LINKS

Andrew Skurka - a professional backpacker thats sponsered by Golite and others.

Backpacking Light - this site has articles on lightweight hike, gear reviews etc. You can also buy gear such as real small squeeze bottles and stuff from Bozeman Mountain (quilts, clothing tarps etc).

BackpackerGearTest - Self explanitory

Alans Ultralight Backpacking Page - Good thoughts on ultralight camping, a gear checklist, and a 250$ gear checklist.

Great Lakes Lightweight Backpacking - good advice including tarp camping 101

Hikelite - links to articles about lightweight camping. Gear checklist, gear

Backcountry Gear - Retailer of different brands of gear

Feathered Friends - Good down sleeping bags and jackets

Integral Designs - maker of bivys, tarps sleeping bags, etc

McHale - ultralight backpacks

Stephensons Warmlite - Maker of great tents etc since 1956. My 3 person tent weights 4 lbs and has no problem with wind! They're nudist so don't be suprised.

Tarptent - I've got 2 of their tents and love them.

Western Mountianeering - well known for their lightweight sleeping bags & coats.

Wild Ideas - carbon fiber & aluminum bear canisters, lighter than others, but cost more.

Ursack - lightweigth kevlar bear bags. Not yet fully approved for areas like Yosemite, but hopefully they will be in the next year.

Golite - one of the original ultralight manufactures

ULA - maker of some nice ultralight backpacks & other stuff. I like the rain wrap.

Six Moon Designs - backpacks & shelters, I'm pretty happy with my backpack.

Brasslite - ultralight brass stoves & cooking gear

Antigravity Gear - cooking gear, shelters, clothing & other gear. I like my caldera cone for cooking. The place to buy stuff from Traildesigns.com

Gossamer Gear - pack, shelters, cooking clothing gear etc.

Prolite Gear - all kinds of gear.

Mini Bull Designs - lightweight stoves.

Mountain Laurel Designs - I'm thinking of buying a tarp and bivy from them.

MontBell - Lightweight clothing & other gear. Pay attention to the size as their sized smaller otherwise I'd buy some.

Gear Zone - a bit of everything

Titanium Goat - bivy, tents cook gear, carbon fiber tent stakes

Nunatak Ultralight - sleeping bags, quilts & clothing

Frogg Toggs - suppose to be lighter and more breatheable than Gore-Tex, and a hell of a lot cheaper. Easier to rip but just use some duct tape to fix them. Throw them away at the end of the year and buy another set.

Zen & the Art of the Alcohol Stove - The in's & out"s of alcohol stoves, and how to make your own.

Review: Lightweight Alcohol Stoves for Backpacking - Reviews on stoves, and links

Need more on Alcohol Stoves, just do a search and you'll find plenty

Welcome to the Hiking Web Site - a bit of everything