Okay, i have to put in my two cents because ray jardines book has been repeatedly maligned on this website. Ray jardine played a significant role in popularizing an ultralight approach to backpacking. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking his controversial book beyond backpacking 1999. Feb 14, 2017 the softspoken 50yearold sitting in the pale sunshine outside his pacific northwest home seems an unlikely troublemaker. Practical methods for all who love the outofdoors, from walkers and backpackers, to longdistance hikers.
They describe how to obtain minimal pack weight which significantly extends daily distance, thereby reducing injury. This 400 page book with color photos details ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe hiking and camping. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine online at alibris. Im new to ultralight and recently read beyond backpacking by ray jardine. Ray and jenny jardine s trips may seem extreme, but what ray jardine has to say is also valid for the weekend backpack of a few miles in and out. Jardine was the man who popularised the current movement towards going lighter in the early 90s. Jardine claimed his first pacific crest trail thruhike was with a base weight of 12.
Ray jardines new book trail life ive been a ray jardine fan ever since i read his first book, the pacific crest trail hikers handbook, back around 1995. Id been following his tips for 10 years or more used a tarp. Rainbow i made my first ray way backpack several years ago. Beyond backpacking is a followup to his book are how to hike the pacific crest trail. Beyond backpacking is a relatively new and innovative approach to lightweight backpacking. The books are beyond backpacking 1999 and trail life 2009. Beyond backpacking by ray jardine is a revised version of his older book the pct hikers handbook. Longdistance hiker, designer and builder of aerospace composite kayaks, baja and arctic alaska sea kayaker, canadian barrenlands canoeist, crosscountry hang glider pilot. Ray jardines lightweight backpacking by ray jardine ebook. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Rays basic theory is that if you pack light enough, you can travel 2 or 3 times further with the same energy. Ray jardine is currently considered a single author. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine 1999, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Ray jardine and the revolution of lightweight wilderness. The pct specific details have been removed, and a great deal of general info has been added, making it universally applicable to all trails, long. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear.
Backpacking book classics are colin fletcher the complete walker, ray jardine beyond backpacking, susan alcorn were in the. How much crap people tend to bring is so unnecessary which i guess is fine, to each his. Rays backpack is only 9 oz, which is several ounces less than other frameless packs of similar volume such as the mld burn and palante simple. This book was so encouraging and liberating that it made me want to get out into the backcountry even more. The book, a howto manual for any longdistance hike and not just a guide to the pacific crest trail, outlines a system of novel techniques for. Jul 04, 2002 we came to praise ray, not to bury him.
There are a few names that have revolutionized the sport of backpacking, ed garvey, colin fletcher, harvey manning and of course the master of lightweight backpacking ray jardine. My partner and i recently hiked the appalachian trail and used a ray jardine homemade tarp for the journey. Flip through beyond backpacking and youll see photos of jardine hiking deep in the wilds with a pack about the size of a book bag slung over. It details his present system of long distance thruhiking, which is based on 25,000 miles of trailtested knowhow. The pacific crest trail hikers handbook hit like a thunderclap for countless backpackers current, wannabe and former when it was published. Now full of colour photos and diagrams this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray. Beyond backpacking is a major upgrade to the pacific crest trail hikers handbook see book below. May 10, 2015 that coming fall while reading through our journals of the trail, i stumbled on the scribbled note ray jardine beyond backpacking from the conversation with todd. I wrote an article looking over ray jardines classic pct hikers handbook. There are chapters on the safety of lightweight hiking and on packweight evolution. I had heard of this book on various web sites and by other hikers working towards a lightweight pack goal. After looking at the latest gear, even cottage industry stuff, it surprises me that some of ray s designs havent been adopted.
Ray and jenny jardine have adventured across the world by foot, cycle, canoe and sail. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking, on librarything. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking, by ray jardine, july, 1999. Trail life could be the most important book about backpacking that you will ever read. The new title reflects the multitude of updated information. The book, a howto manual for any longdistance hike and not just a guide to the. After reading your book it just amuses the heck out of me that i was pretty much the idiot. Beyond backpacking by ray jardine backpacking light.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Unlike ray, i didnt figure it out for myselfi had to read his book. This is ray jardines new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardines lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe trekking and camping. Ray s backpack is only 9 oz, which is several ounces less than other frameless packs of similar volume such as the mld burn and palante simple. Jan 01, 2009 this is ray s new, fullcolor, 2009 edition of his bestselling beyond backpacking. Oct, 2009 ive been a ray jardine fan ever since i read his first book, the pacific crest trail hikers handbook, back around 1995. Ray jardine s guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine 1999, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. That coming fall while reading through our journals of the trail, i stumbled on the scribbled note ray jardine beyond backpacking from the conversation with todd. Currently, thousands of hikers are beginning to enjoy the benefits of going light.
