The Trailhead
Every journey has a first step. And some of the greatest, most meaningful journeys begin at trailheads. Welcome to ours! Here you’ll learn about gear, see route and trail intel, and dive into stories, images, and videos from our global community of adventureheads like you. Think of it like "The Third Place"–not home, not work, but your other most important/favorite place. The spot to hang out around like-minded people and have your life decisions and priorities validated. You won't need to justify your latest gear purchase or explain why you're using up all your paid time off hours to this crowd. They get it. Let’s go!
Pack Discipline Starts Here: Stuff Sacks + Pods
No Matter Where You Are. Every Piece of Gear Matters. A perfected ultralight set up results in more time to enjoy the experiences of your endeavor. Our Dyneema® Composite Fabrics (formerly Cuben Fi...
Backpacking Breakfast Recipes For Your Most Important Meal
By Matt Jenkins
Your daily food intake should include a mix of complex carbohydrates, simple carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Breakfasts are no exception. Breakfast is commonly believed to be the...
Ultralight Backpacking Stuff Sacks for Thru Hikes & Backcountry Trips
Words by Mike St. Pierre
It's what's inside that counts: Stuff Sacks, Pods, Waterproof Redundancy, and Organization.
Most backpackers and thru hikers use stuff sacks, sometimes almost by default. ...
Never Not Learning: How to Pack Light For Backpacking with Mike St. Pierre
Words & Photos by Mike St. Pierre When you’re first learning the ins-and-outs of how to pack light for backpacking, it’s important to understand that it’s a process. I still constantly refine t...
How to Develop Your Own Personal Nutrition Strategy (+ New Lightweight Backpacking Food Ideas)
Words & Photos by Matt Jenkins A critical component of every trip into the wilderness is food. Whether going out for a couple of hours or a couple of months, some attention needs to be paid to ...
How to Make Your Own Backpacking First Aid Kit
We first published this guide to making your own ultralight backpacking first aid kit a little over a year and half ago. In the lead up to this year’s backpacking and thru hiking season, thought we...
Build Better Ultralight Backpacking Meals With Heavyweight Nutrition
For this series of posts on ultralight nutrition, we tapped Boulder, CO-based sports nutritionist Brian Rigby. Brian holds a Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition and is a Certified Sport...
Essential Tarp Camping
Words & Photos by Cam Honan Nine Reasons to Try Tarp Camping The essence of going lighter in the woods is not so much about gear, as it is about the adoption of a simpler, less cluttered approa...
Ultralight + Ultra-tough = The “Ultamid” Pyramid Tent
For the past three years, our Ultamid 2 and 4-person ultralight pyramid shelters have been quietly winning hearts and minds out in the field. 2016 was no exception–the ‘Mid movement is gaining stea...
Double Duty: Lightening Your Backpacking Load with Multi-Purpose Gear
“If you can’t ride two horses at once you shouldn’t be in the circus.” – James Maxton (1885-1946) Text by Cam Honan One of many ways in which a hiker can lower his or her pack weight is by using m...
Carry a Lighter Pack: 3 Tips To Reduce Food, H2O & Fuel Weight
Streamline Your Consumables to Carry a Lighter Pack & Enhance Your Adventure. Text by Philip Werner Ultralight backpackers spend a great deal of time and effort reducing the weight of their gea...
Pack Reviews: What is the consensus on our packs?
Our ultralight packs are meant to be used hard. Adventurers across the spectrum agree. Read the gear reviews… We make gear that is meant to be used. Hard. And no one puts our gear through its paces...
