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Lighten Up Your Backpack: Gear Compactness

Two years ago, I wrote a series of posts on how to lighten your backpack, that outlined the basic principles of lightweight backpacking: weighing your gear, cutting the weight of your big three, selecting gear that can serve multiple functions, and eliminating... 

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Patrick’s Lightweight Backpacking Story

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle How long have you been backpacking and what's the longest trip you've taken? Ten plus years now, as time permits.  We spent two months touring Peru's cities, towns, and backcountry. When did you realize that... 

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Comfortable Backpacking

The Comfort Continuum Last month, I ran a series of articles written by section hiker readers about their gear choices and how they've evolved over time. I've received very positive feedback from many of you about those posts. On a more personal... 

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Merrill’s Lightweight Backpacking Story

Build Up instead of Lightening Down How long have you been backpacking and what's the longest trip you've taken? I've been backpacking for the last three years.  I haven't gone on super long trips – due to work/family time... 

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Jay’s Lightweight Backpacking Story

Screaming Knees How long have you been backpacking and what's the longest trip you've taken? I started backpacking around 1996.  A buddy in college got me interested in it.  Longest trip I have done is about a week on the AT. I would... 

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Steve’s Lightweight Backpacking Story

A Backpacking Scale is Critical How long have you been backpacking and what's the longest trip you've taken?  I started backpacking in 1978 when I was 15 years old.  My first trip was an education because I was carrying a monster... 

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James’ Lightweight Backpacking Story

How long have you been backpacking and what's the longest trip you've taken? I started in 1983, while I was still in college, and did a dozen or so trips here and there.  After I got out of school, I did the usual “getting into the... 

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