Onestep's Ultralight Backpacking Resource
Section hiking the Appalachian Trail with a "10 pound pack"...
August 1972 -> October 4, 2003
WELCOME,
My name is Kurt "Onestep" Cedergren and I am an Ultralight Backpacker from Maine.
My first backpacking trip was in 1972 with a group of guys called the Mosquito Hill Gang. We followed the Appalachian Trail for a week with an assortment of gear that ranged from heavy to heavier. This was not an ultralight backpacking trip!
In 1976 I attempted a thru-hike of the 2000+ mile Appalachian Trail. That hike ended in Waynesboro VA after 700 miles and two months of backpacking.
After years of wanting to 'hike the whole trail', in 1996 I decided to complete my thru-hike a section at a time. What I had was a limited amount of time each year to devote to my section-hiking goal. I soon began to believe I would never complete the whole trail.
In 1999 I "discovered" the book Beyond Backpacking : Ray Jardine's Guide To Lightweight Hiking. In it I discovered his amazing philosophy of ultralight backpacking. Around the same time I finally got "on-line" and discovered both Michael's, and JohnO's, Ultralight Backpacking pages. A light went on! Maybe if I carry less weight, I could hike more miles per day, and that would allow me to FINISH MY A.T. SECTION-HIKE IN THIS LIFETIME !!!
My web site is intended to bring together in one place many of the resources I've found that have helped me to enjoy backpacking like never before. Check out my Gear Page to see what items make up my 8.8 lb, 3 season pack! Or follow the White Blaze's of my section-hiking adventures as I work towards completing the Appalachian Trail one section at a time. You can also find out what I did to get into shape and what I do to maintain that Fitness. In addition, I've included a Fourm where you can ask questions and get answers about Ultralight Backpacking. Theres also a Live Chat room where every Tuesday night at 9PM you can hang out and talk hiking! And finally, I've also included a Links page, sort of a Blue Blazed trail that leads you to some of my favorite Ultralight Backpacking websites. It includes a section where you can add your favorite links!
Is Ultralight Backpacking for you?... "maybe". You need to make that decision for yourself.
Each one of us must HIKE OUR OWN HIKE... here's mine.
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03-20-00: Trail Journal from 1999 Vermont AT section-hike
04-06-00: Trail Journal from March 2000 Massachusetts AT section-hike
04-06-00: Updated Clothes page
04-08-00: Homemade 4.6oz Gravity Water Filter
05-05-00: Homemade 14.7oz Ultralight backpack
09-24-00: Trail Data from September 2000 MA/CT/NY AT section-hike
10-17-00: Blister prevention
03-03-01: Ultralight Backpacking Forum, a place where hikers can ask questions and give advise.
03-23-01: Two new Ultralight Web sites. Adventure Alan, and Ken Knight.
04-10-01: Posted links to Homemade Gear sites
04-15-01: Added Tuesday Night Chat. Join me every Tuesady night at 9 PM EST USA
05-16-01: Trail Data from May 2001 NY/NJ/PA AT section-hike
05-22-01: Trail Journal from MAY 2001 NY/NJ/PA AT section-hike
06-25-01: BackpackingLight, The Online Journal of Lightweight Backcountry Travel
07-04-01: "Ultralight Checklist" Poll added to this page.
07-28-01: Posted a picture from the AT, "Ultralight & Traditional"
08-08-01: Chris Ibbeson's BackpackingGearWeight Calculator, a free program that allows you to keep track of your gear weight, and select the lightest load!
09-08-01: Backpacker Magazine goes Ultralight? Well sort of... check out their Ultralight Backpacking Center.
10-30-01: Added link to Ultralight Adventure Equipment. "Dedicated to providing ultralight and lightweight enthusiasts with quality, made in the USA products."
03-06-02: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers's Companion is now available online!
05-26-02:
Download a copy of my 8.8 lb Gear List!
06-25-02: Check out the 20 oz Mithril Pack... 100% Spectra cloth, 4000ci, ... light, bombproof, simple, customizable, & made to fit!
07-18-02: The Brasslite Backpacking Stove, at 1.2 oz just might be the lightest commercially available alcohol stove! See their "Make Your Own" section too!
03-01-03: Vapore-Jet Capillary Pump Stove... this amazing technology might obsolete ALL stoves available today!
06-20-03: In April, Katadin Goddess and I hiked 98 miles of the AT from Harpers Ferry WV to Boiling Springs PA. I now have 10 miles remaining to complete the whole trail "one section at a time"!
09-13-03: Last week I walked a 5 mile section in New Hampshire that I missed in 1998. During this day hike I met several northbound 'thru-hikers'. In time I'd like to attempt another thru-hike. Till then, I still have 5 miles in Maine to complete my section hike of the AT !
10-04-03: Today I completed the Appalachian Trail. This last section was in Maine from Moxie Pond Rd to the Summit of Pleasant Pond Mtn. I started this "2000 mile journey" in August 1972... and to steal a quote from Ed Garvey... it's truly been an "adventure of a lifetime".
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