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Backpacking Light: A Beginner’s Guide to Ultralight Backpacking
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When rock climber Ray Jardine first published his seminal book on hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, he challenged some long-held beliefs about how backpacking should be done. Jardine's book, which outlined novel lightweight techniques for hiking 30 miles per day or farther, was quickly adopted as a manual for any long distance hike. This book gives an overview of backpacking light for beginners, plus nearly 200 tips and strategies for lightening your pack. Read inside Backpacking Light:
Why Ultralight? Less Stuff, More Fun Lightweight Backpack Choices Choose your Sleeping Shelter Lightweight Meals for the Trail Ultralight Accessories 3-Day Lightweight Backpacking Checklist Tips and Strategies for Ultralight Gear Customer Reviews:
"If you would like a few tips to make your pack lighter, just common sense stuff, this a handy little book." - Eric Chapman
"I enjoyed reading this lightweight backpacking guide. The first 7 chapters are informative, but the best part is saved for last--200 ultralight backpacking tips in the 8th chapter. I recommend reading this book." - Florence
Experienced backpackers say the difference between the ultralight way and traditional methods is like the difference between lugging heavy gear up a hill versus floating effortlessly down. Instead of fatigue and exhaustion at the end of a trip, they are excitedly planning where their next hike will be. Read Backpacking Light today to learn how to make your next trip more enjoyable!
When rock climber Ray Jardine first published his seminal book on hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, he challenged some long-held beliefs about how backpacking should be done. Jardine's book, which outlined novel lightweight techniques for hiking 30 miles per day or farther, was quickly adopted as a manual for any long distance hike. This book gives an overview of backpacking light for beginners, plus nearly 200 tips and strategies for lightening your pack. Read inside Backpacking Light:
Why Ultralight? Less Stuff, More Fun Lightweight Backpack Choices Choose your Sleeping Shelter Lightweight Meals for the Trail Ultralight Accessories 3-Day Lightweight Backpacking Checklist Tips and Strategies for Ultralight Gear Customer Reviews:
"If you would like a few tips to make your pack lighter, just common sense stuff, this a handy little book." - Eric Chapman
"I enjoyed reading this lightweight backpacking guide. The first 7 chapters are informative, but the best part is saved for last--200 ultralight backpacking tips in the 8th chapter. I recommend reading this book." - Florence
Experienced backpackers say the difference between the ultralight way and traditional methods is like the difference between lugging heavy gear up a hill versus floating effortlessly down. Instead of fatigue and exhaustion at the end of a trip, they are excitedly planning where their next hike will be. Read Backpacking Light today to learn how to make your next trip more enjoyable!
46 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 3, 2013
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February 19, 2020
I'm early in the backpacking game. I thought this text was easy to read and informative. However, sometimes it seems like it's designed for new backpackers and sometimes it's for experienced backpackers, which is really confusing. The pictures/graphics were sometimes irrelevant and sometimes totally random.
May 26, 2015
Seemed kind of basic, and mentions things that are fairly easy to find for yourself online. It is a good book (booklet), just contains information that can be found elsewhere. It is convenient, I suppose, to have the information in one place.
January 14, 2015
Not good
It was only 99 cents so no real loss, but it doesn't give good ultralight tips, I would recommend another book
It was only 99 cents so no real loss, but it doesn't give good ultralight tips, I would recommend another book
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews