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
Hiking Boot Gaiters
Different gaiters are often better suited to a certain kind of boot or shoe, though there is a great deal of overlap. Some gaiters, for instance, are made with big, bulky mountaineering boots in mind. Hiking boot gaiters are good because they occu...
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Best Hiking Headlamp
When selecting a headlamp to take hiking you have a wide variety of options available to you, and the best hiking headlamp for you will be determined, in large part, by how exactly you plan to use your headlamp. If you just want something to get y...
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Shoes For Hiking
When it comes to shoes for hiking, you have a lot of different choices available. What is important, however, is that you choose a pair of hiking shoes that wont give you foot problems. When your feet are happy, after all, then you can enjoy the h...
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Lightest Sleeping Pad
Backpacks, sleeping bags and tents tend to be the three heaviest items in a set of backpacking gear, but a sleeping pad will often come in fourth, so it really pays to look for the lightest sleeping pad that you can find. You want to be careful, h...
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Waterproof Tent
Just about every tent is a waterproof tent. Where people often have problems is in two different areas. One is taking a three season camping or backpacking in the winter, and getting wet as a result of the tent being unable to cope with the harsh ...
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