Before I dissect the best luxury items, let’s talk first about the essentials! A lightweight backpacking tent, sleeping bag and pad, stove, and water filtration system are all necessities; survival ...

This aluminum folding table is a great one to add to your outdoor gear collection or just store inside as it’s lightweight ...

The Nemo Dragonfly OSMO is featured as the best overall pick for ultralight and backpacking tents because of the poly-nylon ripstop fabric, level of water repellency, and stretch resistance when wet.

For a lighter 2-person tent, Sea to Summit’s Alto TR2 is well worth a look, as is the award-winning Meteor Lite from Sierra ...

It comes in three sizes if you need a camping mattress to spread out. This sleeping pad is lightweight but comfortable, and according to reviews, one of the more easily portable ones on the market.

At first sight, the DOMETIC CFX3 25 camping cooler impresses with a black ... which Dometic claims is ‘heavy-duty yet lightweight ExoFrame construction with fender frame protected edges’.

Get a comfy night’s sleep on your next camping trip by packing the lightweight Exped SynMat UL (ultralight) sleeping mat, designed to take up as little space as possible in your pack.