He is the author of the pct hiker s handbook, beyond backpacking, siku kayak, the ray way tarp book, and trail life. I used a ruler to scale several points from this graph, and then fit a line to the points i scaled. Ray jardine s lightweight backpacking ray jardine s new and updated version of the hiking book above. It details his present system of long distance thruhiking, which is based on 25,000 miles of trailtested knowhow. Ray jardine remains the premier spokesman for lightweight backpacking. I think i remember reading on his site that the book was gonna be published again soon. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardines lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear.
The book, a howto manual for any longdistance hike and not just a guide to. Vray 5 for 3ds max, beta want an early look at vray 5. Ray jardine s lightweight backpacking this is ray jardine s new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. Some of his ideas and recommendations are a bit nutty, but then, even ray admits that everybody needs to develop their own style, based on the principles that he provides. This book was rereleased and renamed in 1996 under its. A natural history of behaviour is a bbc nature documentary series written and presented by david attenborough, first transmitted in the united kingdom from 3 october 1990 a study in animal behaviour, it was the third in a trilogy of major series beginning with life on earth that took a broad overview of nature, rather than the more specialised surveys of attenboroughs. New zealand called and we spent 3 months volunteering on local farms and hiked many trails on both islands. What equipment they choose to buy, ray will make substantial modifications to eliminate useless parts and unnecessary weight.
Check out the latest music videos, trailers, comedy clips, and everything else that people are watching right now. Home booktrails literacy adventure camps in steamboat. The approach ray jardine takes to lightweight backpacking. The equipment selected varies according to the duration, distance, planned activities, and the environment. I had been dreaming about hiking the pacific crest trail for 20 years. They make their tarps, sleeping quilts, packs, and most of their clothing. Both ray and jenny felt that the next logical step was to head east and hike the appalachian trail. Reviewers who complain that it is preachy are taking it wrongly, in my opinion. Along the way they have systematically tried hundreds of equipment options.
Ive been a ray jardine fan ever since i read his first book, the pacific crest trail hikers handbook, back. This book was rereleased and renamed in 1996 under its current name of trail life with the current version released in 2009. Additional factors include weight and preparedness for unplanned events. Ray jardines new book trail life this makes no sense at all.
On page 23 of ray jardine s book trail life 2009 is a graph of pack weight versus miles per day travelled. I love poring over this book and dreaming up building my own thruhiking setup. Australian hiker trail life ray jardines lightweight. The booklet contains a complete set of maps and descriptions plus beautiful illustrations.
Trail life, by ray jardine 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. Jan 01, 2009 trained in aerospace engineering, ray jardine has also pursued numerous outdoor activities. Thoughts and ideas on ray jardines and other hiking. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray pacific crest trail hikers handbook jardine paperback july classic treks. Thats exactly why i learned so much even after having read two books by chris townsend and one by colin fletcher.
I have, as it were, a superstitious hesitation in lifting the veil that clings about my childhood like a golden mist. The series is available in the uk for regions 2 and 4 as a 4disc dvd set bbcdvd1428, released 27 september 2004 and as part of the life collection. Ray s basic theory is that if you pack light enough, you can travel 2 or 3 times further with the same energy. When jardine first published the pacific crest trail hikers handbook in. This is ray jardines new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. At booktrails, our students are able to experience and feel as though they are the main character in their favorite storywhether it be building a survival shelter. Trail life, the evolving book all truth passes through three stages. By then a longdistance veteran, jardine had begun not just formulating his system for long hikes, but implementing it. In this book, ray jardine lays out his tested and true methods of backpacking. Meanwhile, the successor trail life, the ultralight primer by ray jardine is available online. This 2009 publication is the updated version of ray s classic 1990 beyond backpacking. If you go into this book having decided that lightweight.
Book trails was originally published as an 8 volume set in 1928 in blue lowembossed bindings with colored pictures on the front. It details his present system of long distance thruhiking, which i based on 25,000 miles of trailtested knowhow. 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. Any cursory research into lightweight backpacking will inevitably lead to the name, ray jardine. While ray jardine didnt invent the concept, he is almost single handedly responsible for making it mainstream when he first released his book on the subject in 1991. Feb 14, 2017 by then a longdistance veteran, jardine had begun not just formulating his system for long hikes, but implementing it. Ray and his wife jenny have logged numerous long distance trail hikes amassing over 25,000 miles. He is the author of the pct hikers handbook, beyond backpacking, siku kayak, the rayway tarp book, and trail life. Trail life book covers the essentials of ray and jenny jardines lightweight hiking methods and equipment including clothing and footwear, nourishment. Trail life book covers the essentials of ray and jenny jardine s lightweight hiking methods and equipment including clothing and footwear, nourishment and physical conditioning, and the myriad topics that contribute to these basics. Each book comes with an invitation to take a journey. Though it still misses out on a lot of the more recent innovations in lightweight backpacking despite being an updated text, it s still packed with a lot of good information and includes some things that the first one doesnt.
Trained in aerospace engineering, ray jardine has also pursued numerous outdoor activities. When he came out with beyond backpacking in 1999, i snatched it up and again devoured his tips. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book includes the history of the rayway tarp design, and explains why ray and jenny enjoy tarp camping so much. The approach ray jardine takes to lightweight backpacking, the ray way as its known, at first seems a little extreme and dangerous eschewing weight at all costs. It is with a kind of fear that i begin to write the history of my life. My copy came 2 days after i ordered it through his web site. Much of the same information is in beyond backpacking as was in the pacific crest trail. The current one by ray jardine is trail life, further expanding his ideas. 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. The second one also out of print by ray jardine is beyond backpacking ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking, expanding the ideas in the first book. Unlike ray, i didnt figure it out for myselfi had to read his book. When they set off from georgia on june 7, 1993, ray and jenny were putting his golight system to its first real test. Hiking books to help lighten your backpack ten pound.
A good book if you havent already got the pacific crest trail by ray jardine. In fact, disciples of rays hiking philosophy refer to it as the ray way. On my 40th birthday, i called in and quit to hike the pacific crest trail. Trail life our revised edition of beyond backpacking.
The approach ray jardine takes to lightweight backpacking, the ray way as its known, at first seems a little extreme and dangerous eschewing weight at all costs means going without some extra rei bells and whistles. Booktrails is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that promotes a love of literacy. How to make a tarp and nettent, and use them in the wilds. Oct, 2009 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. Ray 19151986, professor of english at the university of illinois from 1946 to 1960 and president of the john simon guggenheim memorial foundation from 1963 to 1985, was one of the major book and manuscript collectors of his time. This is to certify that on the 22nd of december 2019, ray jardine rode a 2005 bmw k1200lt a total of 1,015 grueling miles in less than twentyfour hours while participating in the saddlesore. The booktrail gives you maps and travel guides to make books your new travel reading. Longdistance hiker, designer and builder of aerospace composite kayaks, baja and arctic alaska sea kayaker, canadian barrenlands canoeist, crosscountry hang glider pilot. This 2009 publication is the updated version of rays classic 1990 beyond backpacking. Books set in location offer readers and travellers the possibility to travel around the world and gain a unique insight into each destination and culture.
The second one also out of print by ray jardine is beyond backpacking ray jardine s guide to lightweight hiking, expanding the ideas in the first book. While lighten up provides a brief, humorous introduction to how ul works, and lightweight backpacking and camping is excellent for certain types, no other book can take a skeptical beginner or traditional backpacker and convert them to an ul enthusiast as well. While there have now been a number of books written on this topic including a number that have only been recently released, trail life ray jardines lightweight backpacking is very much worth a read. On page 23 of ray jardines book trail life 2009 is a graph of pack weight versus miles per day travelled. Trail life, the rayway tarp book essential, beyond backpacking, siku kayak, the pct hikers handbook. Books set in locations around the world give you the chance to travel through the eyes of authors and their characters. Try the redesigned vray frame buffer with new tools for light mixing and compositing built in. Reflections on trail life by ray jardine hiking the great. Reflections on trail life by ray jardine hiking the. Mar 16, 2009 within a very short time, the book was sold out and available on the secondhand market at dizzying prices. This is ray jardine s new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. He reports how ungulates, including deer, horses, and giraffes. First it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third, it is accepted as selfevident. Our literacy adventure camps create new ways to experience the joys of reading and writing.
Ray jardines lightweight backpacking ray jardines new and updated version of the hiking book above. Or just sit in your armchair and be transported to wherever your mind takes you. I read everything on it, watched the 4 hour how to hike the pct video 4 times. Like ray, i was so prepared for any contingency that i could hardly lift my pack. If you go into this book having decided that lightweight backpacking is a fad, youre not going to like it. The task of writing an autobiography is a difficult one. That s exactly why i learned so much even after having read two books by chris townsend and one by colin fletcher. Ray jardines lightweight backpacking by ray jardine. The book trail about the book trail the book trail. It details his present system of long distance thruhiking, which i based on 25,000 miles of trail tested knowhow. Oct 14, 2016 on my 40th birthday, i called in and quit to hike the pacific crest trail. Jardine has engineered the system shared in this book from the ground up over.
