Take a look at "Backpacking Light" and "Trailspace" for good discussions on lightweight backpacking equipment. Ther ae many other backpacking websites but these and "Backpacking Lightweight" are among the very best.
Granted some of the equipment is so lightly constructed that it would be unsuitable for bushwhacking but most is fairly durable. Ex. My REI Cruise UL 65 backpack (65 liter capacity) is light but very durable. It's been drug over granite in the high Sierras and Rockies and through sandstone squeezes in Uta's canyonlands and still looks good after several years of use.
On the other hand some equipment discussed on these sites is expensive but very useful, like my Trail Designs' Caldera Cone Sidewinder with ESBIT burner. (It can use ESBIT, alcohol or, with the Inferno insert, wood). It's very light being made of roll-up titanium sheeting and it all (but the alky burner) fits into the 3 cup pot it was made for. Now I can carry 1/3 less ESBIT fuel due to the Sidewinder's efficiency. Several pot/stove sizes are available.
If the Army Rangers' motto is "Travel light, freeze at night." then the lightweight backpacker's motto would be "Travel light sleep well at night."
Granted some of the equipment is so lightly constructed that it would be unsuitable for bushwhacking but most is fairly durable. Ex. My REI Cruise UL 65 backpack (65 liter capacity) is light but very durable. It's been drug over granite in the high Sierras and Rockies and through sandstone squeezes in Uta's canyonlands and still looks good after several years of use.
On the other hand some equipment discussed on these sites is expensive but very useful, like my Trail Designs' Caldera Cone Sidewinder with ESBIT burner. (It can use ESBIT, alcohol or, with the Inferno insert, wood). It's very light being made of roll-up titanium sheeting and it all (but the alky burner) fits into the 3 cup pot it was made for. Now I can carry 1/3 less ESBIT fuel due to the Sidewinder's efficiency. Several pot/stove sizes are available.
If the Army Rangers' motto is "Travel light, freeze at night." then the lightweight backpacker's motto would be "Travel light sleep well at night."