Overview

Welcome to my page all about (ultralight) trekking and hiking! Here I'll be posting new (short) tours, packing lists & information around the topic of traveling on a regular basis. Have fun browsing, Kai

Stoves

To be able to cook on the trail, it is very helpful to have a stove that suits your plans. Here I present some of the commercially available stoves that have proven themselves with me recently.

Kitchen

A good meal on the trail can lift the morale dampened by rain. That is why I present a few pieces of gear for the outdoor kitchen here.

Stoves

MYOG Groove Stove

The Groove Stove is my most frequently used stove. This alcohol stove is on the one hand very efficient and on the other hand easy to make. A pen, a pair of scissors, and less than five minutes are enough to build this stove.

Heli-Nix Anti-Sinking Band

For meetups and comfortable camping I treated myself to a reasonably light chair, the Helinox Chair One. This chair weighs ~875g and has a pleasant packed size of about 4.2 litres. Unfortunately, I have experienced the weak points of the original product several times, which the 54g Heli-Nix anti-sinking band fixes.

Miscellaneous

Everything else that does not completely fit into the (UL) gear topics, but which I do not want to withhold from you, will be listed here.

Raffle of the Rare 2014 BCD Patch

Since Mateusz, the founder and owner of the small company Laufbursche from Cologne, has fallen ill with cancer and is now facing considerable financial losses, I have thought about parting with this rare piece.

The sand-colored patch is absolutely as good as new! For you, that means you have the chance to snag this good piece for a ticket price of just €5.

Repair and Emergency Kit

Since gear can break on the trail, I always carry a small repair and emergency kit.

This kit packs down very small and is therefore stowed in the first-aid kit. Despite its size, it consists of various parts, which I will explain below.

First-Aid Kit

First aid is an important topic on the trail, because something can always happen. In the following, I will say a few words about my first-aid kit and its uses. To be clear: this first-aid kit is tailored to my needs and is not universal. Some things that are normally in a first-aid kit are part of my other kits. To be able to reach the kit quickly, it should not be buried too deep in the backpack. I make no claim to completeness for my kit; in case of emergency, I only want to get back to the next civilization with it.