Gear Lists

Lightweight backpacking enthusiasts entertain various degrees of obsession with spreadsheets, postal scales with tenth-ounce accuracy, and other activities central to gear checklist planning.

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Lightweight Gear Checklist for 3-Season Backpacking

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Backpacking Checklist (Gear List): 3-Season, 3-Day	by Ryan Jordan on October 11, 2011
The Global Test III: Trekking in Russia	by Danny Milks & Kristin Tennessen on May 24, 2011
The Global Test Part II: Evaluating System Efficiency for a Round-the-World Journey	by Danny Milks & Kristin Tennessen on May 10, 2011
24-Hour Gear Lists	by the BackpackingLight.com Readership on May 10, 2011
The Global Test: One Gear List for Two Years and Five Continents	by Kristin Tennessen with Danny Milks on July 13, 2010
Two in One Boat: Sharing a Packraft on a River Trip	by Ryan Jordan on August 04, 2009
Lightweight in Wonderland	by J. Sinclair Oal on December 09, 2008
Post-Trip Assessment of Lightweight Gear for Long Distance Hiking	by Roger Caffin on January 02, 2008
Lightweight Gear for Long Distance Hiking: Four Months in Europe	by Roger Caffin on April 18, 2007
A Lightweight Guide to Backpacking in Sustained, Cold Rain	by Alan Dixon on December 27, 2006
SuperUltraLight Favorites Gear List 2006	by Carol Crooker on August 30, 2006
Boy Scout Gear List: Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico, Summer	by Doug Prosser on April 19, 2006
Backpacking Food List: Vegetarian	by Amy Friends Stone on October 04, 2005
Boy Scout Gear List: New Scouts, Three-Season	by Doug Prosser on June 07, 2005
Backpacking Food List: Protein-Powered Food for Sustained Energy	by Carol Crooker on October 18, 2004
Summer Desert Gear List	by Carol Crooker on July 09, 2004
Packrafting Gear List	by Ryan Jordan on July 09, 2004
Desert Hiking Gear List	by Carol Crooker on May 04, 2004
Winter Backpacking Checklist (Gear List): Ultralight Winter Snowcave Camping	by Ryan Jordan on January 01, 2004
SuperUltraLight: Breaking the Five-Pound Barrier	by Ryan Jordan on August 06, 2003

Total Articles: 20

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