list of cottage industry manufacturers

[1azarus]

this is the most complete list i've seen (has dirty girl gaiters on list -- that would be my test...)


http://blackwoodspress.com/blog/12378/cottage-backpacking-gear-directory/

support these fine people. they are the future of backpacking.

[swjohnsey]

Great list. I have stuff from five of 'em. Support American industry!

[moongoddess]

Any way this post could be made into a sticky? This list would be a HUGE help to newbies!

[Spokes]

Great list.

I'd add Etowah Outfitters

http://www.etowahoutfittersultraligh...ckinggear.com/

[Alligator]

Any way this post could be made into a sticky? This list would be a HUGE help to newbies!

Sure thing. Done.

[1azarus]

Great list.

I'd add Etowah Outfitters

http://www.etowahoutfittersultraligh...ckinggear.com/

good point -- thanks for adding them. i forgot i have their very light, very nicely made orange pack cover... the ultimate hunting season accessory.

[Franco]

Also
Ruta Locura
http://www.rutalocura.com/

kifaru
http://www.kifaru.net/

Stephenson's
http://warmlite.com/

The Packa
http://www.thepacka.com/index.html

seekoutside
http://seekoutside.com/products/ultralight-tipis/



I have another one or two in mind, will post later..
Franco

[Franco]

ZimmerBuilt
http://www.zimmerbuilt.com/index.html
RBH Designs
http://www.rbhdesigns.com/
LuxuryLite
http://www.luxurylite.com/

[Franco]

And a special one...
Wintergreen
http://www.wintergreennorthernwear.com/
Great clothing for REALLY cold weather.
Designed, made and tested in Minnesota.
(a mate has several pieces of their gear )
Franco

[QiWiz]

Agree this is very good list. I would not place myself in this company, but am proud of the quality and utility of my trowels, stoves, and saws.

[Franco]

The Oware link has not worked for me for some weeks.
This one does :
http://shop.bivysack.com/
Franco

[RodentWhisperer]

My turn: http://fourdog.com/sp-titanuim-lids/

[ScottS]

Great sticky.

[1azarus]

just sending this to a friend who is starting out...

You can find the latest cutting edge “cottage industry” ultralight backpacking gear here:
Cottage Backpacking Gear Companies:
AntiGravityGear
www.antigravitygear.com – Lightweight shelters, cook systems, accessories and more.
Bear Paw Wilderness Designs
www.bearpawwd.com – Lightweight shelters and accessories.
Big Sky International
www.bigskyinternational.com – Ultralight freestanding shelters.
Black Rock Gear
www.blackrockgear.com – Ultralight down hats, vests, gloves and apparel.
Brasslite Backpacking Stoves
www.brasslite.com – Lightweight alcohol stoves.
Bushbuddy
www.bushbuddy.ca – Ultralight wood burning stoves.
Dirty Girl Gaiters
www.dirtygirlgaiters.com – Colorful lightweight gaiters.
DIY Gear Supply
www.diygearsupply.com – Materials and fabrics for building your own lightweight gear.
Elemental Horizons
www.elementalhorizons.com – Lightweight backpacks and accessories.
Enlightened Equipment
www.enlightenedequipment.com – Ultralight sleeping quilts.
Equinox LTD
www.equinoxltd.com – Ultralight packs, shelters, accessories and more.
Etowah Outfitters
www.etowahoutfittersultralightbackpackinggear.com
Feathered Friends
www.featheredfriends.com – Ultralight down sleeping bags and clothing.
