Talk:Ultralight backpacking

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[edit] Citations

Y'alls be wanting to start putting in some citations. Ratagonia 08:00, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hype

The whole article is buzz 'n hype. Multipurpose equipment is nothing new. Closed cell sleeping pads were, in the 70s. Or maybe 60s.
I could never understand why people would spend money on heavy inflatable pads (80s). Sleeping on twigs sure is hard, but the majority of people in this world has not more to lay down on.
Since decades tarpaulins are serving as poncho, tent, water collector, reflector, ... but in the jungle most modern materials get instantly eaten up by termites :-((
-- Steffen Heinrich 87.187.3.134 (talk) 22:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)