Ultralight Hiking Blog

Considerations for Planning a Group Hike - by Joe Kellam

Considerations for Planning a Group Hike - by Joe Kellam

Your friends want to go backpacking in the National forest. A group from work is interested in hiking at a state park. You and some friends from college want to plan an annual trek in Costa Rica. ...

Tips for Backpacking with a Dog by Jada Lippincott

Tips for Backpacking with a Dog by Jada Lippincott

What makes backpacking even better? Backpacking with your furry best friend, of course! Dogs bring us so much joy in the front country, so we might as well continue the fun in the backcountry. Pack...

Field Test, Garmin inReach Mini 2 by Whitney "Allgood" La Ruffa

Field Test, Garmin inReach Mini 2 by Whitney "Allgood" La Ruffa

The author holding a radio collar found on the hike, not the top of the inReach SE poking out from the shoulder pocket on the pack-photo by Naomi Hudetz Background Let’s face it, updating your gea...

Bike Rafting the Other River by Andrei Turró

Bike Rafting the Other River by Andrei Turró

Bikerafting the Other River The drybag of the Flex Pack PR strapped at the rear and the bike on the front of the raft. The frame of the pack is under the spray deck. What is bikerafting you might...

The Great Western Loop – Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT) Trip Report by Crystal Gail Welcome

The Great Western Loop – Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT) Trip Report by Crystal Gail Welcome

The The Great Western Loop is a 6,875-mile hike through five National Scenic Trails in the Western US.  Six Moon Designs Ambassador Crystal Gail Welcome is hiking this trail currently and shares he...

15 Wilderness Quotes for Life's Journeys

15 Wilderness Quotes for Life's Journeys

Humans have been writing about wilderness and nature since time immemorial. Its beauty, complexity, and ability to induce awe has inspired us to find words that describe what cannot be captured out...