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
Fleece Jacket With Hood
A fleece jacket just by itself will do a good job of keeping you warm. But a fleece jacket with hood will do an even better job of keeping you warm. The reason is that a lot of your warmth when you’re outside is lost from your head. It takes a lot...
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First Aid Kit For Hiking
A first aid kit for hiking is an important piece of gear to have with you when you get in to the outdoors. For shorter, relatively easy trips where you’re with other people you don’t really have to worry about hurting yourself. Anything that you d...
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Hammocks For Camping
When most people think of shelters for taking camping, they think of a tent. But there are actually quite a few other options available, like a bivy sack, or a hammock. Hammocks for camping have a few advantages over the average tent. For one, cur...
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Lightweight Bivy Sack
One of the many reasons that people choose a bivy sack over a tent is that a bivy sack weighs quite a bit less and takes up quite a bit less room. But there are certainly some big, heavy bivy sacks out there that will rival the weight of smaller t...
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Best Sleeping Pad For Camping
A sleeping pad is an essential piece of equipment for going camping. The best sleeping pad for camping will do a few things. First, it wont weigh too much, so that you don’t have to carry around a big, heavy sleeping pad. Second, a good sleeping p...
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