Backpacking Weight Reduction Guide

By the author of "Ultralight Backpacking Secrets," this short guide covers all the most common items used when backpacking, with several suggestions on how to reduce the weight of each. There are sixty entries in total, ranging from the heavier gear - backpacks, tents and sleeping bags - right down to small things like socks, soap, pencils and maps.

Item 60 is a short section on ways to cut the weight of everything covered up to that point and everything else a backpacker might carry. It outlines six principles for finding new ways to reduce the weight in your backpack.

This is not a guide to brand names and has no reviews of new lightweight backpacking gear. Instead it shows you how to find or make the lightest equipment available at the moment, and how to reduce the weight of the gear you already have. It even has suggestions on how to cut the weight of the food and water you carry without endangering yourself or making a trip uncomfortable. If you want to carry less weight, and you want specific examples of lighter options for anything that will be with you on the trail, this is a guide for you.