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Below is a link to every page on site, except the pages indexed in the Wilderness Survival Guide, and those indexed on the page Edible Plants | Useful Plants. If you want to suggest new material on lightweight backpacking, or contact me for any reason, email me at stevegillman@the-ultralight-site.com. Thank you.

The Ultralight Backpacking Site Home Page.

How To Buy A Backpack - A look at the options.

The Long Distance Day Hike - My own experience and advice.

Light and Easy Camping Games - A few good ones.

Man Versus Wild - Dangerous Ideas? - Yes, and here's why.

Survival Kits - How To Make Them - Some ideas.

Using Wallking Sticks - Does It Save Energy? - A look at the scientific evidence.

What You Need for Desert Hiking - An article by Robert Smith.

In Defense of Water Bladders - Another perspective.

High Altittude Brain Damage - How high is too high?

Hammock Camping and Converting To Ultralight Backpacking - A true account.

A New Backpacking Chair and Other Innovations - Including a nano-technology body-suit.

Three Vegetarian Backpacking Recipes - Simple ones.

Vegan Backpacking Food - Some options...

Survival Techniques and Tips - Some good tips here.

A Review Of The Ribz Frontpack - I used it on an overnight hike/climb.

Gear Testing and Getting Lost - A hike/ backpacking/climbing trip that taught me some lessons.

Overnight Under Twelve Pounds - A packing list for a recent trip.

Games For Backpackers - Five good ones.

Wilderness Survival Shelters - Ten Tips - For wilderness emergency situations.

Winter Fun - Hiking In The Colorado Mountains - A true story.

The Cattail - One Of The Most Useful Plants - See why.

Three-Day Wilderness Survival Techniques - It's all about priorities.

New Survival Kit Ideas - The usual and some new ideas.

Cheap Backpacking - Seven Tips - How to backpack on a budget.

A Lightweight Camping Packing List - From a recent trip in June snows.

Backpacking Advice - Keeping It Cheap - Six ways to cut the cost.

How To Prevent Foot Blisters - Ten tips to put to use.

Ultralight Backpacking Equipment - The Latest Weights : See what's available now.

Unusual Outdoor Adventures : Rafting on homemade rafts, fishing by hand, mine hunting and more.

My Backpacking Philosophy : Notes from a recent interview.

How To Think Like A Lightweight Backpacker : Six questions.

Outdoor Survival Tips : Some unusual ones.

Backpacking Light - Six Reasons : My own viewpoint.

Michigan Backpacking - Three Unknown Places : Time to escape the crowds...

Mosquito Control For Backpackers : Seven tips.

Safe Drinking Water - Tips For Backpackers : How to find it or make it.

Medicine Bow - Hiking And Searching For A Plane Crash : A day hike to a high summit.

Backpacking Recipes - Some Simple Ones : No cooking required.

Scrambling : How to do it safely.

Black Bears and Backpackers : Avoiding trouble and dealing with it.

Animal Attacks : How to avoid them and deal with them.

The Mountain Goat And I : He licked my hand...

Outdoor Survival - Priorites : In order of importance.

Survival Shelter - Think! : Understanding the principles.

Making A Fire Without Matches : It's not as easy as it looks on TV.

Lightweight Hiking - A True Story : In the Colorado Rockies.

How To Make A Raft : An play Tom Sawyer.

Foot Care For Backpackers : Treating common problems.

Survival Foods : The most readily available in emergencies.

A Toothache While Backpacking : What to do.

Wilderness Survival Hunting : It isn't about fancy weapons or trophy kills.

Television For Backpackers : What can a homebound backpacker watch?

Winter Hiking : Lifesaving tips.

Wild Plants You Can Use : Rope, medicine, fire - what do you need?

Survivorman : A review of the program.

Moonlight Hiking : Why moonlight hiking?

New Backpacking Ideas : Ideas for products and techniques.

Michigan Outdoors - Three Hidden Places : Some places you haven't heard about.

Backpacking Adventures : Download the free e-book.

Hiking Clothes - The Cheapest

A Backpack With Wheels : A new invention inspires my own ideas.

