
1. Best backpack
2. Best tent
3. Best sleeping pad
4. Best sleeping bag
5. Best sleeping bag liner
6. Best pillow
7. Best lantern
8. Best headlamp
9. Best trowel
10. Best camping stove
11. Best pots and pans
12. Best cutlery
13. How we test
The best lightweight camping gear is a blessing. When starting out on our respective backpacking odysseys, many of us will have had the experience of lugging an oppressively heavy backpack up an unrelenting slope just to reach our intended camping spot. Sweating profusely and tired to the bone, we quickly realise that rudimentary kit can be somewhat on the weighty side.