Ultralight Hiking Blog

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

Another Trail Days is in the books!  Just a few weeks ago, I got the chance to join the SMD crew (and Sawyer and Toaks) for the third time.  Since 2019, I’ve made the pilgrimage up from North Carol...

Six Moon Designs Daybreaker Daypack

The Key to Getting Lost in an Urban Wilderness by Dan Sizer

Put down the phone. Pick up the backpack.  When we venture into the wilderness, it’s never our goal to actually get lost. As soon as we step into our self-appointed nature-scape, be it rugged mou...

Dealer Spotlight, Ultralight Outdoor Gear UK

Dealer Spotlight, Ultralight Outdoor Gear UK

If you’ve ever been frustrated looking through pages of on-line retailers looking for their lightweight stuff and failing to find it then you’ll understand why Mark Richardson started Ultralight O...

Dealer Spotlight Trekking-Lite-Store.com

Dealer Spotlight Trekking-Lite-Store.com

Dealer Spotlight- Trekking-Lite-Store.com  After years of hiking under a heavy pack from Europe to North America, Henrik Raßmann discovered the joys of ultra-light hiking after being introduced to...

Dealer Spotlight, Anti-Gravity Gear

Dealer Spotlight, Anti-Gravity Gear

The concept for AntiGravityGear was born in 2000 on a Boy Scout backpacking trip to the Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina. The soon-to-be founder, George “Tin Man” Andrews, and his scout troop

Dealer Spotlight Backcountry Gear

Dealer Spotlight Backcountry Gear

  Located in Eugene, OR Backcountry Gear is one of our biggest dealers in the US.  With a large state of the art showroom featuring customer kiosk to browse their vast onsite inventory, an expert ...