Four Dog Stoves
www.fourdog.com – Ultralight multi-fuel stoves and cookware.
Gossamer Gear
www.gossamergear.com – Ultralight backpacks, shelters, sleep systems & more.
Goosefeet Gear
www.goosefeetgear.com – Down booties and apparel.
Hammock Gear
www.hammockgear.com – Lightweight hammock tarps, quilts and accessories.
Hennessy Hammock
www.hennessyhammock.com – Lightweight hammock shelters.
Hyperlight Mountain Gear
www.hyperlitemountaingear.com – Ultralight cuben fiber backpacks, shelters and accessories.
Integral Designs
www.integraldesigns.com – Lightweight shelters, bivys and accessories.
Jacks R Better
www.jacksrbetter.com – Ultralight sleeping quilts, shelters and accessories.
Katabatic Gear
www.katabaticgear.com – Ultralight sleeping quits and bivys.
Kifaru
http://www.kifaru.net/
Lawson Outdoor Equipment
www.lawsonequipment.com – Lightweight shelter kits, fabrics and accessories.
LightHeart Gear
www.lightheartgear.com – Ultralight double-wall shelters, fabrics and accessories.
LuxuryLite
http://www.luxurylite.com/
LW Gear
www.lwgear.com – Lightweight backpacks, DVDs, books and videos.
McHale Alpine Packs
www.mchalepacks.com – Custom fitted ultralight backpacks.
Moonbow Gear
www.moonbowgear.com – Modular pack systems, shelters and other unique gear.
Nunatak
www.nunatakusa.com – Ultralight sleeping quilts and down apparel.
Mountain Laurel Designs
www.mountainlaureldesigns.com – Ultralight backpacks, shelters, sleep systems and more.
Outdoor Equipment Supplier LLC
www.outdoorequipmentsupplier.com – Lightweight tarps, shelters and accessories.
Oware
www.owareusa.com – Ultralight shelters, sleep systems and accessories.
The Packa
www.thepacka.com
Packafeather
http://packafeather.com – Lightweight alcohol stoves and accessories.
QiWiz Wood Burning Stoves
www.QiWiz.net
Ray Jardine
www.rayjardine.com – The godfather of UL backpacking’s books and sew-your-own gear kits.
RBH Designs
http://www.rbhdesigns.com/
Ruta Locura
www.rutalocura.com – Trekking poles, tent poles, cookware and accessories.
Seekoutside
http://seekoutside.com/products/ultralight-tipis/
Simblissity
www.simblissity.net – Lightweight gaiters, storage sacks and accessories.
Six Moon Designs
www.sixmoondesigns.com – Ultralight backpacks, shelters and accessories.
Solo Stove
www.solostove.com – Lightweight wood-burning stoves.
Stephenson’s
http://warmlite.com/
Suluk 46
www.suluk46.com – Ultralight backpacking tools and accessories.
Tarptent
www.tarptent.com – The original ightweight single-wall shelters (and now double wall shelters)
Titanium Goat
www.titaniumgoat.com – Lightweight conical shelters, cook systems and more.
Trail Designs
www.traildesigns.com – Lightweight stoves, cookware and accessories.
Ultralight Adventure Equipment
www.ula-equipment.com – The best lightweight backpacks in the biz.
Warbonnet Outdoors
www.warbonnetoutdoors.com – Lightweight hammock tarps, quilts and accessories.
Western Mountaineering
www.westernmountaineering.com – Ultralight down sleeping bags and apparel.
White Box Stoves
www.whiteboxstoves.com – Ultralight alcohol stoves.
Wintergreen Northern Wear
http://www.wintergreennorthernwear.com
ZimmerBuilt
http://www.zimmerbuilt.com
ZPacks
www.zpacks.com – Ultralight cuben fiber shelters, backpacks and accessories.

