / remember to take before you pack them. I also like the interface, which lets you drag and drop items between categories - the developer said that he was inspired by laying out his gear on a bed before packing for a trip, which is something I know many of us also do. So it's intuitive and even fun to use as well.

hikerherd - Manage your gear, get a lighter pack.

hikerherd is for hikers, backpackers, and minimalists on the go. Our free gear management tools will help you minimize your pack weight and organize your gear closet.

hikerherd.com

(Note: that screenshot is from the developer's site preview and is not my pack inventory. I'll share mine when it's ready for public approbation or censure )

The site is in beta right now which means you may run into a minor glitch here or there, but the developer is receptive to hearing about them and plans to add more features over time. So it seems a worthy addition to my bookmark arsenal. Maybe to yours too?

(Found via r/Ultralight on Reddit.com, which is a great resource even if you're not a full-on ultralight aficionado/a.)

 

[chinacat]

What fun!!
Another resource for the gear freaks among us

Sites like these can feed some of the anticipatory excitement of planning but they can be a trap.
All my ‘ultralight knowledge‘ is still rooted sometime in the 80s.
Most of my gear comes from the last century too
(apart from my merino stuff and a pack)
I simply cannot afford to keep renewing it.

Anyone with a background of hillwalking/backpacking/wild camping will have the basics already but this site looks accessible and well thought out, on first acquaintance.

Thanks for posting it!

 

[SeñorJacques]

Sites like these can feed some of the anticipatory excitement of planning but they can be a trap.

Oh, don't I know it! I spend just enough time in ultralight circles online to glean ideas about new products and how to pack more efficiently - but I start to glaze over when the talk starts turning to bespoke titanium sporks and trimming one's toothbrush to save a few grams, for that way madness lies. I suppose sites like LighterPack and the new, curiously named Hikerherd help me most as far as pack organization is concerned. (But am I weird for finding the challenge of setting a weight limit for my pack – 7.5 kilos in my case – and pruning my equipment list accordingly to be sort of ... fun?)

 

[Ellen Z]

Many of us who enjoy planning / "overthinking" (sic) our Camino are already familiar with LighterPack.com, an online tool that lets you list, organize, and weigh out the contents of your backpack. I've used it for years and have found it to be invaluable in deciding how and what to pack and planning my upcoming Camino in general.

Today I came across hikerherd.com, another site that does much the same thing but adds several useful features, like adding notes to items, searching for items online, and wish lists for things you want to buy / remember to take before you pack them. I also like the interface, which lets you drag and drop items between categories - the developer said that he was inspired by laying out his gear on a bed before packing for a trip, which is something I know many of us also do. So it's intuitive and even fun to use as well.

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hikerherd - Manage your gear, get a lighter pack.

hikerherd is for hikers, backpackers, and minimalists on the go. Our free gear management tools will help you minimize your pack weight and organize your gear closet.

hikerherd.com

(Note: that screenshot is from the developer's site preview and is not my pack inventory. I'll share mine when it's ready for public approbation or censure )

The site is in beta right now which means you may run into a minor glitch here or there, but the developer is receptive to hearing about them and plans to add more features over time. So it seems a worthy addition to my bookmark arsenal. Maybe to yours too?

(Found via r/Ultralight on Reddit.com, which is a great resource even if you're not a full-on ultralight aficionado/a.)

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[chinacat]

trimming one's toothbrush to save a few grams, for that way madness lies.

People were cutting handles off toothbrushes as far back as 1986, on a Mountain marathon I took part in, though most of these lightweight fanatics were actually drilling holes in said handles!

 

[SeñorJacques]

People were cutting handles off toothbrushes as far back as 1986, on a Mountain marathon I took part in, though most of these lightweight fanatics were actually drilling holes in said handles!

Only one hole? Wouldn't two save even more weight? How about three then, or four? At what point does a toothbrush handle become less of an actual handle and more of a giant hole? Does one even need to pack a toothbrush at all when humankind for centuries tended to their teeth with twigs and hog bristles, both of which are likely easy to find along the Camino (and biodegradable, too!) Like I said - that way madness lies ...

 

[chinacat]

Noooooo … holes all down the handles

Some people are so very committed to the ultralight ethos …

(whatever turns you on ……)


PS my toothbrush is biodegradable
… with detachable heads … I wonder …

 

[Roland49]

(But am I weird for finding the challenge of setting a weight limit for my pack – 7.5 kilos in my case – and pruning my equipment list accordingly to be sort of ... fun?)

Even for the fact that I am not a super-lightweight-walker, my pack for crossing the alps weighed only 6.2kg including sticks. And I had anything available that was required. The b/p itself only 940gr.

My co-walkers were astonished of the weight. Mostly they used monstrous framed backpacks, weighing 2-3kg. The heaviest b/p on that trip was almost 11kg.

 

[André Walker]

Lightweight fanatics were actually drilling holes in said handles!

What a good idea! I’m now considerabel applying the same method on my backpack. Leaving just enough fabric to keep the contents in.

 

[SeñorJacques]

What a good idea! I’m now considerabel applying the same method on my backpack. Leaving just enough fabric to keep the contents in.

You can save even more weight by cutting holes into every article of clothing as well - which also has the benefit of providing more ventilation while simultaneously cutting down on laundry costs. It’s a win all around!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

My tip for saving weight? Cut out the middle of your shoelaces. You only tie the ends of them.