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Why ultralight backpacking? You can bag that fourteener with You r pack on when it weighs just fifteen pounds! Descend by any route, since You didn't leave behind a heavy backpack. That's freedom.
Sling You r lightweight backpack from one shoulder to let You r back cool as You hike. Go sixteen miles without blisters, because You r light load doesn't require hot, heavy boots. That's comfor t.
Lightweight backpacking, fastpacking, ultralight backpacking - whatever You call it - it gives You more freedom and comfor t. (Need more convincing? Read "The Case for Ultralight Backpacking.")
Ultralight Backpacking
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How To Become An Ultralight Backpacker
Colorado Hiking is the story of my first long trip with lightweight gear. It rained or snowed for seven days, but even with a down sleeping bag and a tarp, I stayed dry, hiked 110 miles, and bagged a few peaks.
Hiking Adventures : Quick summaries and links to the tales of ultralight backpacking on glaciers, floating down rivers, sleeping with coyotes in sand dunes, and more.
Light, Lighter, Lightest - all the lightweight gear options.
Ultralight Backpacking Tips, Lists And Resources links to pages about books, dirtbagging, food for backpackers, and more. There's even a little about super ultralight backpacking here.
50 new pages on wilderness survival!
More than 50 pages on edible and useful plants!
Backpacking Light : Six reasons for going ultralight.
Inventing Campfire Stoies for Children : Our newest article by Sarah Holt.
Michigan Backpacking - Three Unknown Places : When You want to escape the crowds...
Five Tips for Choosing Women's Hiking Boots : By Sarah Holt.
Wildlife Photography Made Easy : Some simple strategies.
Backpacking With Children : Six great tips from Sarah Holt.
Safe Drinking Water - Tips for Backpackers : A few tips You may not have heard befor e.
Medicine Bow - Hiking And Searching for A Plane Crash : Day hike to a high summit.
Backpacking Recipes - Some Simple Ones : No cooking required.
Scrambling : ... the left half of my rock fell loose, and I watched as it bounced down the mountainside...
Black Bears and Backpackers : Avoiding trouble and dealing with it.
Animal Attacks : Animal attacks in the wilderness are not that common. Dangerous dogs that live among us are a much bigger problem. However...
Mosquito Control for Backpackers : Seven tips.
The Mountain Goat And I : It occurred to me that if I held the camera in my right hand I could hold out my left hand and take a photo of him licking it. He agreed, and walked right up...
Outdoor Survival - Know You r Priorities : It isn't just about skills and knowledge. You also need the will to survive, and You need to prioritize. The following priorities are in the order of most importance...
Survival Shelter - Think! : Understanding the principles.
Making A Fire Without Matches : It's not as easy as it looks on TV.
Lightweight Hiking - A True Story : In the Colorado Rockies.
How To Make A Raft : And float down a river on it.
Survival Foods : The most readily available in emergencies.
Foot Care for Backpackers : Treating common problems.
A Toothache While Backpacking : What to do.
Wilderness Survival Hunting : It isn't about fancy weapons or trophy animals.
Survivorman : A review of the program.
(See the site map for a complete list.)
Michigan Outdoors - Three Hidden Places
Sleeping Bag Ratings
Cheap Backpacks
Winter Backpacking Skills
Edible Wild Berries
Carved Hiking Sticks - DIY
Alone In The Wilderness - Why Go Solo?
Wilderness Survival Kits
Wilderness Survival Tips
Make You r Own Clothes
Backpacking Foods
Make Tarps And Bivy Sacks
Ultralight Backpacking Techniques
Bivy Sacks
Califor nia Hiking
Campfire Cooking
Colorado Hiking
Dirtbagging
Edible Wild Plants
Equipment Suppliers
Hiking In Michigan
Hiking In Southern Oregon
Socks, Sandals, Etc
Boots Versus Shoes
Hiking Staffs And Trekking Poles
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