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A Backpacker's Guide to Making Every Ounce Count: Tips and Tricks for Every Hike Paperback – Illustrated, May 19 2015

by Steven Lowe (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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A Backpacker's Guide to Making Every Ounce Count was written by an avid outdoorsman, for the beginner backpacker and hiker. Also, for those interested in knowing what a Gram Weenie is and how we think. If you are interested in lightening your pack a few ounces at a time, this book covers that very subject. Steven discusses how he used to pack for a trip and how he soon realized that there had to be a lighter way to backpack.

A Backpacker's Guide to Making Every Ounce Count offers tips that may allow you to approach your pack from a different point of view, like cutting the tags from your clothes and cutting your toothbrush in half--all in the name of shaving a few ounces of weight.

When planning a trip, you need to look at your gear and ask questions like, "How many ounces can I shave from this item?" This book offers some ideas on how to lighten a few ounces from any pack, reduce the weight on your Big Three, and help you define just what type of backpacker you are--a lightweight or an ultra-lightweight backpacker.

Remember this, there are sixteen ounces in a pound. If you can shave four ounces from four areas in your pack, you just shaved one pound from your pack. Every ounce truly does count.
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  1. Print length
    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Skyhorse
  4. Publication date
    May 19 2015
  5. Dimensions
    13.97 x 1.52 x 20.96 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1632206943
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1632206947
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Steven Lowe has been obsessed with making his pack lighter when he hikes. He lives in Acworth, Georgia.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse; Illustrated edition (May 19 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1632206943
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1632206947
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 363 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.52 x 20.96 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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Steven was born in Alabama and because his father was USAF, he traveled around a bit. He started writing, although not very seriously, in high school.

He enjoys the outdoors... hunting, fishing, backpacking and so on.

He currently lives in North West Atlanta with his wife.

You can find more about him at www.swlowe.com

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  • E. Gilchrist
    5.0 out of 5 stars Critical tool in prepping for thru hiking, section hiking or backpacking in general
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2016
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    This book has been extremely helpful in preparation for hiking the AT. It really puts into perspective the consideration you need to make and highlights a process of 3 piles to lighten your load. Tons of ideas to streamline while making sure you have what you really need. Thanks Steve for putting this together.

    Also of note, had a couple of questions from reading the book and the author included an email. He responded quickly and answered them! such service!
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  • CWH
    4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Read. Lots of ideas
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2016
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    Easy Read. Lots of ideas, especially if you are a beginner. It gave me a few new ideas to try out, which is half the fun to me of trying to get a lighter pack.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Author makes the simple complicated
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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    Not my favorite perhaps because of the writing style. It is mostly about summer backpacking in the East such as along the AT. My impression is too little useful information taking too much space. I quit reading after a few sections, browsed the rest and not having learned anything new moved on. The author mentions weighing his gear in ounces. That is too coarse for me. I measure in grams. If either of two items do the job and one is a few grams lighter maybe its the right choice.
    The author attempts to be scientific but sometimes misses the mark such as suggesting the myth that wearing clothing in your sleeping bag makes you colder. This is demonstrably false if you are wearing dry clothing.
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  • Kindle Customer Mike
    2.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight?
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2020
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    Most people consider a baseweight of 10-20 lbs to be lightweight. The author defines lightweight to be 20-30 lbs. His pack + hammock+ sleeping system alone weigh over 11 lbs. While the author has some good ideas, he just carrieds too much stuff.
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