[Wags]

http://tewaunderquilts.webs.com/

http://arrowheadequipment.webs.com/

http://www.wildernesslogics.com/

[Migrating Bird]

So many great folks and the products they make, so little money!

[1azarus]

and i forgot one of my own favorites and another of our own --- zelph the stove guy!

www.woodgaz-stove.com

here's the list, updated again...

You can find the latest cutting edge “cottage industry” ultralight backpacking gear here:
Cottage Backpacking Gear Companies:
AntiGravityGear
www.antigravitygear.com – Lightweight shelters, cook systems, accessories and more.
Arrowhead Equipment
http://arrowheadequipment.webs.com/ - Mostly hammock related gear and underquilts


Bear Paw Wilderness Designs
www.bearpawwd.com – Lightweight shelters and accessories.
Big Sky International
www.bigskyinternational.com – Ultralight freestanding shelters.
Black Rock Gear
www.blackrockgear.com – Ultralight down hats, vests, gloves and apparel.
Brasslite Backpacking Stoves
www.brasslite.com – Lightweight alcohol stoves.
Bushbuddy
www.bushbuddy.ca – Ultralight wood burning stoves.
Dirty Girl Gaiters
www.dirtygirlgaiters.com – Colorful lightweight gaiters.
DIY Gear Supply
www.diygearsupply.com – Materials and fabrics for building your own lightweight gear.
Elemental Horizons
www.elementalhorizons.com – Lightweight backpacks and accessories.
Enlightened Equipment
www.enlightenedequipment.com – Ultralight sleeping quilts.
Equinox LTD
www.equinoxltd.com – Ultralight packs, shelters, accessories and more.
Etowah Outfitters
www.etowahoutfittersultralightbackpackinggear.com misc gear
Feathered Friends
www.featheredfriends.com – Ultralight down sleeping bags and clothing.
Four Dog Stoves
www.fourdog.com – Ultralight multi-fuel stoves and cookware.
Gossamer Gear
www.gossamergear.com – Ultralight backpacks, shelters, sleep systems & more.
Goosefeet Gear
www.goosefeetgear.com – Down booties and apparel.
Hammock Gear
www.hammockgear.com – Lightweight hammock tarps, quilts and accessories.
Hennessy Hammock
www.hennessyhammock.com – Lightweight hammock shelters.
Hyperlight Mountain Gear
www.hyperlitemountaingear.com – Ultralight cuben fiber backpacks, shelters and accessories.
Integral Designs
www.integraldesigns.com – Lightweight shelters, bivys and accessories.
Jacks R Better
www.jacksrbetter.com – Ultralight sleeping quilts, shelters and accessories.
Katabatic Gear
www.katabaticgear.com – Ultralight sleeping quits and bivys.
Lawson Outdoor Equipment
www.lawsonequipment.com – Lightweight shelter kits, fabrics and accessories.
LightHeart Gear
www.lightheartgear.com – Ultralight double-wall shelters, fabrics and accessories.
LuxuryLite
http://www.luxurylite.com/
LW Gear
www.lwgear.com – Lightweight backpacks, DVDs, books and videos.
McHale Alpine Packs
www.mchalepacks.com – Custom fitted ultralight backpacks.
Moonbow Gear
www.moonbowgear.com – Modular pack systems, shelters and other unique gear.
Nunatak
www.nunatakusa.com – Ultralight sleeping quilts and down apparel.
Mountain Laurel Designs
www.mountainlaureldesigns.com – Ultralight backpacks, shelters, sleep systems and more.
Outdoor Equipment Supplier LLC
www.outdoorequipmentsupplier.com – Lightweight tarps, shelters and accessories.
Oware
www.owareusa.com – Ultralight shelters, sleep systems and accessories.
The Packa
www.thepacka.com – poncho/pack cover combination
Packafeather
http://packafeather.com – Lightweight alcohol stoves and accessories.
QiWiz
www.QiWiz.net-- Wood Burning Stoves
Ray Jardine
www.rayjardine.com – The godfather of UL backpacking’s books and sew-your-own gear kits.
RBH Designs
http://www.rbhdesigns.com/vapor barrier clothing
Ruta Locura
www.rutalocura.com – Trekking poles, tent poles, cookware and accessories.
Seekoutside
http://seekoutside.com/products/ultralight-tipis/
Simblissity
www.simblissity.net – Lightweight gaiters, storage sacks and accessories.
Six Moon Designs
www.sixmoondesigns.com – Ultralight backpacks, shelters and accessories.
Solo Stove
www.solostove.com – Lightweight wood-burning stoves.
Stephenson’s
http://warmlite.com/ - general gear outfitter, vapor barrier clothing and sleeping bags
Suluk 46
www.suluk46.com – Ultralight backpacking tools and accessories.
Tarptent
www.tarptent.com – The original ightweight single-wall shelters (and now double wall shelters)
Tewa
http://tewaunderquilts.webs.com/ Hammock Underquilts


Titanium Goat
www.titaniumgoat.com – Lightweight conical shelters, cook systems and more.
Trail Designs
www.traildesigns.com – Lightweight stoves, cookware and accessories.
Ultralight Adventure Equipment
www.ula-equipment.com – The best lightweight backpacks in the biz.
Warbonnet Outdoors
www.warbonnetoutdoors.com – Lightweight hammock tarps, quilts and accessories.
Western Mountaineering
www.westernmountaineering.com – Ultralight down sleeping bags and apparel.
White Box Stoves
www.whiteboxstoves.com – Ultralight alcohol stoves.
Wilderness Logics
http://www.wildernesslogics.com/ Ultralight hammock gear.
Wintergreen Northern Wear
http://www.wintergreennorthernwear.com- cold weather clothing
Zelph Stoves
www.woodgaz-stove.com - ultralight wood and alcohol stoves.
ZimmerBuilt
http://www.zimmerbuilt.com - Custom made Ultralight Backpacks
ZPacks
www.zpacks.com – Ultralight cuben fiber shelters, backpacks and accessories.

[Odd Man Out]

A couple more suggestions:
Since you included some DIY sites, maybe it would be good to include many people's go-to site for all things related to alcohol stoves, as well as the original site for one of the most popular stoves that can only be homemade:

Zen and the Art of Alcohol Stoves
http://zenstoves.net/Stoves.htm

The Super Cat Alcohol Stove
http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html

[Cadenza]

http://slinglight.com/sl/

I can't believe I don't see more of these on the trail.
It's the best backpacking chair ever!

Keeps your butt off the wet ground, sits low enough to cook, you can lay back and sleep in it, and it easily attaches to any pack.
It's worth every penny it costs, and it's worth every ounce it weighs.

[Franco]

Cadenza
I used to have people laughing at me for using trekking poles (now i think they laugh if you don't use them...) so carrying a chair would send some into hysterics...
however if you like it and you carry it , who cares?
Franco