I think ultralight is when you don't bring real coffee creamer and settle for the powdered stuff. Pack light beer in cans instead of bottles, etc. Serious stuff for serious backpackers only.
You pack canned beer?
How gauche.
In college I went on a pack trip with some guys I worked with. We went in 8 miles. One guy was on his 1st trip. It was a 3 day trip so he took 3 16oz beers, 1 per day. We got camp set up and he popped the 1st one and set it on a log before he tasted it. It fell off and he lost it all. That night the other 2 froze and broke. 3lb of beer for 8 miles and he didn't get even a sip.
