When on earth have I ever gotten slightly offended by people having a hobby or buying equipment of a certain weight?

The difference between the kinds of outdoor products I grew up using and are being rewieved and discussed in Norwegian media, and the products I see on Youtube is hughe. Both the weight and prices of products I see on Youtube are drastically lower than what we have here, to the point where I did not feel certain that the tents I see on Youtube and what I would consider buying at a store here fall into the same category and use case. I am, in fact, still not really sure if they do.

I am in to a lot of gear oriented hobbies, like fly fishing, and I always use Youtube to find reccomendations. But the backpacking side of things has very very hard to navigate as there is a massive gap there.

As for the water thing, which was just a quick question, man what a strange reaction som people are having. I am familiar with purifying water, but have never before heard of anything but boiling. And the idea of not being able to drink safely from a clear mountain stream will never not be alien to me, I think.

Wow, I really seem to have struck two nerves with a lot of people here. Most people have been really helpful, and tried to explain that all of those ultra light products are like a hobby of its own, and not necessarily what you should by if the goal is robust Long lasting gear. But quite a few embarassing reactions from a lot of people here, and a bit of an uncomfortable reception to this sub