The Lightweight and Ultralightweight Backpack

Lightweight and Ultralightweight Backpacking

The View from Here

Panoramic view from a mountain top in Glacier National Park, Montana

INTRODUCTION BACKPACK PACKING FOOD GEAR LISTS 10 ESSENTIALS PRODUCTS LINKS VIDEO SITE MAP

Introduction

This website is a resource for ultralight and lightweight backpacking for adventure travel, including hiking, and trekking.
Because of my experiences in and around Mountain Rescue, I am interested in people having more enjoyable, and safe, outdoor experiences.
It is my experience the lightweight and ultralightweight backpacking enthusiasts prove that hiking and backpacking to beautiful places does not have to be an ordeal.
To begin, move slowly, have short trips before an ambitious trip.
The Site Map should help you find what you are looking for.
It isn't always necessary to purchase the brand name item. Look at the features.

Introduction to Lightweight and Ultralight Backpacking

courtesy of SectionHiker.com

I recommend having minimum essentials for being able to stay out overnight.
If you are going for a short walk, have a waistpack, rucksack or small pack with what you need for an overnight bivouac. Even a short paddle on the lake may require you run for the nearest shore.
Think things through as much as possible in advance, utilizing the abundant information available here and elsewhere.
If you haven't thought this through, start here, for understanding proven essentials for this kind of independent recreation.
If you do not read my 10 Essentials - The Systems Approach, you are missing out on a sensible and practical "systems approach" to the 10 Essentials.
There is considerable resource here. If all this seems overwhelming right now, better here than out on the trail.
For the impatient, I have a shortcut to the last page: The Last Word.
Here is my Statement of Purpose.
About Me