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• Guide Updated November 13, 2026

  Trekking poles: from 290 g to 540 g a pair

  From 290 g to 540 g a pair: the 10 pairs of trekking poles in the catalogue weighed one by one. Folding doesn't mean light: up to 210 g apart.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated November 10, 2026

  Headlamp: from 55 g to 124 g, how much does yours weigh?

  From 55 g to 124 g: the 14 headlamps in the catalogue weighed one by one. At the same output, up to 38 g apart, and the camp lantern on its own.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated November 3, 2026

  1, 2 or 3-person tent: how many grams per person?

  From 475 g to 1500 g per person: 23 tents from the catalogue divided by their number of places, and what a pair saves by sharing one tent.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated October 30, 2026

  Water filter or tablets: how much does your treatment weigh?

  From 30 g for tablets to 550 g for a pump: 13 water treatment systems weighed, and the share each takes of the 8 kg wild camp target.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated October 27, 2026

  Backpacking stove: how much does the full system weigh?

  From 73 g for a bare burner to 432 g for a system with its pot: 11 gas stoves weighed, then with pot and gas canister, to see what you really carry.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated October 23, 2026

  Hiking shoes: how much does a pair weigh by type?

  From 560 g a pair for trail shoes to 1600 g for the heaviest: 21 real pairs from the catalogue weighed by type, and what a high cut adds.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated October 16, 2026

  Water bottle or bladder: which container weighs the least?

  A 2 L bladder weighs 105 g, or 52.5 g per litre; a 0.8 L insulated bottle weighs 366 g. Nine real containers, compared to the gram.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated October 13, 2026

  How much does an empty backpack weigh? Weight per litre

  At 50 L, an empty backpack weighs 870 g to 2100 g depending on the model: 17.4 g to 42 g per litre. Five real packs compared, and their share of 8 kg.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated October 13, 2026

  Cold at night wild camping? Match your bag and mat

  Cold at night wild camping? The cold rises from the ground. Match bag and mat to the night: -9 °C means comfort under -9 °C and an R4 mat.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated October 9, 2026

  Down or synthetic: how much weight at equal comfort?

  At 0 °C comfort, a down sleeping bag weighs 930 g and its synthetic twin 1670 g: a 740 g gap. Real pairs from the catalogue, compared to the gram.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated October 9, 2026

  How much should your backpack weigh? The target per trip

  3 kg for a day, 8 for a wild camp, 11 for a trek: the target weight per trip, not a percentage of your body. Split base weight from carried weight.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  What budget for a day hike, a wild camp, a trek?

  300 € for a day, 750 € for a wild camp, 900 € for a trek: a target budget per trip. But it's the real price of your bag that decides, not a scale.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  Gas canister 100 or 230: which one weighs less?

  A 100 g canister weighs 200 g full, a 230 g weighs 394 g. Once you need more than 100 g of gas, the 230 g carries less dead metal.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  Wild camp checklist: what you're missing for night one

  "Not a fixed list: your checklist builds from your trip and names what's missing, then what to do. Food, water and gas costed: 0.7 kg a day."

  4 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  How many gas canisters for a wild camp?

  40 g of gas per person per day, x1.6 in winter. The calculation in grams, the gas canister to pack, and the 500 g net ceiling not to cross.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  Windproof or waterproof? The weather rule

  The rule is binary: waterproof the moment the forecast can turn, windproof only in dry weather. And a rain jacket packs to 3.5 L/kg.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  Do you need to filter water? The rule: from night one

  On a day hike, the 1.5 L you carry is often enough. From your first night out, treat it: filter, tablets or boiling. One clear rule.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  Down jacket temperature rating: 0, -5 or -15 °C?

  What temperature is your down jacket good for? Three tiers, 0, -5 and -15 °C: pick the least warm one that covers your night, not your day.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  What temperature sleeping bag do you need?

  Your night hits 0 °C in spring, 10 °C in summer, and drops 6 °C per 1000 m. Start from that figure to pick the right comfort rating.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  What R-value do I need for my season and altitude?

  R4 below 0 °C, R5 below -10 °C: fixed thresholds. Give your season and altitude, we work out your night and the R-value you need.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  Is a 40-litre backpack enough for a wild camp?

  40 litres is the floor of the wild-camp range. One summer night, solo, it holds; winter or with others, it doesn't. The maths, and the three thresholds.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  A 0 °C sleeping bag, what season is it for?

  A 0 °C comfort bag covers spring and autumn in the lowlands. At 1500 m your night drops to -9 °C, so it no longer holds. And in summer it's too warm.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  3 or 4-season tent? The threshold is 0 °C at night

  No need for a 4-season tent if your night stays above 0 °C. We work out your night from season and altitude, and tell you when to switch.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  Lightweight tent: what should it weigh in an 8 kg pack?

  A 1.3 kg tent is already a sixth of your 8 kg wild-camp target and nearly 6 litres of pack. The weight to aim for before you read the specs.

  3 min read

• Guide Updated August 26, 2026

  What backpack volume when you hike as a group?

  As a pair, the tent and cookpot are shared: your bag stays in the 40 to 50 L wild-camp range. With four, the group kit swells it. How to split the load.

  4 min read

• Guide Updated August 1, 2026

  What backpack volume for a day hike, a wild camp, a trek?

  20, 45 or 60 litres? Volume doesn't come from how many days you're out, but from what you put in. The ranges, the coefficients, and the calculation.

  4 min read

• Note August 1, 2026

  400 g of gas when you needed 960: the mistake we fixed

  Five people, three winter days, and a bag setting off with 400 g of gas when it needed 960. Here's where the gap came from, and what we changed.

  3 min read