I think it's important to emphasize that UL doesn't need to be extreme, rackless or done to allow back to back 100 mile day doing the Great Divide. You don't even need to buy new equipment all you do is start to prune your gear list; leave that second pair of jeans behind. I'm convinced that may touring set ups with 4x panniers could be reduced to 2x panniers without any loss of comfort by a simple critical analysis of what is packed. This would make the whole touring experience more fun for the regular recreational tourist.
Agreed.
We packed with a Backpacker, who kept cutting things from our lists. "You won't need that! Bring one of those!" etc.
All 3 of us had minimal stuff. Jim had the most, and he only had two Ortlieb Back-Rollers- that's it.