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Techniques and Equipment for Wilderness Travel with Stock

Equipment for Wilderness Travel With Stock (continued)

Tent Supports

Light aluminum ridgepoles and uprights are available for wall tents. The tents can be assembled, dismantled, and moved more easily with the aluminum supports than with wood pole supports. Aluminum supports also produce less impact than cutting downfall for wood pole supports.

Photo of uprights and ridgepoles.
Aluminum uprights and ridgepoles in wall tent.

Sleeping Bags

Compact polyester or down-filled sleeping bags and foam sleeping pads or air mattresses are lighter and easier to pack than cots and sleeping bags with conventional insulation.

Photo of a woman stuffing a sleeping bag into a stuff sack.
Stuffing a lightweight sleeping bag into a stuff sack.

Stoves

Camp stoves ease the cooking chore and eliminate the need for cooking fires.

Makers of wood-burning stoves for tents have developed lighter, less bulky models. These stoves now range in weights from 8 to 51 pounds (3.62 kilograms to 23.13 kilograms). They are lighter, more convenient to pack, and easier to assemble than traditional stoves. In addition, some manufacturers offer catalytic stoves that are suitable for use in tents.

Photo of a lightweight stove.
A lightweight, collapsible stove for a tent.

Photo of a collapsed stove.
Stove collapsed for packing.

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