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. Backpack45 backpacking book classics by ray jardine. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a. I took a 78 day outward bound class but they werent very good teachers.
Though it still misses out on a lot of the more recent innovations in lightweight backpacking despite being an updated text, its still packed with a lot of good information and includes some things that the first one doesnt. The appalachian trail is a a 2200 mile3500km trail running from georgia to maine in the eastern united states. Rays basic theory is that if you pack light enough, you can travel 2 or 3 times further with the same energy. Backpack45 backpacking book classics by ray jardine, colin. Trail life by ray jardine, 9780963235978, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Of course, ray jardine says weve been doing it all wrong. Ray jardines lightweight backpacking this is ray jardines new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. The book describes campsite selection and tarp pitching methods, and includes several photo sequences of knot tying for tarp pitching. Navigators tent with navigators, adventurers only tent with adventurers, etc. Hiking is usually divided into dayhikes and multipleday hikes, called backpacking, trekking, and walking tours. Hiking books trail guides, camping, national parks. He says that this data was obtained by analyzing records of his and jennies pct hikes. Trail life, the ray way tarp book essential, beyond backpacking, siku kayak, the pct hiker s handbook. Backpacking book classics are colin fletcher the complete.
The reason why some were and are offended by rays way is that the truth can hurt. In 1946, the first 4 volumes were reissued in red high embossed bindings, with each volume split into two, and the volumes were renumbered. There are chapters on the safety of lightweight hiking and on packweight evolution. While lighten up provides a brief, humorous introduction to how ul works, and lightweight backpacking and camping is excellent for certain types, no other book can take a skeptical beginner or traditional backpacker and convert them to an ul enthusiast as well as trail life. Cubajunky visited these islands and has come to the conclusion that this part of cuba is very beautiful and a must visit when you want to relax in beautiful resorts located at virgin white beaches. Within a very short time, the book was sold out and available on the secondhand market at dizzying prices. Nov 02, 2015 the jardines ended up making most of their equipment and they generously provided their designs and patterns in the book. 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. Erroneously entitled trials of life, its sole extra feature is a 50minute documentary. This shows me ray jardine gave out all his information in his first book so now he really has nothing more to tell. The 30 most spectacular hikes in the world by bill birkett editor hardcover the complete guide to trail building and maintenance by carl demrow, david salisbury paperback the complete walker iv. Ray jardine s guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its a unique way to travel as you visit a location seeing it through the eyes of the author and their characters. Though its written with hikers in mind, most of the advice and principles can be used for camping of whatever sort.
The price of the booklet is minimal and covers the cost to print it. Trail life ray jardines lightweight backpacking australian hiker. Prior to 1991, almost every backpacker on an overnight trip carried more than forty pounds. Cuba junky jardines del rey, cayo coco, cayo guillermo. Home booktrails literacy adventure camps in steamboat springs. Beyond backpacking is largely dedicated to backpacking practice, rather than just a long gear list. This is a must have, must read book for any backpacker doing more than 12 nights out in the woods. Later, you will see in chapter 11 regarding youth protection, that trail life usa child safety guidelines dictate that boys should share tents with other boys of the same program group e. The booktrail is a great resource for readers and travellers of all kinds you can search for books set in a city youre travelling to, find the books by a particular author set near to the place youre in right now. Hiking is usually divided into dayhikes and multipleday hikes, called backpacking, trekking, and walking tours the equipment selected varies according to the duration, distance, planned activities, and the environment. The only book i used for the entire trail was wingfoots thruhikers handbook. It was previously released in 2002 as an abridged 3disc. 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. In his most buy viagra recent book, he relays his experiences from 25,000 miles of ultralight hiking on 399 colour pages.
Hiking books to help lighten your backpack ten pound backpack. This is the best and most comprehensive introduction to lightweight and ul backpacking around. Manual on planning and preparing for hikes of the pacific crest trail through. Hiking equipment is the equipment taken on outdoor walking trips. Categories gear, musings, the hiking life blog tags backpacking, hiking, ray jardine, thruhiking, ultralight, ultralight backpacking, wonderland trail in a nutshell the hiking life is a compilation of tips and advice on trip planning, lightweight backpacking techniques, and improving your wilderness skill set. 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. It is hard for us to accept that we just spent 500 miles or whatever of hiking with equipment of which half we never used. A thruhiker on the appalachian trail one who traverses the entire trail, environmental journalist moor considers how traces became footpaths, roads, and highways over countless millennia, from the tracks of precambrian protoanimals to life today. Like ray jardine, i learned my camping and backpacking skills in scouts.