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Ultralight Backpacking Techniques and Gear

Posted on 28 May 2008
Tags: Helpful Tips, Ultralight Gear

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Article from TheBackpacker:

Carrying a light pack is easy. Carrying a lighter pack is harder. In Lightweight Backpacking 101 (reference at the end of the article), we extol the virtues of lightweight backpacking. More important, we offer practical advice for lightening your pack.

Following is the basic framework that nearly every ultralight backpacker considers when embarking on her quest to reduce pack weight. We call this, of course, the path to enlightenment.

Evaluating your Equipment Kit

The first, and most obvious place to start is your equipment kit. The two governing principles here are:

Analyze your current equipment kit; and
Select the lightest equipment.

Read the full article at TheBackpacker.com.

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