Adventure Alan
http://www.adventurealan.com/
Andy's Lightweight Backpacking Site
http://www.geocities.com/amytys/
Backpacking
Light--The Journal of Lightweight Hiking and Backcountry Travel
http://www.backpackinglight.com
Backpacker's Ultralight Backpacking
Center
http://www.backpacker.com/gear/ultralight
Backpacking
Lightweight
http://www.backpacking.net
BikerDave's
Home Buyers Guide
http://bikerdave.crosswinds.net/shelterII.html
A very useful comparison of ultra-light
tents,
tarps, bivys, bags, & hammocks.
According to Dave himself, "A guide
to
the outdoor home for ultralight style backpackers.
Lists specifications (and links to reviews)
for ultra-lightweight... tents; tarptents;
pyramids & formed tarps; basic tarps;
hammocks & camping hammocks;
bivy sacks; sleeping bags; and backpacks."
Centerwalk--Ultralight Backpacking
http://www.centerwalk.com/index.html
Chris Townsend's page
http://www.auchnarrow.demon.co.uk/
Day Hiker
http://www.dayhiker.com/
Glenn's Ultralight Backpacking
http://ourworld.cs.com/lighthiker
Great Lakes Lightweight Backpacker
https://members.tripod.com/halbertri/
Hiking Central
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6736/hikec.html
Joe's Ultralight Backpacking
http://www.ultralightbackpacker.com/
John O's Ultralight Backpacking Page
http://www.monmouth.com/~johno/
JuggleButton's World Home Page
http://www.geocities.com/jugglebutton/
Ken Knight's Ultralight Backpacking
Way
http://www.wanderingknight.org/travels/backpacking/intro.html
Kuffel Creek Press
http://www.kuffelcreek.com/new_release.htm
Free download of Lightweight Backpacking--The
Importance of Good Form
LaRock's Backpack
http://www.pinevalleycalifornia.com/larock
LED Information
http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/
Light Weight Backpacking
http://www.alabamatrail.org/hikingAL/gear.htm
Long Summer's Walk by Ron Mouk
http://www.fallingwater.com/pct2000/gear/gearlist.asp
Michael's Ultralight Backpacking Page
http://www.monmouth.com/~mconnick/index.html
Onestep's Ultralight Backpacking Resource
http://onestep4me.tripod.com/
Ray Jardine's Adventure Page
http://www.rayjardine.com/
Samh.Net
http://samh.net/backpacking/
Sgt Rock's Hiking H.Q.
http://sgtr0ck.tripod.com/
Super Shioshio's room
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~we2a-sod/english/menuie.htm
The Dirtbagger's Deluxe
http://www.mattwestfall.com/nigal/intro.htm
Thru-Hiker--Gear and Resources for Long
Distance Hikers
http://www.thru-hiker.com/index.htm
Tornado's Ultralight Backpacking
http://litetornado.tripod.com/
Ultralight Backpacking
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rwgross/ultralig.htm
Ultralight-hiking.com
http://ultralight-hiking.com/
Yellowstone Backpacking Journal
http://biofilm.eps.montana.edu/~backpacking/
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Additional ultralight backpacking links
Great Lakes Lightweight Backpacker
https://members.tripod.com/halbertri/
Select "connections"
Onestep's Ultralight Backpacking Links
http://onestep4me.tripod.com/links.htm
The Dirtbagger's Deluxe
http://www.mattwestfall.com/nigal/intro.htm
Select "links"
Yahoo's UltraLight Backpacking page
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Outdoors/
Hiking/Ultralight_Backpacking/
- December 2002, pp. 42-55, 106,
- "Ultralight Made Easy."
- December 2002, p. 11,
- "Jon's Lightweight Picks and Pans,"
by Jonathan Dorn.
- May 2002, pp. 71-74, 102-103,
- "I Saw the Light," by Jonathan
Dorn.
- August 2001, pp. 44-50,
- "Heavyweights vs. Lightniks,"
by Andy Dappen.
- April 1999, p. 22,
- "Have Pith Helmet, Will Travel,"
by Michele J. Morris.
- May 1998, pp. 184-186,
- "Lose Weight! I Did!" by Jim
Gorman.
- February 1998, pp. 56-64,
- "The Ray Way," by Peter Potterfield.
- October 1996, pp. 71-75,
- "What's the Hurry?" by John
Fayhee.
- September 1996, pp. 90-95,
- "Less is More," by Kristin
Hostetter.
- April 1994, pp. 75(?)-80,
- "Less is More," by Mark Jenkins.
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**Beyond Backpacking--Ray Jardine's
Guide to Lightweight Hiking, by Ray Jardine (AdventureLore
Press, 2000)
Lightweight Backpacking--The Importance
of Good Form, by Kevin Hauser (1999)
Long-Distance Hiking--Lessons From
the Appalachian Trail, by Roland Mueser (McGraw-Hill,
1998)
**Pacific Crest Trail Hiker's Handbook--Innovative
Techniques and Trail Tested Instruction for the Long Distance
Hiker, by Ray Jardine (AdventureLore Press, 1996)
Powerpacking--Principles of Lightweight
Long Distance Backpacking, second edition, by Tom
Ridley (1997)
Ultralight Backpacker--The Complete
Guide to Simplicity and Comfort on the Trail, by Ryel
Kestenbaum (Ragged Mountain Press, 2001)
AntiGravityGear LLC
http://www.antigravitygear.com/index.html
Ultralight accessories
Austin's Tyvek
901-756-2977
http://home.midsouth.rr.com/tyvek/
Austin Carpenter sells Tyvek by the
foot
Equinox, Ltd.
1-800-326-9241
http://www.equinoxltd.com/
Select "products" and then "ultra
light packing"
GoLite
1-888-546-5483
http://www.golite.com/
GVP Gear
http://www.gvpgear.com/
Hammocks.com
1-866-577-3529
http://www.hammocks.com
Hammocks for backpacking, etc.
Hennessy Hammocks
http://www.hennessyhammock.com/
Hike 'n Light
http://www.hikenlight.com/
Integral Designs
1-403-640-1445
http://www.integraldesigns.com/
Sil tarps
Light Is Right Outdoor Equipment
1-800-955-3080
http://www.lightisright.com/
Lightweight Gear Shop
http://www.backpacking.net/gearshop.html
LW Gear
http://www.members.tripod.com/lwgear/lwg.html
Moonbow Gear
http://www.moonbowgear.com/
Only the Lightest
Camping Equipment
1-800-933-4453
http://www.hikelight.com
Oware
1-888-292-4534
http://www.owareusa.com/
Paddy's Gear
http://hometown.aol.com/paddysgear/
Stephenson's
Warmlight
1-603-293-8526
http://www.warmlite.com
Trailquest
http://trailquest.net/store.html
Ultralight Adventure Equipment
1-435-753-5191
http://www.ula-equipment.com/
Wanderlust Outdoor
Gear
http://wanderlustgear.com/
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