Ultra-Light and Lightweight Equipment and Accessories for hiking, backpacking and mountaineering. A good priced overview of lightweight equipment.

Backpacking Light – The Journal of Lightweight Hiking and Backcountry Travel. Can you believe there is an entire website that is devoted to lightweight backpacking?

Backpacker.com – Challenge The Editor: The Ultralight Report- Print View Gear List for me to look at and think about buying… Shelter Integral Designs Sil Poncho: 10 oz. Groundcloth Tyvek sheet (2′ x 8′): 6 oz. Pack GVP G4: 12.5 oz. Sleeping Bag Marmot Never Winter: 32 oz. (size long, 30?F down) Stuff sacks (2) […]

MSR – Mountain Safety Research : Stoves : PocketRocket 3 oz stove if you can believe it.

Backpacker.com – Budget Boots L.L. Bean GTX Mountain Treads MidFinal Grade 4.0 For an ultralight boot, the Mountain Treads provide an unsurpassed blending of comfort and support. This could be the one for me. Lots of anchor support and light too from llbean.com and good dampness protection.

Compact frames. Looking at new road bikes. Howie Rosen just got a compact frame Seven, so I thought I would learn more about it. Giant and Specialized and now Litespeed make one.