Today we’re looking at spreadsheets… okay let’s go. In this video I tried to answer what sounds like a simple question: which ultralight upgrade saves the most weight per dollar? And the annoying (but useful) truth is you can’t slap one universal “value” on a tent or a pad and call it a day—because the best bang-for-buck depends on what you’re upgrading from. So I built a spreadsheet with data from 300+ pieces of UL gear across 11 categories, and you plug in the weight of your current setup as the baseline. Then it spits out grams saved per dollar, and the higher the number, the better. Once you use it category-by-category, you start seeing what to buy first. In my examples, backpacks and tents can be surprisingly efficient upgrades, while inflatable sleeping pads often give pretty low grams-per-dollar, so they’re usually a later purchase. After I explain how the spreadsheet works, I share three full setups with strong weight savings per USD: an affordable setup ($615 / 5.45 kg), a medium setup ($1,191 / 3.9 kg), and the “dream” expensive setup ($2,779 / 2.7 kg). And yeah—this is subjective: prices, sizes, shipping, and durability all matter, so sometimes a slightly heavier item is still the smarter buy.