300€ UL Three-Season Setup
Since I keep hearing that UL gear is sooo expensive, I want to start a project here that makes a complete UL setup possible for 300€ and temperatures down to about 0°C.
The sleeping bag / bivy combination works down to above 0°C; below 5°C I would still pack a light insulated jacket, maybe a down jacket or a vest.
At lower temperatures the sleeping pad and sleeping bag would need to be swapped for better-insulated models.
| Category | Type | Item | Source | Price in € | Weight in g |
| Carry | Pack | Cox Swain 30L | Amazon.de | 50 | 560 |
| Carry | Stuff sacks | Assorted Zip Lock Beutel 1L | Discount store | 2 | 30 |
| Carry | Stuff sacks | Assorted Zip Lock Beutel 3L | Discount store | 2 | 40 |
| Sleep | Sleeping pad | Karrimor Folding Sleep Mat | sportsdirect.com | 12 | 350 |
| Sleep | Groundsheet | Emergency blanket | €1 shop / pharmacy or similar | 1 | 50 |
| Sleep | Sleeping bag | Snugpak Jungle | Amazon.de | 50 | 800 |
| Sleep | Tarp | DD Superlight | Amazon.de | 77 | 500 |
| Sleep | Cord | OBI mason's line | Obi, 30m | 5 | 30 |
| Sleep | Bivy sack | Sol Escape Bivy | Amazon.com | 50 | 250 |
| Sleep | Stakes | Bamboo chopsticks | Local Chinese restaurant | - | 80 |
| Clothing | Rain protection | Rain poncho | €1 shop, alternatively rain jacket / rain pants | 3 | 80 |
| Clothing | Insulation layer | Fleece | Decathlon | 9 | 250 |
| Clothing | Wind shirt | Wind shirt | Decathlon | 15 | 200 |
| Kitchen | Stove | MYOG can stove | - | 0,5 | 8 |
| Kitchen | Pot | Trangia pot HA aluminium | Amazon.de | 22 | 90 |
| Kitchen | Lid | Folded aluminium foil | Kitchen or discount store | - | 1 |
| Kitchen | Spoon | Spoon from the IKEA AKUT set | IKEA | 0,8 | 13 |
| Kitchen | Cup | Noodle soup | Nissin Soba | - | 20 |
| Kitchen | Fuel bottle | Capri Sun | With screw cap, 330ml or 250ml | - | 10 |
| Kitchen | Drinking bottle | PET 1L | Discount store | - | 25 |
| Miscellaneous | Light | Headlamp | Amazon.de | 6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | Towel | Microfibre cleaning cloth | Discount store | 2 | 30 |
| Total | 307,30€ | 3437g |
As you can see, you don't have to pay a fortune to put together a working ultralight trekking setup.
Have fun with it! 
By the way, the idea for this sleeping bag / bivy combination comes from Couchcamper.
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