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Cottage Gear Guide: Ultralight Hiking & Backpacking Gear from Small, Startup, and Cottage Brands
Discover the most unique, innovative, and ultralight backpacking gear from small, startup, and cottage brands in our Cottage Gear Guide.
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Publisher’s Gear Guide Update (Nov ’23)
The Publisher’s Gear Guide has been updated. This gear guide contains recommendations in various categories by Backpacking Light Publisher and Founder Ryan Jordan. This is the gear he actually chooses to use on his own trips.
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Six Moon Designs Tyvek Footprint
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Six Moon Designs Tyvek Footprint.
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Six Moon Designs Polycryo Footprint
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Six Moon Designs Polycryo Footprint.
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2022 Backpacking Light Members Choice Awards
First annual Members Choice Awards – what gear do our members use and love as we near the end of 2022?
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Choosing an Ultralight Shelter for Backpacking (Member Q&A)
How to make the decision of what type of ultralight shelter to use on various types of backpacking trips in different seasons.
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ZPacks Tyvek Groundsheet
While not the lightest material for a groundsheet, Tyvek offers durability that can’t be matched by mylar, polycryo, or DCF. If saving money and maximizing longevity are important to you,…
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ZPacks Flat Groundsheet (DCF)
If you want to save as much weight as possible but still have a groundsheet/shelter footprint that’s more durable than polycryo or mylar, consider the ZPacks Flat DCF groundsheet. We…
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Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ground Cloth (DCF)
If you want to save as much weight as possible but still have a groundsheet/shelter footprint that’s more durable than polycryo or mylar, consider the Hyperlite Mountain Gear DCF Ground…
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Gossamer Gear Polycryo (Polycro) Ground Cloth
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Gossamer Gear Polycryo (“Polycro”) Ground Cloth.
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