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FeaturesTour BackpackingLight.com
BackpackingLight.com provides publications, education, gear, and community, to help you enjoy the backcountry more - with less.
Publications & Education
At our core, we are a publishing company, providing authoritative information about lightweight backpacking Trends, Gear, Techniques, Technologies, People, and Places.
- Online Subscription. An online subscription provides access to all Members-only content, discounts in our gear shop, and exclusive pre-purchasing priveleges for new gear.
- Print Subscription. A print subscription brings our quarterly print magazine to your mailbox.
- Lightweight Backpacking & Camping. Our flagship book has been recognized as one of the most authoritative volumes about lightweight backpacking, and provides an in-depth foundation to the gear, techniques, and philosophy of our sport.
Gear
Backpacking Light provides information about lightweight backpacking gear, as well as a retail store where you can purchase lightweight gear.
For information about gear, be sure to browse our Gear Guides to compare gear within specific categories, or read Gear Reviews by our staff and readers.
In our shop, you'll find gear from some of your favorite brands in our shop, as well as gear that we've manufactured ourselves. Online subscribers receive across-the-board discounts on all gear in our shop.
Community
BackpackingLight.com hosts one of the Internet's most active communities of lightweight backpackers in the world.
Participate in our forums to share your experiences and insights into lightweight backpacking gear, technique, philosophy, trips, photos, and more.
Contribute your own gear reviews to share your honest opinions about the gear that you use, so others may benefit.
