Lighter Faster Hire
Hire / rental service for ultralight camping and outdoor gear in Melbourne, Aus.
Ultra lightweight backpacks and shelters (tents, tarps, hammocks and bivys) for hiking, bikepacking, packrafting, ski-touring and other backcountry adventures.
19/02/2023
The X-Mid has landed!
This is the 1 person sil-poly version pitched at Fitzroy Camp in the Cobboboonee National Park. Very quick and easy to pitch with 2 walking poles and 4 pegs.
Well under a kilo in weight, plenty of room and easily shrugged off some heavy rain.
10/10/2022
So many pockets!
Really love all the storage and other smart features on the Gossamer Gear Mariposa. No wonder they are such a popular UL pack.
(Yes it's comfortable too. Even overloaded with extra water, like it was on this trip in the Little Desert a few weeks ago)
31/08/2022
Sensational weather and knockout views in the
High up on last weekend with a UltaMid2 by
20/08/2022
*** SOLD ***
Alpkit Hunka Bivvy Bag - https://alpkit.com/products/hunka
Weight - 395g on my scales
Colour - black
Condition - A few years old but used less than a dozen times and no signs of any wear or damage. Basically as-new condition.
Price - $60
Payment up front please.
Can collect from Frankston area or can post at the buyers expense.
Can't believe I need to say it, but ... sleeping bag not included!
09/05/2022
Is it a tarp? Is it a tent? Yes!
New to the fleet is the Tarptent Rainshadow 3.
An ultralight, 3 person, single skin shelter that can button down like a tent or open up like a tarp, with a sewn-in bug net. All for less than 500g per person. Nuts!
10/04/2022
Proving that you can be lightweight AND comfortable!
Who wouldn't want to sleep here?
08/04/2022
New at LFH - sleeping mats!
These are the Sea to Summit Ultralight Insulated kind. Seriously comfortable, and also comfortably under 500g for the full length mat (short version is closer to 400g).
Strike a really nice balance between performance and weight.
One of the most impressive features is actually the airstream pumpsack (stuffsack) - literally 3 or 4 sackfulls of air to fully inflate the mat. Very welcome after a long day on the trail!
03/04/2022
New addition to the fleet!
Atom 30 looking very sharp and ready for action
30/03/2022
The SoloMid is a minimalist one person pyramid from .⠀
Fast to pitch, strong and ultralight.⠀
Perfect for fast and light missions where the focus is on moving.⠀
This one's doing a outstanding job as a shelter on a tour along some of Gippsland's finest gravel.
09/06/2021
We're IN for India - will you join us?⠀
Jump on the Relief Run website to register, choose your distance, then just walk or run in your own time this weekend (11-13 June).⠀
Your entry fee is going towards World Vision Australia’s India COVID-19 appeal. ⠀⠀
Run, walk or just donate:⠀www.reliefrun.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/Relief-Run-101855725422007
21/05/2021
Massive congrats to Hayley on her latest hiking adventure on the Cape to Cape Track (E2E). If you’re not already a subscriber to the sensational Set To Hike YouTube channel do yourself a favour and do it now! 👉🏻 https://www.youtube.com/c/SetToHike
Mission Accomplished!! The Cape to Cape track Western Australia. 135km of soul crushing sand 😂 But what a track! Huge shout out to for allowing me to take a Hyperlite Mountain Gear pack out for a spin!! More track goodness to come!
04/05/2021
The 3400 Southwest by Hyperlite Mountain Gear - easily the most popular hire pack in the fleet
21/04/2021
A Tarptent Stratospire 2 up high in Kosciuszko National Park. A roomy ultralight tent big enough for 2+ people for well under 1.5kg!
TIP! Try custom printing your own outdoor maps on waterproof paper.
Tons of advantages:
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1) The exact map area you need, nothing more
2) Choose your scale
2) No map case needed
3) Waterproof and tearproof (really tough)
4) Save a ton of weight, especially if your route overlaps multiple full size maps
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This one is double-sided A3 and printed from maps exported out of - It weighs 31g!!
