WickedLite Gear

...Unleash Your Wild Side!

The last few years have seen an explosion of new products for the ultralight hiker. A whole new class of gear, Super Ultralight (SUL), has become available for hikers seeking to push base weights down to six, five or even four pounds for their backpacking trips. Many of these advances have been achieved through the advent of mixing new exotic ultralight materials with a further reduction in product features.

At Six Moon Designs, we're renaming Super Ultralight Gear to WickedLite Gear. In part because it sounds one hell of a lot cooler. Plus the Wicked in WickedLite has dual meanings that fits perfectly with the whole concept of Super Ultralight. On the one hand Wicked can mean super cool, which one definitely feels when treading down the trail carrying such a miniscule pack. On the other hand Wicked is a great definition for what happens if you're caught out in the backcountry without enough gear to cover your ass when the weather suddenly goes South.

Our WickedLite Gear is definitely oriented for hikers who possess a full understanding of the core principles of Ultralight hiking. So if you're interested in this gear, you should be aware of where, when and how to use this gear. If you lack such knowledge, fortunately there are numerous web sites and books dedicated to learning about ultralight hiking. I'd strongly suggest you spend some time getting acquainted with the principles of Ultralight and WickedLite hiking before wandering out into the wilderness unprepared.

Traditionally WickedLite gear is made from the lightest and frequently flimsy materials. Often they're sold as at high prices. I tend to look at such gear as Yuppy disposable hiking gear. At Six Moon Designs, our goals aren’t to simply chase after the absolute lightest components. Instead we're focused on designing WickedLite Gear that is both feature rich and extends your capabilities all without sacrificing your comfort, safety or product durability.

We have a number of WickedLite Gear products currently available, including the Essence Pack, Gatewood Cape, and Wild Oasis shelter. In addition we've got more products on the drawing boards.

Our Essence Pack is a mere 13 ounces and has more features, capabilities and carries more weight comfortably than any other pack in its class. We didn't just strip out weight with the Essence, we added features that are designed to enhance its use. We added pockets sized and positioned for convenience and accessibility. We completely reoriented the pack to make access to your gear easier while simultaneously providing enhanced weather protection.

Our Gatewood Cape is only 11 ounces and it completely redefines the concept of a combined shelter/rain gear. The Gatewood Cape is the only shelter / rain gear option that provides full 360 Degree Protection. This not only reduces your load, it makes your backcountry trip more safe and secure.

With the full 360 Degree Protection you stay drier when hiking because you eliminate the open slits on both sides of your poncho. Plus when setup as a shelter, you no longer need a bivy to ward off the rain coming in the open side. A zippered vestibule provides protection for your gear while making easy to enter and exit your shelter. Because it's a shaped tarp, The Gatewood Cape is far easier to setup than your typical tarp.

Used together, the Essence Pack and Gatewood Cape will supply your pack, shelter and rain gear for a mere 24 ounces. That's a lot of capability for very little weight.

For those interested in an ultralight shelter with bug protection, we've got the Wild Oasis. Modeled on the Gatewood Cape, it provides excellent rain and bug protection at a mere 13 ounces.

We hope you enjoy using our WickedLite Gear as much as we enjoy making it.

Ron "Fallingwater" Moak