Ultralight Winter Travel

The Ultimate Guide to Lightweight Winter Camping, Hiking, and Backpacking

Justin Lichter, Shawn Forry

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• eBook ISBN:
  9781493026111
• Year: 2017

The key to winter travel is knowing how to travel as light as possible. The Ultralight series is perfect for both beginner and experts alike as Justin Lichter and Shawn Forry, the first ever winter thru-hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, use their knowledge to form the most comprehensive companion for traveling farther with less weight. Ultralight Winter Travel focuses on all of the skills and techniques that winter adventurists would want at their fingertips while in the outdoors. Perfect for winter travelers from beginner to advanced, this book contains:

• Worst-case-scenario advice you’d want handy if stuck in a precarious situation.
• Topics like: how to predict weather patterns, how to keep your pack light without sacrificing the essentials, how to repair or replace gear with limited materials, and how to deal with the elements when you don’t have a lot of gear

The book is formatted to make learning easy and user-friendly. Readers will be able to adapt their surroundings to the techniques shown in the book and safely overcome challenges that which may otherwisehave turned them back.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS
• CHAPTER 2: WINTER CAMPING GEAR
• CHAPTER 3: MODES OF TRAVEL
• CHAPTER 4: WINTER CAMPING AND TRAVEL: TECHNIQUES AND TIPS
• CHAPTER 5: SAFETY
• CHAPTER 6: GEAR MALFUNCTIONS AND BACKCOUNTRY REPAIRS
• Appendix A: Winter Grab and Go Gear Checklist
• Appendix B: Gear List from Our Winter Pacific Crest Trail Trip
• About the Authors