Backpacking Light - Ultralight & Lightweight Backcountry Travel
Sep 22, 2022 · Backpacking ultralight and lightweight - gear reviews, outdoor skills, news, courses, and forums about backcountry travel (hiking & camping).
Gear - Backpacking Light
Sep 18, 2024 · Gear Guides December 4, 2024. In this guide, we’ll explore the primary categories of footwear for backpacking and hiking, including minimalist footwear, examining their unique benefits, limitations, and use cases.
Minimalist and Backpacking Footwear - Backpacking Light
Hiking Sandals. Hiking sandals offer lightweight flexibility and are ideal for environments where breathability and packability are prioritized. They feature robust outsoles for rocky terrain and zero-drop midsoles (4–10 mm), which encourage a neutral foot posture.
Desert Hiking Gear List - Backpacking Light
May 4, 2004 · Desert hiking offers unique challenges for ultralight backpacking. Rocky soil that doesn't accept tent stakes, intense radiation from the sun, lack of available water sources, and vegetation that can rip ultralight fabrics to shreds means the ultralight backpacking enthusiast must not only be more careful in the desert, but make judicious choices about their gear.
Comfort vs. Weight: Gear Guidance for Aging Backpackers
Sep 11, 2024 · The good news is that as gear improves and technology allows for increasingly lighter equipment, there are ways to improve gear choices, even on a fixed income. During the past four hiking seasons, I have continued my quest to keep my pack weight as low as possible, but I have also added some items to my arsenal that I believe will help keep me ...
Gear (General) - Backpacking Light
Lightweight backpacking gear. Hiking gear. Anything GEAR. Gear that sucks, gear that works, gear that's cheap, gear that's cool, gear that's overrated by lying manufacturers, gear that's only available from a side street Spanish market, gear that breaks, gear that's multi-use, gear that can be Googled, GEAR GEAR GEAR GEAR GEAR. Now go. Talk ...
Gear Forums - Backpacking Light
Lightweight backpacking gear. Hiking gear. Anything GEAR. Gear that sucks, gear that works, gear that's cheap, gear that's cool, gear that's overrated by lying manufacturers, gear that's only available from a side street Spanish market, gear that breaks, gear that's multi-use, gear that can be Googled, GEAR GEAR GEAR GEAR GEAR. Now go. Talk ...
Boy Scout Gear List: New Scouts, Three-Season
Jun 7, 2005 · Leather hiking boots, big backpacks, Scout mess kits, heavy sleeping bags, and heavy tents might seem like the "right" gear, but can quickly become a discouraging liability for the new Scout. In this article, Assistant Scoutmaster and Scout Dad, Doug Prosser, shows you inexpensive, lightweight gear and clothing options for new additions to the ...
Gear Guide: Recommended Ultralight Backpacking Gear from …
Suggested Retailer: Garage Grown Gear. Garage Grown Gear and Backpacking Light have partnered for many years – since Garage Grown Gear’s pre-startup days (affiliate, advertising, content, and events) to bring you the most up to date information, education, and gear about small, startup, and cottage brands. Garage Grown Gear is our community ...
Why and How to Organize and Pack Backpacking Gear on the Trail …
Dec 28, 2021 · An intentional approach to packing up the gear makes things go much smoother. Before we dive into the philosophy and techniques of having a consistent and logical system for packing your gear, there’s an important and fairly obvious truism that is worth mentioning and which relates to the overall ethos of lightweight backpacking.