Make your own gear.
An excellent site with lots of ideas,
plans and instructions.
Eat Right. Part of the thru Hiker website.
Excellent article on food.
Thru Hiker. Lots of good articles
and materials for D.I.Y.
Federated Mountain Club
A list of all NZ tramping Clubs
Zen Stoves. The ultimate stove site.
Make your own.
Think you might be addicted to tramping ?
The last word in ultralight,
gear you can eat.
Kiwidisposals, NZ firm that sells
the cheapest solid fuel .
Also polypro tops for $4
Tarp tent . Instructions on how
to make an ultralight tent or
purchase one
Outdoor wilderness Fabrics.
Good prices for 1.1oz silnylon
Backpacking light.
The ultimate ultralight website.
However you have to pay for
most of the articles.
Forums are good and free.
Ian Fisks Tramping Pages.
Ray Jardines adventure page.
Ray is the American ultralight Guru .
The New Zealand Tramper.
Extreme ultralight.
A good section on extreme ultralight
Bill Fornshell. Forget ultralight and super
ultralight and extreme ultralight.
This is hyperlight.
The greatest DIY site ever .
This is a Swedish site,
but you can get a translation by clicking the
union jack .Gives fantastic plans and patterns.
Wood stove. A nice little wood stove idea.
Arctic 1000. In 2006 three ultralighters
attempted to walk 1000k through the
Arctic carrying all food and equipment.
Remote Westland Huts. A truly great website,
Gives very up to date information on the huts of
Westland.
