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Taming Those Large Flexible Foil Windshields
Learn the tricks and techniques required to make a stable windshield out of floppy metal foil.
Groovy-Biotic Cooking: Quick, Healthy Meals with an Ultralight Cook Kit
All the details you need to plan backcountry vegetarian meals that are nutritious and tasty.
A Lightweight Guide to Backpacking in Sustained, Cold Rain
Techniques, gear and clothing to keep your pack light and a smile on your face during continuous days of rain.
Sipping the Waters: Techniques for Selecting Untreated Backcountry Water for Drinking
Drinking untreated backcountry water can make you sick - but choosing your drinking spots intelligently can greatly reduce that risk. Here, a doctor shares the methods that have kept him healthily "sipping the waters" for the past 20 years.
The Poncho Tarp: Techniques and Gear Systems for Inclement Conditions
Poncho Tarps are not just for the eccentric. Learn how to use them in foul weather and save considerable weight and simplify your gear kit.
Camera Selection Basics for the Lightweight Backpacker
Features for a lightweight backpacker to look for in a digital or film camera.
Backpacking Light Trip Planning Spreadsheet Contest Winners
The winners of the Backpacking Light Trip Planning Spreadsheet Contest are a diverse group.
How Far, How Fast, How Heavy?
Calculating the range for unsupported, long-distance hiking
Formulas and theory for predicting possible distances and times with ultralight gear for long distance backpacking.
Toilet Paper Free Expeditions
Go wild - leave the TP at home.
Selecting a Canister Stove for Cold Weather Backpacking
Part II: Commercially Available Canister Stove Systems
Many canister stove models become excellent cold weather performers with a simple twist.
Selecting a Canister Stove for Cold Weather Backpacking
Part I: Stove and Fuel Fundamentals
Fuel fundamentals and basic flame chemistry explained so that canister stove cold weather performance can be optimized.
Lightweight Backcountry Professional Photography
Complete lightweight camera and accessories setup for the professional backcountry photographer.
Backcountry Fly Fishing: Lightweight Gear and Style
Outdoor writer Larry Tullis brings a lightweight ethic to backcountry fishing.
Foot Care for Diabetic Hikers
Perspectives on footwear and foot care from a type II diabetic backpacker.
Can A Sane Person Truly Enjoy SuperUltralight Backpacking?
SUL for the masses? Perspectives on comfortable gear - with a suggested gear checklist - for a non-technical canyoneering backpacking trip requiring less than five pounds of gear on your back.
An Old Dog Learns New Tricks – How Lightweight Technology Keeps me on the Trail at 70
How lightweight backpacking gear has kept the author on the trail at 70.
Trail Food: Keeping it Interesting and Energizing
The basics of selecting trail food that is appetizing, energizing, and easy to prepare.
Considerations for Selecting a Lightweight Backpacking Stove
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Frequently Asked Questions About Lightweight Canister Stoves and Fuels
One of our favorite canister stoves: the Coleman Outlander F1 Ultralight, only 2.7 ounces and hot! Canister stoves weigh as little as 2.5 ounces (71 g) and are very easy...
