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The Ultralight Traveller's Guide

Free Ultralight Backpacking Book

Ultralight Backpacking Secrets (And Wilderness Survival Tips)

Learn how to go as light as ten pounds for a weekend... Which 7-ounce raincoat I took to 20,600 feet... How to make a one-ounce backpacking stove... How to buy cheap, high quality gear... How to breath to hike more efficiently... How to stop getting blisters... The four basic ways to purify water... A trick for maintaining You r compass heading... Three season sleeping bags that weigh around a pound... A 4-ounce bivy sack You can make!.. Basic backpacking clothes You can make in minutes... Make You r own 4-ounce sleeping bag pads... Fire starting tricks... Lies the "experts" tell You ... What foods to eat for warmth... Which way You r tent should face... A plant that can stop You r headache... Plants You can use as insect repellent... How to have a cold drink in the desert... A plant that can disinfect cuts and scrapes... A plant You can use to make warm mittens fast... Why it matters when You try on new hiking shoes... A quick snow shelter You can make without tools... The basic wild berries anyone can identify and eat... How to be warmer, even with a lighter sleeping bag - or no bag at all... How I made a full-suspension exterior-frame backpack that weighed just two pounds... How to tell the difference between a bear that is stalking You versus a "bluff attack.".. How to find packs that weigh less than a pound and will carry everything You need for a weekend.