This website is a resource for ultralightweight and lightweight backpacking gear selection and packing, as well as for canoe and kayak camping that may include portage.
It is my experience the lightweight and ultralightweight backpacking enthusiasts have proven that hiking and backpacking and canoeing and kayaking to beautiful places does not have to be an ordeal.
I have written and compiled this website because of my experiences with lightweight and ultralightweight gear and because of my experiences in and around Mountain Rescue I want people to have safe, and enjoyable, outdoor experiences.
To begin, move slowly, have short trips before an ambitious trip.
The Site Map should help you find what you are looking for.
Gear Purge #1
It isn't always necessary to purchase the brand name item. Look at the features.
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. Even if overturned, have a tether with a dry-bag with food, water and gear for overnight.
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.
There is considerable resource here. If all this seems overwhelming right now, better here than out on the trail.