What i found instead was an incredibly positive, articulate and informative book. Trail life, the rayway tarp book essential, beyond backpacking, siku kayak, the pct hikers handbook. Backpack45 backpacking book classics by ray jardine. In this book, he omits the pct specific information, and elaborates on his lightweight hiking methods.
However, after a careful reading of beyond backpacking, we find we must do a bit of both. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking paperback july 1, 1999. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardines lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ray jardine books online. Ultralight backpacking was popularized by rock climber ray jardine, whose 1992 book pct hikers handbook, later retitled as beyond backpacking in 1999, laid the foundations for many techniques that ultralight backpackers use today. Trail life book covers the essentials of ray and jenny jardines lightweight hiking methods and equipment including clothing and footwear, nourishment and physical conditioning, and the myriad topics that contribute to these basics. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Like ray jardine, i learned my camping and backpacking skills in scouts. Jardine is also a mountaineer, sea kayaker, sailor, hang glider pilot, sailplane pilot, and small aircraft pilot, skydiver, longdistance hiker, bicyclist, motorcyclist, and gear designer. The rayway website shares the story of ray jardines adventures and sells various kits you can sew yourself, including tarps, quilts, bivys and the legendary rayway backpack. Feeding peanuts to a brazen bluejay that hops and bobs for attention, ray jardine smiles wryly through a closecropped saltandpepper beard. Whilst some of his ideas may not be for everyone, there is no denying that his innovative.
Ive been backpacking regularly for years but i can honestly say that this book taught me a lot and opened my eyes more than once. This 400 page book with color photos details ray jardines lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe hiking and camping. Ray jardine and the revolution of lightweight wilderness travel. After looking at the latest gear, even cottage industry stuff, it surprises me that some of rays designs havent been adopted. This book has completely changed the way i think about backpacking. I know, i know blood bracelets, jesus talk, blah blah. I was intrigued by jardines radical backpacking ideas. Now full of colour photos and diagrams this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardines lightweight backpacking. Longdistance hiker, designer and builder of aerospace composite kayaks, baja and arctic alaska sea kayaker, canadian barrenlands canoeist. Like ray, i was so prepared for any contingency that i could hardly lift my pack.
I consider this book to be more comprehensive than other backpacking books that are much larger. I believe that ray jardine s techniques and philosophy will revolutionize hiking and camping. It has completed one thruhike and about 3,000 additional miles of backpacking. Backpack45 backpacking book classics by ray jardine, colin. The core issues of backpacking are shelter, food and health. They have recommended the following books for your reading pleasure. Ray and jenny jardines trips may seem extreme, but what ray jardine has to say is also valid for the weekend backpack of. I did some research and decided to give the book a read. Ray jardine has written my favorite book on backpacking. But for somebody that grew up backpacking around the west in the 80s and 90s, it was awesome to see somebody think differently. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I first read jardines book in 19992000 and it changed my life. Trail life, the ray way tarp book essential, beyond backpacking, siku kayak, the pct hikers handbook.
When he came out with beyond backpacking in 1999, i snatched it up and again devoured his tips. This is ray s new, fullcolor, 2009 edition of his bestselling beyond backpacking. The discussion forum has a very large community of folks who love hiking and backpacking, as well as reading. The long distance hikers have by far the most experience. This is rays new, fullcolor, 2009 edition of his bestselling beyond backpacking. This 2009 publication is the updated version of rays classic 1990 beyond backpacking. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe trekking and camping. As a wilderness instructor in his younger years, jardine and his students used cheap, plastic tarps with great success in mild and inclement summer weather. Simply put, beyond backpacking is by far my favorite book on backpacking. Contrast this hedonistic and gluttonous behavior with that of the ultralight backpacking movement, which started in the late 90s with the publication of ray jardines book beyond backpacking. Ray jardine s guide to lightweight hiking, by ray jardine, july, 1999. There are several gear chapters, including backpack, tarp.