Lightweight Backpacking Gear
TenPoundBackpack is here to help you help you have the best possible time in the outdoors, whether you're camping, backpacking or just going hiking. We think a big part of that enjoyment comes from having the right, often lightweight backpacking and camping gear. After all, why carry a heavy tent on your back when you could carry a lightweight tent instead?
Lightweight Backpacking Posts
Pullover Rain Jacket
One of the weakest points on any rain jacket is the many seams and zippers that come in a rain jacket. As soon as you puncture that waterproof rain jacket material you give the water a way to get through to you on the inside. So something like a p...
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Hiking Boots For Women
When it comes to hiking footwear you have two basic choices, which are shoes and boots. Shoes are fine, even ideal for warm weather where moisture isn’t going to be much of a problem. But for colder, wetter months of the year you’re likely to be b...
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Hiking Trekking Poles
Trekking poles are a great piece of equipment that not nearly enough hikers and backpackers use. Particularly if you are carrying around a heavy load, hiking trekking poles are a crucial piece of gear to have with you. They allow you take some of ...
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Mosquito Tent
For summer camping, when you don’t have to worry much or at all about rain, a mosquito tent might be all that you need. A tent will keep you dry, after all, but one of the more important things that a tent also does is keep bugs out. If you are sl...
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Sleeping Bag Comparison
There's a whole page with hundreds of sleeping bags to compare and contrast.
There are plenty of different choices to make when picking out a sleeping bag, and even when you decide on what you want, it can be daunting to really look through the h...
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