BACKPACKING LIGHTWEIGHT - Backpacking Hiking Resources

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Web Name: BACKPACKING LIGHTWEIGHT - Backpacking Hiking Resources

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The Lightweight Backpacker Welcomes You! If you engage in backpacking, at some point, you may consider packing a lighter load. That consideration was the main reason that Backpacking Lightweight was created in 1996, and it continues to be its primary focus. Since then, however, the Lightweight Backpacking Hiking website has grown to include a vast repository of resources useful for year-round backcountry safety enjoyment. While it is true that Backpacking Lightweight promotes ultralight backpacking hiking, featuring lightweight backpacking equipment, it is a also a proven resource - for all backcountry travelers - for researching and purchasing quality outdoor gear!! We welcome you, and we hope you will enjoy traversing the Lightweight Backpacking Hiking website.BACKPACKING & HIKING BOOKSTOREA variety of Backcountry Topics - birding, photography, hiking, backpacking, bad back, children, travel, winter hiking, navigation, home-made gear, trail foodEvery autumn I lament that many of us start winding down our hiking and get ready for a hibernating winter. In fact, I think I enjoy winter hiking best for many reasons albeit a heavier pack. Is there anything more breath taking than a snow covered mountain vista? Few landscape scenes can match fresh snow on a forest of pine trees. In a nutshell, consider: there are less crowds, Lean-to shelters are usually wide open; no bugs; no bears; no rain; no mud; no leaves to block a view and perhaps most enjoyable - real solitude. So quiet, you actually can hear it. Awe inspiring really.Okay, an obvious question is "Don't you get cold out there?!" Of course the answer is yes but that is not to say we are freezing all day. In fact, while walking, one can get pretty toasty not unlike the other seasons. Rest periods and night time are when you need to pay closer attention to the cold air. It's rather humorous at times because I can run out to the car and swear at ol' man winter yet never seem to get as cold living outdoors for a few days. The following information is mostly on snow gear although winter sage is a must before hitting the snow covered trails. I cannot emphasis this enough - read as much as you can before tackling winter backpacking.(Complete Article HERE!) the Western Mountaineering Ultralite weighs 1 lb 10 oz (737 grams), rated 20 F / -7 C, 14 oz (397 grams) of 850-fill goose down, down-filled draft tube with stiffener along full zipper track. Awesome ultralight sleeping bag ! the Western Mountaineering Versalite weighs 2 lb (907 grams), rated 10 F / -12 C, 20 oz (567 grams) of 850-fill goose down, down-filled draft tube with stiffener along full zipper track with split-full down-filled collar. This is an amazing lightweight sleeping bag ! the Western Mountaineering Antelope MFweighs 2 lb 7 oz (1106 grams), rated 5 F / -15 C, 26 oz (737 grams) of 850-fill goose down, down-filled draft tube with stiffener along full zipper track with split-full down-filled collar. Water repellant and wind proof 20 Denier MicroLite microfiber shell covering. Excellent foul-weather sleeping bag !Western Mountaineering Extremelite - Ultralight Sleeping BagsMore Western Mountaineering Sleeping BagsThe BACKCOUNTRY FORUMENTER HERE!Not just discussion, but a backpacking and hiking community! One of the best places on the planet to interact with backpacking gear experts!! Get answers to your questions, share your expertise, or just hang out with a knowledgable and fun community of backcountry travelers outdoor gear connoisseurs.This article is not meant to be a substitute for common sense, or a treatise on child care. The purpose is to provide guidelines and suggestions as what has worked successfully for other parents who have ventured into the woods with their kids, before you. Many people have contributed to this, either with direct assistance in editing, or through posts to rec.backcountry.INDEX(see article for index)Intro and General Considerations:You have kids, and now your hiking and backpacking life is over, correct? Wrong. While some people decide that taking kids out into the backcountry is going to be too much work, there are many of us that have had wonderful family times with a little altering of how we did it "BC". (before children)(Complete Article HERE!)Your newest projects published at the Make Your Own Outdoor Gear website:the FireLight Stove - a soda can stove - by Ray PrinceInstructions for Making Your Own Backpack - by DJ)Instructions for Making Your Own Bike Panniers - by Scott ShurlowTHE KD5IVP Backpacker Yagi - by Paul Dryer, KD5IVPJones Tent II - Two Person, Two Pound Tent - by Phil JonesSubmit YOUR Projects !!Backpacking Lightweight is an affiliate of BackcountryGear.com, Amazon.com, R.E.I. and others. We carry no products of our own but do provide product links to these other sites from which we may receive a small commission if you should purchase something at those sites using our links. This is our only source of compensation for backpacking.net & litebackpacker.com website content.

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