Tag Archives | Ultralight Backpacks

Pick Your Pack Raffle: Last Day to Enter!

    Just 23 hours Left to Enter the Raffle Thanks to everyone who has entered the Pick Your Pack Raffle so far. There are just 23 hours left for you to enter, so send in your entries to earlylite@sectionhiker.com before you lose your last chance to win one of the following Gossamer Gear Backpacks [...]

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Zpacks Blast 32 Cuben Fiber Backpack

My new Zpacks Blast 32 backpack arrived last week. It’s made out of ultralight cuben fiber, the stuff they make racing sailboat sails out of. I remember seeing one up close for the first time last year at the Carter Notch Hut during my Northern Presidential Traverse in June. It was an iridescent blue color [...]

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Ultralight Gear Manufacturers and Customer Service

One of the best things about owning ultralight backpacking gear is the incredible level of customer service that you receive from the small cottage industry of gear manufacturers that make this type of equipment. If you need advice or your gear needs to be repaired, these manufacturers are easy to contact and will go out [...]

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Add-on Backpacking Pocket

Adding Pockets to Ultralight Backpacks

Ultralight backpack manufacturers cut down on pack weight by removing a lot of creature comforts that you will normally find on heavier or mainstream backpacks. For example, hip belt pockets are not available as an option on my new Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus backpack. These pockets are really handy for storing bug dope, Purell, sun [...]

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