>>2576585all of the good gear nowadays is practically ultralight anyways. simply by purchasing a decent kit you dont have to worry about weight.
anyways, the hardest part about getting started is finding a place to go. someplaces have really good backcountry areas and some are all private land and you will be confronted at gun point by an asshurt faggot rancher with a 3rd grade edumacation that misunderstands the castle doctrine