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A practical guide for first-time hikers and backpackers If you’re new to hiking or backpacking, welcome. Truly. A lot of people want to get outside, but hesitate because it can seem like everybody else already knows the rules, the gear, the etiquette, and the secret handshake. They don’t. Most of us learned by doing a…

Ultralight backpacking, at its best, is about efficiency, intentionality, and moving comfortably through the woods with less junk on your back. At its worst, it becomes a competitive descent into gram-counting madness where comfort, dignity, and occasionally basic nutrition are sacrificed on the altar of spreadsheet optimization. So in honor of the truly devoted, here…