ultralight backpackin' tips

Check it out. You get to see my very nice cat Spazzy! ________________________________________ And - If you wanna see a very tidy list for a...

Just double click on the image for a HI-rez view. Look what I just found on-line, a nifty gear-list template called GEAR GRAMS . Wow,...

Part ONE is above, and part TWO is below. The Dinky Stuff (tip 61) is an area where too many campers go completely overboard. When you get ...

TIP number 105 Is it water safe to drink water straight from a mountain stream? The answer is an unequivocal sometimes . Please be aware, dr...

Respected journalist Lois Lane and her beefy pal shamelessly shill for my humble book. Now available in a high quality coffee table version ...

Words of wisdom, from Glen Van Peski! What's In My Pack? from Gossamer Gear on Vimeo .

Glen on the PCT with a dinky pack! I need to reccomend this excellent post on the Gossimer Gear web-site . Ultralight master Glen Van Pesk...

There is an interview where I share stuff about the book at the on line magazine Backpacking-Light.com . I talk about the book as well as pr...

There is now a series of once-a-week tips on the premier ultralight website, Backpacking-Light . And here a direct link to the Tip-of-the-We...

(Click on any image for a Hi-REZ close-up view) The above list is everything inside the backpack (or gear carried) that makes up the BASE-WE...

Click on the image for a hi-rez view. Available NOW! (finally) There are some links on the sidebar (to the right) with info on ordering. Thi...

The nimble fingers of Andrew Skurka creating a tiny powerhouse stove. Make your own alcohol stove There are oodles of cool designs for homem...

The term " in camp" defined If you're truly on a roll using every trick to boost efficiency, there should be only mere minute...

Few things in our lives are more important than loving attention to lettering when the source is the human hand.

(I love this photo) Grand Teton National Park rangers get a short tutorial in UL camping from my pal Phil. May 2007. Note the backpack. That...