60 DIY Ultralight Hiker Ideas:

It has been quite a while (over two years) since I first posted this. Time for an update. There are now over 176 ‘ideas’ to try out. Most will save you money or at least improve your outdoors experience; nearly all of them are my own ‘inventions’. Hope you find something useful to you.

177. Ultralight Saw Experiments

176: Converting Hiking Poles to Tent Poles

175:Wifi Booster and Security Set-Up

174: The Ultralight Sauna

173: DIY Universal Stove Jack

172: In Praise of Chimney Dampers

171: East Hammock Tarp Centre Line

170: DIY Ultralight Sprung Tent Pole Extension

Sprung Tent Pole Extension

169:DIY Shoulder Pouches

168: New Pack Suspension System

167: DIY Crampons

166: Free Power Bank

165: Best Tarp Seam Stitch

164: 7 x7 Poncho Multi-Tarp

163: Waterproofing Paper Maps:

162. DIY Fire Blower:

161: DIY Tents

160. Other Uses for a Garbage Bag

159 DIY Ultralight Shoulder Pouches

158 Best $20 Backpack

157 20 Gram Rechargeable Head Torch + Tent Lantern

156 Best Hiking Headtorch

155 20 Gram Raincoat

154 The Overnight Tent Stove

153 DIY Ultralight Camp Shoes

152  The Ultralight Wilderness Hut

151 Zippo Hand Warmer as a Hot Water Bottle

150 The Fox Trap

149 The Debris Hut

148. Ultralight Hot Water Bottle

147 $50 No Spoil Sheep Hay Feeder

146 Ultralight Tipi Tarp

145 Windy Old Weather

144 An Ultralight Hammock

143 Trouble With Water Filters

142 Kevlar Skid Pads

141 Sub Ounce Per Pair Camp Shoes

140 Spot’s DIY Ultralight Dog Sleeping Bag

139 DIY Ultralight Pipe Gun

138 The Raincoat Swag

137 DIY 10 gram Pillow

136: More Pack Mods

135: The Grey Flyer

134: The Toothbrush Spoon

133: Nano Chair #2

132: The Nano Chair

131: Ultralight DIY Bushcraft Chair

130: DIY Tripod Stool Hack

129: DIY Ultralight Chimney Rings

128: Khayyam’s Table

127: My First Ultralight Chimney

126: Tent Stove Progress

125: Mastery of Fire

124: DIY 33 Gram Roll Up SS Hobo Stove

123: DIY Unbreakable Shoe Laces

122: DIY 33 Gram Roll Up SS Hobo Stove

121. DIY Roll Up Hobo Stove or Windscreen

120. A Caldera Cosy

119 A Hobo’s Breakfast

118 Plumbing the Depths

117. All Thumbs

116. The Last Straw

115. Superlight Hunting Pack 193 Grams

114. Tyvek Solar Reflector

113 Better seam Sealing

112. Deer Hunter’s tent #2.

111. Miniature Whelen Hammock Tent.

110. Flat-Felled Seam Alternative.

109. DIY Stuff Sacks.

108. Silnylon Hammock Tent

107. How to Make a Tent Pole

106. Backpack Tips and Tricks

105. Lay Flat Kettle and Pudding Bowl Stove

104. Ultralight Mobile Clothes Line

103. DIY Ultralight Pillow

102: Preventing Batteries From Going Flat at High Altitudes

101. 10 by 10 Tarp

100. Rubber band Selfie Stick

99. Two Great Poly Tarp Configurations

 98. The Intex Double Paddle

97. A Hiking Bidet

96. Thermoplastics #101

95. A Wider Lighter DIY Sleeping Pad

94. Even More Free Stuff for Hiking

Seamless Tyvek Tipi

The Ultimate Camp Shoe

Extempore Hiking Poles

Embryo Wire

Stop Losing Your Pillow

More Free Stuff for Hiking

Free Stuff for Hiking

Best $5 Spent on Camping Ever

Fire Umbrella

DIY Dry Back Pack

How to Carry a Saw

Make Your Sleeping Pad Warmer

Whoopie Sling Guy Line Tensioner

Electric Drill Earth Auger

DIY Air Frame Pack

New Fancy Feast Stove

Budget Pack Mods

Self-Cleaning Pet Water Bowl

More Bird-Brained Things

Trees and Tree Guards

Ultralight Bathtub Floor

Convert a Car to a Camper for $50

Nightcore Tube Hat Clip

A Cure for Slippery Mats

The Siligloo

Simple Hammock Double Up

The Pocket Poncho Tent

Raincoat Shelter

Ultralight Hiking on a Budget

Ultralight Cups

Knee Pillow

Bathtub Groundsheet Chair

Ultralight Poncho Tent

Simple Hearing Aid Safety Clip

Fun With Sticky Tape – Mylar Poncho

A Ball of String and a Feed of Cray

Repurposing Camping Gear

More Fun With Sticky Tape – Mylar Vest

Fishing With Floss

Securing Hearing Aids

Four Gram Fishing Handlines

Hammock Side Insulation

An Open Shelter

4 Gram String Reverse Tripod

Linelock Tie Downs

Attaching Tie Downs to Your Pack

DIY Head Torches

Impregnable Gun Safe

Toughened Foam Flip Flop

The Ultralight Fisherman

Hand Line Fly Fishing

Cold Weather Booties

Pimping a Gorilla

Adding Down to a Sleeping Bag

Windscreens

How to Avoid Being Wet and Cold While Camping

World’s Lightest Tarp Clip

15 Gram Blue Foam Flip Flop

Tyvek Jack Russell Rain Coat – 13 Grams

Ultralight Trail Baker

Folding Staircase for Camper

11 Gram Rechargeable Head Torch

Enginesaver – Low Engine Water Alarm

Ultralight Glasses Case

Hole-less Poncho Shelter

The Ultralight Bush Chair

Pitching the Poncho – This May Save Your Life

Faux Packraft Vs Alpacka Raft

Fire Tent

Honey I Shrank the Tent

Tyvek Twin Fire Shelter

New Decagon-Octagon Igloo Tent

Home made Pack Raft

Poly Tent by the Ultralighthiker on the Cheap

DIY Hiking Desalinator

No Sew sandals

New Tyvek Forester Tent Design

Tray Top Camper

How to Light a Fire in the Wet

Catenary Curves

Bathtime on the Trail – the 1 Gram Platypus Shower

Ultralight Clothes Pegs

Tarp Bathtub Groundsheet

The Egg-Ring Ultralight Wood Burner Stove

Inflatable Bathtub Groundsheet

Tyvek Tent Designs

Tyvek Bivy

The Deer Hunter’s Tent

Tyvek Solo Fire Shelter

Ultralight Chair – Groundsheet

Mobile Phone Antenna

Trowel Peg

Some other people’s great DIYs:

Tim Tinker

Transparent Tent Instructions

Brawny’s Tarptent

DIY Crampons

DIY PFD 114 Grams

mld-thing-2

The DIY Gunsmith

DIY Stun Gun

DIY Netless Hammock

DIY Side Burner Metho Stove

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4 thoughts on “60 DIY Ultralight Hiker Ideas:”

  1. Hi, Renyk from the UK, love your eva foam shoes – going on an ultra run in the desert, these will be perfect!! Lighter than the lightest hotel slippers I could find!

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