Ultralight Backpacking

DIY Self-Tensioning Guylines:

I am not so keen on elastic rope (it is heavier than dyneema) and much of the problem of stretch can be overcome by caternary cutting the silnylon or using fabrics with very low stretch such as tyvek or cuben fibre, but nonetheless this method of keeping your tent taut is worth sharing: http://gossamergear.com/wp/diy-self-tensioning-guy-lines-2 A […]

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Waterproof Notepads:

If you spend much time at all outdoors, sometime the need to make a note in the rain will occur. Then you will need some waterproof paper such as http://www.riteintherain.com/ (since 1916!) or http://www.myaquanotes.com/ etc. For example, Rite in the Rain’s smallest spiral notepad http://www.riteintherain.com/pocket-top-spiral-universal-3-x-5 weighs .12lb (55 grams). I usually just carry a couple

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The Last of the Mountain Men:

Isn’t this the feeling everyone who ventures far from track or trail is seeking: the freedom of the wilderness, the exultation of the hills, the distant roar of rapids, the whistle of wind in the trees, the ubiquitous echo of birdsong, the warning bark of a deer in a golden sunset… Della and I are

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Ultralight Hiker on Pinterest:

Ultralight Hiker on Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/source/theultralighthiker.com/ I have hundreds of ‘pins’ here (and many more to add!) Perhaps you would like to ‘follow’ me there or ‘pin’ some of them to help me spread the word? Also, perhaps you might like to ‘Share’ some of my http://www.theultralighthiker.com/ posts on Facebook too (or ‘Follow’ it) or ‘Like’

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