>>2313397>>2313412There is a triangle of weight/bulk, price and quality. You can only choose two of those.
Good and light gear? Expensive.
Good and cheap gear? Bulky/heavy.
Light and cheap gear? Shitty.
This is universal, there is no way around it. You can spare the labor costs by MYOG, implying you have the equipment and skills to do so. And yes, some outdoor gear is ridiculously expensive and often made in Bangladesh or whatever.
Here are your options: Buy cheap, light, low quality stuff in quantity and replace when it breaks. Not sustainable, but you're able to hand out stuff to buddies if need be. And yes, often 10 cheap items will last longer than one expensive one. Also factor in loss, theft, etc.
Another option is caching. That means you don't have to carry around tons of stuff, something the survival crowd is funnily very stuck on. If you have a route through an area and X amount of caches along that route, you can store food, water and other stuff there, ready for the taking, without having to carry it around. Of course you have to ensure it does not get stolen, removed, eaten, rots, etc.
Also factor in the climate. 99% of "digital nomads" with their cute little backpacks travel around tropical or subtropical Asia, where the weather allows for tshirt, shorts and sandals. Even in temperate climate, you will face wintertime and severe limitations with "carry on only luggage" stuff.
So before we don't know where you are rougly located and what season you want to spend outdoors, there is no right answer possible.
>>2313486Bikepacking is good, since it works with around 40-60l on the bike rack.
>>2313488Wrong. Quality is expensive, either in money or in time hunting down good offers. Much more important than weight is the fit. 25kg strapped snugly to your back with good hip support weigh subjectively less than 10kg flopping around loosely on your back. China shit is shit, avoid.
>>2313665Silnylon is light and compact, as
>>2313788 said. tbc.
