Biggest bang for your buck! Your ENTIRE setup under $700 & under 12lbs!

IF THE drop.com/ BACKPACK IS OUT OF STOCK, HERE'S THE SAME PACK FOR A BIT MORE ($150) STILL WORTH EVERY PENNY 👉 bit.ly/2OdUbSJ This list legit took me 6 months of shopping, buying, and using. Hope it helps!!

Done car camping my whole life, getting in to backpacking for the first time. I think I've seen you more in the last week than anyone else in my life lol.

I'm trying to get into backpacking and this was very helpful, thanks man

Unbelievable the pricing for the budget ultralight stuff now. $700 for a 12lb weight is amazing. I love your picks here. The only thing I would personally upgrade is the rain jacket, I'd much rather have a slightly heavier rain shell that's a bit more durable.

I’ve come back to this video numerous times already—it’s gold. I’m building my kit and ordered the Paria tent (2P for my wife and I), the quilt (I went for the 15 to stretch it to a 4 season quilt), and hopped over to Decathlon for the jacket.

Dan, you did all my research for outfitting a new backpacker. Thank you! One of my wife's co-workers is 18, she's done some car camping and day hikes, and now she wants to backpack the PCT. My wife offered my help in building skills and collecting gear. Your list is a perfect start that won't break the bank and some pieces can trade out for ultralight when the time is right.

I have several of these products (pack, pad, stove, spoon, pot, rain jacket, medical kit, pocketknife, filter) and wholeheartedly agree with most of these recommendations. A great idea for a follow-up video would be "what might it cost to upgrade a few products, and what would the effect be on the base weight?" Upgrade the Sawyer Mini to the Squeeze for a bit more money and a bit more weight. Upgrade the pot to a Lixada (or equivalent) titanium pot for a bit more money and some decent weight savings. Upgrade the quilt to a Featherstone Moondance for 25% more money and ounces of weight savings. By the way, I'd love to see you do a review of that quilt if you might get your hands on one. I wonder if there's a straightforward way to get to 11 pounds for $800? Heck, this could be a series - 11 pounds for $800, 10 pounds for $900, etc.

Thanks for the review! Glad you like the Trek 100 Down Jacket :)

I've been using the Paria 15° quilt for three years and love it! Great to see them repped here!

Thats a pretty good loadout. Thank you for the effort. I'd like to add a new perspective. The costs that we are all referencing. You have a nearly complete loadout at about 12 lbs. When you add in the few things you didnt cover your still going to end up with a fairly heavy pack....at 700.00. My former passion was the NFL. 700.00 would cover about two games with parking and tailgate. I live in San Diego - Im surrounded by folks that go to the desert for their fun - the quads the motorcycles trailers gas generators. If you do nothing but cycle you would spend twice this loadout price on a decent bike. What about you boat owners. nuff said. Hunting? point is that backpacking compared to virtually all other life hobbies is cheap at its most expensive. What would you have to add to this load out to go from 30 to 20 lbs (all in). Maybe 400.00 would put you in the best gear out there. even if it was doubled. 1500.00 would last you years in this hobby. I think its that we have a hard time paying the price simply because we have a history of prices to compare it to. How do I spend 600.00 on a tent when theres one for 100.00. Now thats a video - compare the price of a great gear loadout with other hobbies. I'll bet its cheaper than 6 months of scrapbooking. Everyone have a great day. Dont look at the news. and hug someone.

I think you should have recommended the standard size sawywer squeeze tbh. For only a few extra grams and $15 more or so it will save you the headache of that flowrate imo. Great lineup - would be nice to see more budget clothing in another video perhaps

As someone who motocamps. I've found your videos extremely helpful. You always help me find gear that is reliable and compact

Your vids are always a joy to watch and eminently educational. Well done Dan!

Thanks for this list Dan! Great suggestions and a realistic price point for folks who are ready to take the plunge into backpacking.

Great guide Dan, and the editing in this one was next level!

I HAD A PIECE OF GEAR BEFORE DAN!!! I found the ozark trail spoon a while ago! I love it!! I've been using the brs stove and Stanley Cook Pot exclusively for a while too!! Great options!!

Some great choices! Thanks for posting this great stuff for beginners. You are the best!

Great list! I've picked some of this up over the past few months in anticipation of my first camping season. I went with the Feelle Solar bank and a Suaoki lantern as well. Both have come in handy already dealing with constant power outages. Stay safe!

Super helpful! Definitely helpful to get a solid recommendation for some of the things I’ve been looking for. We’re having to adjust a little bit because we’re family backpacking with littles, excited to compare the packs!

Thanks so much, awesome video with plenty of info and the best bang for buck gear! Keep up the great work!