Guide to Lightweight Backpacking

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Gear Makeover  Is your backpack so heavy that you need help lifting it off the ground? If so, perhaps it's time to learn about lightweight backpacking and how to reduce the weight of your pack to a more comfortable 10 to 15 percent of your body weight » ...

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Philip, awesome series. It has been very informative for me. Granted, I knew quite a bit of this but at the same time there were a few things that definitely helped me out. Thanks for taking the time to do the series, good stuff.

Thanks Rick - I enjoyed writing these articles and chatting with you and others in the comments for each post. More to come.

Good stuff, keep it comin. :)

Phillip I did and do appreciate you taking the time to write well thought out articles. They have been good and look forward to your next series..

Enjoying reading suggestions of lighter gear and other hints on lightening the load.  I am always looking to be lighter and less.

Nice to see you mentioning an Esbit stove. I've carried one for years and recommend them to everyone I know, even gave out a few.

Folded, itcarries four fuel tablets and fits in a shirt pocket. One tablet will cook tea or soup 3 seasons and 2 tablets will do it in the 4th.

Esbits are great for emergencies or simple fair and can use the tablets or sticks/paper.

Of course one needs some method of lighting and something to cook and to cook in or the stove is useless.

Another lightweight is the aluminum 'Swiss Volcano'. It isn't small but it is light and again burns tablets, wood/paper etc, and it is also a canteen and a pot all in one [well 3 actually].

Neither stove mentioned cost more than $10.00 and I have pretty much quit carrying anything else since I'm not into elaborate meals. I eat light, like the occasional warmed tea or want an emergency stove handy.

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