Lightweight Backpacking & Camping 1/E: A Field Guide to Wilderness Hiking Equipment, Technique & Style

The notion that you need to carry 40 or 50 pounds of gear into the backcountry to be comfortable and safe is absolutely ridiculous." So say the backcountry experts at Backpacking Light magazine in a new book that redefines modern day backpacking as safe, comfortable, and fun?but with a much lighter pack. This is the most comprehensive and rigorous text ever published on lightweight backpacking. In addition to chapters about gear and basic skills, Lightweight Backpacking & Camping covers advanced topics, and has the latest information about the best lightweight gear and apparel, including the manufacturers that make it and the retailers that carry it.

The 20 chapters in this volume, some including b&w photos, describe the benefits of lightweight backpacking and feature information on footwear, backpacks, pack weight, navigation, thermoregulation, clothing and sleep systems, shelter, hydration, trail food, hygiene, first aid, tarp camping, superultralight packs, and hiking efficiency. Special chapters discuss backpacking with children, for couples, and for women. No index is included. The appendices contain gear lists and manufacturers. Some of the chapters were published online at BackpackingLight.com, and some of the authors are editors of the website; Jordan is co-founder and publisher of the magazine.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The 20 chapters in this volume, some including b&w photos, describe the benefits of lightweight backpacking and feature information on footwear, backpacks, pack weight, navigation, thermoregulation, clothing and sleep systems, shelter, hydration, trail food, hygiene, first aid, tarp camping, superultralight packs, and hiking efficiency. Special chapters discuss backpacking with children, for couples, and for women. No index is included. The appendices contain gear lists and manufacturers. Some of the chapters were published online at BackpackingLight.com, and some of the authors are editors of the website; Jordan is co-founder and publisher of the magazine. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)