Product Description
If you've ever carried a backpack that was too heavy, you know it can suck the fun right out of a hike. You backpack to enjoy the wilderness, not to suffer or prove anything, right? Well here's some good news! This book shows you how to have everything you need to be safe and comfortable with less than 20 pounds on your back, or even do weekend trips with under fifteen pounds total pack weight.
There are forty-five chapters packed full of great information. There are also several "Ultralight Backpacking Quick Tips" in each chapter - 150 in all. They include new ideas, lightweight backpacking techniques, advice, and wilderness survival tips.
Some of the things covered include:
Which 7-ounce raincoat the author took to 20,600 feet.
A do-it-yourself one-ounce backpacking stove.
Breathing better to hike more efficiently.
Avoiding blisters.
Four basic ways to purify water for drinking.
A nifty trick for maintaining a compass heading.
Tricks for fire starting.
The truth about what some "experts" recommend.
Foods to eat for warmth.
Which direction your tent should face and why.
A common wild plant that can releive your headache or other pains.
Wild plants you can use as insect repellent.
How to have a cold drink on a desert hike.
A common plant that can disinfect cuts.
Make warm mittens fast using this plant!
When to try on new hiking shoes and why it matters.
A snow shelter you can build without tools and fast.
Wild berries anyone can identify and eat.
Be warmer with a lighter sleeping bag - or no bag at all.
What else? Ways to reduce gear weight, how to use a tarp instead of a tent, how to deal with mosquitoes, what to do about knee problems, why running shoes may be better than hiking boots, a list of target weights for equipment, the lightest foods, how to tell the difference between a bear stalking you versus a "bluff attack," high altitude hiking secrets, how to deal with hypothermia, how to stay safe in a thunderstorm, hiking by moonlight, and much more.
There are forty-five chapters packed full of great information. There are also several "Ultralight Backpacking Quick Tips" in each chapter - 150 in all. They include new ideas, lightweight backpacking techniques, advice, and wilderness survival tips.
Some of the things covered include:
Which 7-ounce raincoat the author took to 20,600 feet.
A do-it-yourself one-ounce backpacking stove.
Breathing better to hike more efficiently.
Avoiding blisters.
Four basic ways to purify water for drinking.
A nifty trick for maintaining a compass heading.
Tricks for fire starting.
The truth about what some "experts" recommend.
Foods to eat for warmth.
Which direction your tent should face and why.
A common wild plant that can releive your headache or other pains.
Wild plants you can use as insect repellent.
How to have a cold drink on a desert hike.
A common plant that can disinfect cuts.
Make warm mittens fast using this plant!
When to try on new hiking shoes and why it matters.
A snow shelter you can build without tools and fast.
Wild berries anyone can identify and eat.
Be warmer with a lighter sleeping bag - or no bag at all.
What else? Ways to reduce gear weight, how to use a tarp instead of a tent, how to deal with mosquitoes, what to do about knee problems, why running shoes may be better than hiking boots, a list of target weights for equipment, the lightest foods, how to tell the difference between a bear stalking you versus a "bluff attack," high altitude hiking secrets, how to deal with hypothermia, how to stay safe in a thunderstorm, hiking by moonlight, and much more.
