r/Ultralight
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r/Ultralight is the largest online Ultralight Backcountry Backpacking community! This sub is about overnight backcountry backpacking, with a focus on moving efficiently, packing light, generally aiming at a sub 10 pound base weight, and following LNT principles. Join us and ask yourself the question: Do I really need that?
Members
699,178
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2010
December 5, 2010
Total posts
71.9K
archived
Total comments
2.0M
archived
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r/Ultralight had 699,178 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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When was r/Ultralight created?
r/Ultralight was created on December 5, 2010.
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