Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips for Extremely Lightweight Camping (1st Edition)

By: Mike Clelland

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Synopsis: Walking into the wilderness with a pack on your back is an empowering experience—all the more so when that pack on your back isn&’t weighing you down. That&’s where this book comes in. Outdoors expert and celebrated illustrator Mike Clelland offers advanced techniques on how to pack light without sacrificing the essentials or your safety yet staying well fed and comfortable.Written in the tradition of the successful Allen & Mike&’s Really Cool Telemark Tips, with153 trail-tested tips full of solid advice, as well as more than 100 humorous and helpful illustrations, UltralightBackpackin' Tips is the ultimate guide for backpackers serious about traveling ultralight. Just a few of the top ten tips expounded upon in the book:* Use a scale. * Comfortable and safe are vital! * Make your own stuff, and making it out of trash is always the best! * It&’s okay to be nerdy. * Try something new each and every time you go camping. * Know the difference between wants and needs.