Steve Gillman is a long-time backpacker, and advocate of lightweight backpacking. His tips, photos, gear recommendations, and a free book can be found at .
Sleeping Pads For Ultralight Backpackers Ultralight backpackers want to give up weight, not comfort. Sleeping pads are pretty much a necessity for backpacking comfort, but who wants to carry those monstrous old inflatables down the trail? Try some of these lightweight options instead. You can make four-ounce sleeping pads - then sometimes carry two of them. Start with the plain blue closed-cell foam pads available from any backpacking...... Similar Editorial : by Steven Gillman. | Source : Back packer / Backpacker
You Might Be An Ultralight Backpacker If... If you you find yourself saying "Hey, that's a good idea," to more than one of the following, you might be an ultralight backpacker. They are collected from various lightweight backpacking forums. For those of you that don't share our passion for ultralight backpacking, let me explain that these are funny, but also mostly true stories.You Just Might Be An Ultralight Backpacker If... - Your...... Similar Editorial : by B Symn. | Source : Back packer / Backpacker
Medicinal Plants For Backpackers Why learn about medicinal plants? Certainly, backpackers shouldn't leave the first aid kit home, but it can be useful and interesting to know a few plant medicines too. Whether you are someday in a survival situation, or you just lost your first aid kit and have a terrible headache, wouldn't it be nice to find relief nearby?You can. There are many effective medicinal plants. Some are also...... Similar Editorial : by Dylan. | Source : Back packer / Backpacker
How To Think Like An Ultralight Backpacker How does an ultralight backpacker think? A reporter for a backpacking magazine asked me this in a? recent interview. I've gone backpacking in winter conditions with as little as eleven pounds total on my back, so I do think light. In fact, there are some basic questions that seem to automatically come to mind when I am either planning a backpacking trip or looking at gear. I suspect other...... Similar Editorial : by B Symn. | Source : Back packer / Backpacker
Six Budget Travel Secrets Budget travel is not just about finding ways to spend less. The point is to have just as much fun while spending less. Here are some tips to get you started, and afterwards, a suggestion on how to think about travel.Are you considering a long trip? You may want to rent an apartment in an interesting city. We did this for two months in Tucson. It saved us at least $600 per month, compared to even...... Similar Editorial : by Ryan S. | Source : Backpacking Hiking
Travel Light: The How And Why Travel SimplicityWhy travel light? Travel simplicity. Everything is simpler when you travel light. With only carry-on luggage, we were on our way to a restaurant in Quito, while others were still waiting for their checked luggage. When we took busses our luggage was safely with us, not on the roof or in the hold below being cut open, like one time when I was in Mexico. While others struggled down...... Similar Editorial : by Claire Williams. | Source : Passports For Children
Cheap Travel Secrets Be A Travel OpportunistThe other approach is to be a true opportunist. This will be difficult for some of you, and entirely unacceptable to others. Nonetheless, the travelers who get to travel the most, go to the widest variety of places, learn the most and do the most, are the opportunists. This will be true until you are so wealthy that you have no monetary limits. The first time I went to...... Similar Editorial : by Ross Belgrave. | Source : Passports For Children
Six Wilderness Travel Tips Wilderness travel is relatively dangerous. Backpacking, floating a river in a canoe, or four-wheeling down isolated two-tracks - they all mean leaving the safety and predictability of civilization behind. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to make it much safer, without taking away from the adventure. Here are six tips for doing just that.1. Prepare. I've seen hikers eight miles from...... Similar Editorial : by Maria Estarellas. | Source : Brazil Travel Safety
Hostels For Cheap And Interesting Travel Hostels are a cheap travel secret of budget travelers. They have been around in one form or another for a long time, and are oriented towards young travelers and anyone else seeking inexpensive accommodations. The U.S. version used to be more complicated, with guests helping with chores. They are simpler now. You rent a bed instead of a room, sharing the bathroom, living room and kitchen. Less...... Similar Editorial : by Ross Belgrave. | Source : Menorca Tourist Information
Hiding Travel Money And Documents Travel money belts are still a good way to carry cash. They're common, and thieves know of them, but it isn't easy to tell if your belt has a hidden compartment, and it isn't easy for a robber to get at it quickly. It is a good way to carry some of your cash when you travel. Here are some more ways.There are travel options other than money belts for hiding cash and important papers. Use several of...... Similar Editorial : by Teahupoo. | Source : Menorca Tourist Information
Adventure Travel - Close And Cheap Adventure travel is becoming more popular all the time. It can be very expensive, though, and even a bit too dangerous for some of us. It doesn't have to either, though. Here are a few ideas for small adventures you can afford. They are followed by a definition of adventure that will help you add your own to the list.Try treasure hunting. Rent or buy a metal detector and spend a relaxing but...... Similar Editorial : by Steve Manik. | Source : Adventure Travel
Ten Pound International Travel International travel with only carry-on? It makes life on the road so much easier.The most recent time my wife and I went to Ecuador, I had 10 pounds of luggage, in one carry-on bag. Ana had 8 pounds in her carry-on bag. We spent six weeks in Ecuador, at times on glacier-covered mountains, and at other times lounging on Pacific coast beaches.Why travel so light? Simplicity. Since we had only carry...... Similar Editorial : by Steven Gillman. | Source : Sicily Tourist Information
Email Travel Secrets Why email certain things to yourself when you travel? More on that in a moment.You may already use email when you travel. With an email account, wherever you are in the world, your friends and family have a way to contact you and you have a way to contact them. Interestingly, even though the internet largely operates by way of the same phone lines, it's more reliable than the phone service in many...... Similar Editorial : by Robert Palmer. | Source : Sicily Tourist Information
Travelers Checks Or Debit Cards? My first time overseas, I had to exchange cash in $200 of travelers checks to pay a mountaineering guide who hadn't heard of American Express. The bank charged me $8. During the same trip, I used my debit card at an ATM to get $200 from my checking account. Once home, I saw that the charge for this was one dollar, and that was the last time I used traveler's checks.Debit And Credit Cards When...... Similar Editorial : by Alan Jacobson. | Source : Sicily Tourist Information
Cheap International Travel - The Secrets What is the real secret to cheap international travel? It is the same as the secret to doing anything for less. Learn to be an opportunist. Opportunistic travelers get to travel more, see more and do more. Of course, you can ignore this advice if you have unlimited funds.I went to Ecuador because it was cheap. Honestly, aren't there many interesting places in this world? Why not choose one you can...... Similar Editorial : by Adrian. | Source : Sicily Tourist Information
