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Packing list Clothing Long-distance hiking

March 12, 2022
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What to wear? What to take and how much? Questions upon questions, and the most important answer first: You always carry too much ;-). The following article is intended to give you a guideline for hiking tours from spring to autumn.
Our brand selection of MONTANE | BLACKDIAMOND | OUTDOORRESEARCH | WOOLPOWER | DEVOLD | DARNTOUGH | SUNDAYAFTERNOONS | WARMPEACE | RAB | CRAZY IDEA combines light to ultralight weight, best durability, and small to tiny pack size!

Remember, ultralight equipment and clothing should be viewed as a whole; you will usually carry most of the clothing in your backpack (small pack size)!

Underwear, Socks

  • Underpants made of merino blend fabric, e.g., Montane Primino (max. 2); (approx. 70g per piece)
  • Socks, 2 pairs of hiking socks, Darn Tough!
  • + in cold regions, possibly thermal socks made of Powerstretch (Warmpeace)
  • Merino long-sleeve change shirt (approx. 150g) e.g., Devold
  • Synthetic fiber shirt or merino blend for running, or hiking shirt (100-150g) e.g., BD Rhythm
  • (Bra) Merino or synthetic fiber
  • Neck gaiter / Buff

Midlayer, Insulation

  • thin fleece pullover (150-300g) e.g., Montane Allez made of Polartec Power Grid
  • depending on the tour: Sun Hoody, e.g., BD Alpenglow Pro
  • Down jacket or synthetic insulation (approx. 250g-350g) e.g., Montane Alpine Lite
  • possibly long merino base layer pants or light fleece pants e.g., Warmpeace Power Grid pants

Pants

  • Running shorts possibly with integrated underwear (100-150g) e.g., BD Sprint Shorts
  • (lightweight!) Hiking pants, possibly as zip-off (matter of taste) (250-350g) e.g., Montane Terra
  • or long running tights (even lighter, but looks more extreme in civilization ;-)) (200g)

Rainwear

  • (lightweight!) Rain jacket (160-250g) e.g., Montane Minimus, Crazy Idea Boosted
  • really light rain pants (warmer) (approx. 160g) or rain skirt (approx. 100g) (better and lighter for rather warmer temperatures)

Hat, Gloves

  • light fleece hat (for quilt sleepers, something warmer is better) (30-50g) e.g., Warmpeace Skip
  • light cap or (sun) hat (50-80g) e.g., Sunday Ultra Adventure Hat
  • light fleece gloves (45g-80g) e.g., BD Mont Blanc
  • light headband (20g) e.g., Matt
As a rule, you need to be able to cover a wide temperature range with little equipment. Often you can't shower in the evening, which means you get cold faster. On the other hand, you are often faster while walking and can wear thinner items (running shorts)...
Some items such as rain skirts and running shorts are rather unusual in Central Europe, but that doesn't mean they don't work ;-). As always, there isn't one right way, but pay attention to the weight and pack size of the clothing you take with you!
Here you can find the UL equipment list.