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Links
Joe's Ultralight page: One of the original online ultralighters. Definitely a page to be bookmarked.
The Go-Lighter's: A simple, streamlined site with lots of pictures and really detailed gear-lists of 3 JMT hikers.
Great Lakes Lightweight Backpacking: Michigan hiker with some great how-to's and gear lists for different seasons.
Make Your Own Gear: A collection of great instructions for popular homemade gear on the lightweight backpacker website.
Adventure Alan: Went from 55 pounds to sub 10, a lot of info on taking the ultralight leap.
Ken Knights's UL Page: Lots of breakdown on every piece of gear, and how to lighten.
Hikelight: UL backpacking articles, gear lists, and direct ordering for a lot of commercial ultralight gear.
Ryan's Jordan's Simplifatico: The founder of Backpacking Light magazine. Lots of musings on backcountry tripping.
Equinox Ltd: A full line of commercial gear. Their Katadhin pack is popular in ultralight circles. Packs, raingear, tarps, and pouches.
Golite Gear: The first really commercial ultralight gear company. Everything is ultralight, but also fairly expensive.
Gossamer Gear: Quality ultralight gear, they take basic designs and turn them into backpacks and shelter ready for purchasing.
Granite Gear: Commercial-quality ultralight packs.
Jack R' Better: Known for their backcountry hammocks, but they've got a full selection of quilts
Lynne Wheldon Gear: Lynne Wheldon's gear has been around for a long time. Pack, Tarp Shelters, and a few accessories.
MontBell Gear: A lot of expedition-ready gear, but much lighter than than the traditional stuff. Packs, cookware, and down sleeping bags and apparel.
Mountain Laurel Design: A whole range of super-ultralight gear, not too much stuff over a pound here (actually all gear has fractions of ounces counted).
Nunatak: Tons of down quilts , bags, clothes, and accessories. Quite pricey.
O-Ware: A selection of different ultralight tarps in every high-tech fabric available. Also stuff sacks and accessories.
Prolite Gear: Like an online REI, but catering to lightweight/ultralight gear. Huge selection.
Six Moon Designs: Well-priced (mostly) sub-2 pound tents, tarps, and packs.
Tarp Tent UL Shelters: Luxurious siliconized nylon tarp tent shelters, complete with zippers and poles.
ULA Equipment: Pro-looking packs, pack covers, rain gear, water filter, and specialty trowel.
Z-Packs: Specializing in super-ultralight packs (all under 5 oz), but also carries accessories and some raw materials.
Mountain Laurel Designs: Offers a few specialty fabrics: spectralite, eVent, 900 fill down, among others
Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics: Along with all the common outdoor fabrics, quite a few waterproof breathable choices including EPIC, as well as Polarguard products.
Ray Jardine's Gear Kits: From the father of ultralight packing, boxed purchases of measured out materials ready to sew. A very good option for the price if you don't mind sewing. Quilts, Tarps, Packs, and a few accessories.
Seattle Fabrics: Lots of outdoor fabrics, especially a wide selection of Gore-Tex.
Thru-Hiker Kits: Ready-to-sew kits for puffy jackets, down quilt, and a tarp tent. Raw fabrics and insulation also available.
Quest Outfitters: Patterns, fabrics, fasteners, etc. Pretty much everything you need to make your own gear.
Z-Packs: Joe has some raw materials for sale by the yard (cuben fiber, nylon).
Backpacker Mag: The "industry" magazine. Pretty good resources and reviews.
REI.com: The most comprehensive place to buy common backpacking gear over the internet.
Campmor: Carry a lot of miscellaneous gear, but with good prices.
Clever Backpacker: A web application for compiling your gear lists and hypothetical ones, or check out other people's lists.
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