Lightweight Backpacks

Lightweight Backpacking Tents: Plus tarps, bivy sacks, and the advantages of each.

Lightweight Sleeping Bags

Hiking Clothes

Ultralight Backpacking Gear: Find or make the lightest stuff out there.

Backpacking Tips, Lists And Resources: Tips for keeping it light and more.

Hiking Adventures: Stories.

The Case For Ultralight Backpacking

How To Become An Ultralight Backpacker: Getting started.

Colorado Hiking: A tarp, a down sleeping bag, and seven days of rain.

Make Your Own Backacking Clothes: Simple items you can make in minutes.

Ultralight Mountain Hiking: 20,600-foot Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador with only ten pounds.

California Hiking In The High Sierras: Hiking by moonlight and summitting Mount Whitney at dawn.

Ultralight Tents: How to choose.

The Lightest Ultralight Backpacks: Under eight ounces.

Lightweight Backpacking - How Much Should You Carry?

My Ultralight Sleeping Bag: It has never left me cold.

My Five Ounce Sleeping Bag: Kept me warm in the forties.

Sleeping Pads For Ultralight Backpackers

The Secrets Of Staying Warm: Learn to stay warm and carry less.

Ultralight Tarps: Better than tents? Tarps as light as six ounces, and how to use them.

Make Your Own Backpacking Tarps And Bivy Sacks: Make a four-ounce bivy sack.

Bivy Sacks

Camping Without Even Tarp Shelters

Ray Jardine And The Ultralight Backpacking Revolution

Lightweight Rainwear

Hiking Shoes Versus Hiking Boots.

Hiking Sandles, Hiking Socks, And Other Footwear

Outdoor Clothing Tips

Ultralight Hiking Equipment Suppliers

An Ultralight Backpacking Gear List: The lightest options and where to find them.

Hiking Staffs And Walking Sticks: To use them or not.

Finding A Good Backpacking Stove: A three-ounce stove? A one-ounce stove?

Adventure Racing Gear: Backpacking and adventure racing both need lightweight gear.

Backpacking Food: What should you bring with you?

Super Ultralight Backpacking Techniques: For those who want to go REALLY light.

Dirtbagging: Want to go light AND cheap?

Edible Wild Plants

A Backpacking List - Three Days Under Ten Pounds: Packing list for a short trip.

Hiking With Dogs: The pros and cons.

Campfire Cooking: Is it okay to use fires, and what are the advantages?

Ultraight Hiking In Michigan: A trip to test some lightweight equipment and ideas.

North Carolina Hiking: In the Smoky Mountains with a tarp and down bag in rain and snow.

Hiking In Southern Oregon: Dealing with the climate, and a suggestion for where to go.

Ultralight Utah Hiking: Keeping it light in a desert environment.

How To Make A Backapcking Website

Backpacking Weather Report: Statistics and forecasts for cities in every state and country.

Climbing Mount Shasta: The first mountain I climbed.

An Ultralight River Rafting Adventure: Sixty miles by bicycle, five hours on a homemade raft.

National Parks List

You Might Be An Utralight Backpacker If...: A few laughs here.

Ten Wilderness Survival Backpacking Tips

Wilderness Survival Kits: What should you put in your kit?

Alone In The Wilderness - Why Go Solo?: A personal essay.

Edible Wild Berries

Carved Hiking Sticks - DIY : Make your own.

Medicinal Plants For Ultralight Backpacking

Winter Backpacking Skills

Cheap Backpacks : How to buy them cheap or make them cheap.

Lightweight Backpacking Gear Ideas : A few new ideas.

Sleeping Bag Ratings : Temperature ratings are set by the manufacturer, but here's a better way.

Wilderness Travel Tips : Wilderness travel can be an adventure or a disaster.

Backpacking Links

Other Authors:

* Inventing Campfire Stories For Children

* Five Tips for Choosing Women's Hiking Boots

* Wildlife Photography Made Easy

* Backpacking With Children

Hiking Guide To Easter Island

Eight Tips For A Bug Free Summer

Why Orienteering is Hot!

Important Backpack Components

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