Ray Jardine played a significant role in popularizing an ultralight approach to backpacking. Beyond backpacking is a follow-up to his book are how to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. This book has a few flaws. First, it don't recognize the extreme vital cottage gear markets which provides excellent equipment to people who don't plan to sew their own items. Second, Ray doesn't clearly delineate between thinks that are just his opinion and things which have factual basis. Finally, I think there are places were Ray is just wrong and I think there is good science to debuke his perspective such as the superiority of corn pasta. ( )

First ultralight hiking "bible". ( )

Enjoy backpacking more by carrying less weight. Jardine explains and enlightens. ( )