If you engage in backpacking, at some point, you may consider packing a lighter load. That consideration was the main reason this website was created in 1995, and it continues to be its primary focus. Since then, however, the Lightweight Backpacking & Hiking website has grown to include a vast repository of wisdom - useful to all who travel in the backcountry. It is also a proven resource for researching and purchasing quality backpacking & hiking equipment. We welcome you, and we hope you will enjoy traversing the Lightweight Backpacking & Hiking website.
This section features newly introduced backpacking equipment that we deem to be both lightweight as well as darn nice gear. Currently, we have no feature, but feel free to suggest something or to submit something. If you beat us to it, yours gets published !!
Hiking with Children
( submitted by Penny Schwyn, 6/6/03 )
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This article is not meant to be a substitute for common sense, or a treatise on child care. The purpose is to provide guidelines and suggestions as what has worked successfully for other parents who have ventured into the woods with their kids, before you.
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