For those people like me who love to go backpacking, it is great to do this over a number of days.
This way you get the time to really get into the countryside and away from all the stresses and strains of life.
So a 2 or 3 day backpack is great for the sole and also great to develop even deeper friendships with the people you are going with.
However if you are going over several days you will need a backpacking tent.
The problem some people find is that by taking a tent the extra weight in your backpack increases too much.
This can cause back problems if not slow you down on a hike.
This is not a good way to treat your body.
So what is the solution around this? Well, quite simply it is to buy a lighter tent.
There are many light backpacking tents on the market.
The 2 types which are the most popular is a Lightweight or Ultralight backpacking tent.
An Ultralight backpacking tent is the backpackers favourite choice in general.
The reason for this is they are lighter than Lightweight tents.
The maximum weight is 2kg for an Ultralight tent.
Lightweight tents are slightly more heavier but are still up to the job for backpacking and still a good choice.
These tents generally will have more space which may be a consideration when buying backpacking tents.
Both style of tent uses the most up to date technology advanced techniques to make the tent both light and strong.
The other advantage is that by obtaining a lighter tent, this will enable you to travel at a faster speed.
Therefore covering more ground.
Of course it is your choice which of the tents to go for.
Either style will be fine and great for backpacking.
So please make sure you have a light but strong backpacking tent to save any aching pains.
In addition have a great and memorable hike wherever this maybe.