That means 10 sides of A3 size maps for only 150g which could easily be enough for a couple of weeks adventuring.
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If you can get hold of the paper, you can print them yourself
Or take the image files to your local print shop and get them to do it for you.
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19/02/2021
Hard-earned skills and solid mates add exactly zero grams to the weight of your pack
(... but can make ALL the difference!)
Lucy Bartholomew and Samantha Gash proving the point on their or their recent epic down in Southwest National Park, Tasmania,
Also a great gear shot! Super-tough, ultralight and virtually waterproof backpacks from - available for hire from us, for YOUR next epic.
13/02/2021
A heart of stone isn't so bad?
Happy Valentines Day people!
29/01/2021
A moment to take in the view.
Lucy Bartholomew putting one of our backpacks through it's paces in Southwest National Park, Tassie.
The perfectly named 3400 Southwest from Hyperlite Mountain Gear
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04/01/2021
Stunning views across to Dinner Plain and Mt Hotham from King Spur (McMillan's Walking Track).
The Ultamid 2 is a 'Mid' (pyramid) tent from Hyperlite Mountain Gear that you can (re)use your trekking poles to pitch.
30/12/2020
The very freshly cleared* Mount Arbuckle section of McMillan's Walking Track (*thanks to Parks Victoria)
29/12/2020
The sensational Mount Tamboritha⠀
Day 3 of McMillans Walking Track
27/12/2020
Making full use of the patented* sock-drying strap on the fantastic Ossa 48 pack from Wilderness Threadworks 👌
*not really⠀
16/12/2020
McMillan's Track Day 2 - there's a section in Licola North (just before you cross the Macalister River) where the track uses a farm driveway.⠀
As you can see, they are doing their best to tell you you shouldn't be there and make it difficult. At the top of the hill we had to climb over a locked gate - no big deal. We had already climbed over a gazillion fallen trees so it barely registered as a speedbump.⠀
14/12/2020
The art of camouflage....did you see it?⠀
We actually met the big brother a few hours later, blocking the path. We gave it space and waited for it to move. Took a while but when he realised we were there he flattened out his body and shot off into the bush. Any snake fanciers out there? Tiger?⠀
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One of the principles of ultralight hiking is to only take gear you definitely expect to use. The exception is a few important pieces of safety gear. One thing we took on our McMillan's Track hike (and thankfully didn't use) was a SMART Compression Bandage from for snake bite first aid. It's a clever piece of kit that takes the guesswork out of applying just the right amount of compression.
10/12/2020
Stander Creek on McMillan's Walking Track⠀
A quick crossing and then refill all the water bottles, ready for the steep spur climb ahead.⠀
08/12/2020
You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?⠀
08/12/2020
I'm going to rewind the clock and start posting a few shots from our McMillan's Walking Track hike a week or so ago.
Day 1 - how it all started: 5am in Woods Point, headtorches on.
Just as the first light of day started to appear.⠀
01/12/2020
We bloody made it! What a trip!⠀
McMillan's Track, end-to-end from Woods Point to Omeo / Easterly (WOE). We got all the adventure we could have wanted and enough new campfire stories to keep us going for years to come! ⠀
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Haven't worked out all the nitty gritty yet but total time was about 6days + 7.5hrs.⠀
This Sunday I'll be setting off for an end-to-end walk of McMillan's Track, starting in Woods Point (apparently this is backwards).⠀
We'll be travelling light and are planning to cover a lot of ground. Other than some well-needed adventure after lockdown, we're also spicing things up and aiming to set an 'unsupported' . ⠀
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The McMillan is a long distance walking track across the southern end of the VIC Alps. It runs from Omeo to Woods Point and covers around 210km with over 10k of vert. Typically people do it over 10-14 days - our target is 6 days or less. It won't be easy!⠀
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Whilst the dark history of the man McMillan himself is nothing to glorify, the route was his creation and takes his name. I acknowledge that the track winds through the country of the Gunai/Kurnai and Jaitmatang peoples.
10/11/2020
Ring of steel gone! Now it's our turn - so where are we going Melbourne?