Lightweight and Ultralight Backpacking Gear Seminar
- Tue, Apr 13, 2021 from 06:30 PM to 09:00 PM
- Foothills Backpacking Committee
- Foothills
- iCal
Wonder how lightening your load can make hiking, backpacking, and climbing life easier? Maybe you’re carrying equipment for you and the kids, perhaps you’re trying to save your knees, or you just like the idea of traveling faster and further? What is “lightweight”?...Does lightweight mean skimping on safety?…Does it cost a lot to go lightweight?…what’s the latest in lightweight and ultralight gear and systems?
Get answers to these questions and more in this class. We'll share the principles, strategies and product knowledge of lightweight and ultralight backpacking to fit your personal goals, style, needs and trip conditions rather than taking the one-gear-fits-all approach. We provide extensive coverage and demonstrations of the latest clothing, gear and food to help you design your own individual system. We also look at innovative products from home-based gear designers as well as resources for making your own gear.
The class will be held on zoom and will start promptly at 6:30PM and go till 8:30 or 9PM. (The zoom link will be sent out a few days before the class to those who are registered.) A small fee is charged to help the Mountaineers maintain their mission to get adults and youth outside and conserve our wild spaces during these difficult times! Students registered for the Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) course will have the opportunity to register for this seminar for free.
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