Ultralight Resources — Helpful information from around the web

Are you new to ultralight hiking or an expert looking for some new ideas? Once you've gotten fully stocked up on killer Trail Designs gear, you'll still need a few key items we don't stock and you might want to connect with other ultralight hikers. Below are some of our favorite resources on the web.

Information Sites

• Ten Pound Backpack 
Make your backpack weigh less so that you can enjoy the outdoors more
• Adventure Alan's Ultralight Backpacking
  Alan Dixon's site for lightweight/ultralight backpacking gear, food, startup, etc.
• Southbounders
  A Film About a Journey on the Appalachian Trail.
• Risk's Ultralight Hiking
  Great stuff on wood stoves, hammocks, etc, etc.
• Backpacking Light
  Best $25 you will ever spend for your back.
• Sgt. Rock's Hiking H.Q.
  A little Java intensive, but a lot of great general information.
• Zen Seeker's Zen Backpacking Stoves
  Best site on the web for backpacking stove information.
• Backpacking Lightweight
  Good community site with tons of information and forums.
• Jim Wood's Base Camp
  Very clever homebrewed backpacking innovations .
• Bushwalking.org.au FAQ
  TONS AND TONS of great information on gear, navigation, health, etc. 
• Backpacking Chef
  Backpacking recipes with step-by-step instructions and photos
• Trail Cooking/Freezer Bag Cooking
  Fantastic site dedicated to nutrition on the trail!
• One Pan Wonders
  Excellent site for the trail gourmand!
• Section Hiker
  Wide range of hiking and UL information

Gear Sites

• Alpkit
  Great gear guys from the UK!
• AntiGravityGear
  Excellent selection of kitchens, cozys, and mapdanas.
• Brasslite
  High quality alcohol stoves and cooking gear.
• CampSaver.com
  TONS of great gear at rock bottom prices!
• Goosefeet
  Down Socks for Ultralight Warmth!
• Elemental Horizons
  Packs, caps, and other ultralight backpacking sewn goods.
• Evernew America
  Titanium pots, mugs, and other cooking solutions.
• Gossamer Gear
  Ultralight solutions for your "Big 3" gear problems.
• Hikers Depot
  Tokoyo's finest Ultralight Gear shop
• Moonlight Gear
  Fantastic gear shop in Japan
• MountainAbout
  New startup in Tenessee....take a look!
• Outlandia
  Fantastic Denmark store catering to the UL hiker
• Pacer Poles
  Most ergonomic hiking pole on the market!
• Race Lite
  Excellent German store with a huge selection of great gear
• Six Moon Designs
  Lightweight, high quality, affordable backpacking equipment.
• Titanium Goat
  Great guys building cool stuff out of titanium...and nylon... :-)
• TrailLite Designs
  Tenkara fishing gear
• Trekking Lite Store
  Excellent German store representing lots of cottage guys
• ULA-Equipment
  Great packs and the most innovative approach to toilet trowels you
  have ever seen! Be sure to read the Philosophy page!

Trail Focused Sites

• ADZPCTKO and PCT info
• Trail Days in Damascus
• The Alpine Challenge
  Judy Armstrong's 2500 mile hike through the Alps with a Caldera Cone!

Yosemite Sites

• Restore Hetch Hetchy!
• Real Time Yosemite Camera Feeds