Cottage Backpacking Gear Companies:
I've updated the list and started a new thread since the old sticky may have had a virus issue (?) --I've added food companies and others suggested gear makers. I know I'm missing the latest Hammock gear makers -- please post more suggestions. I'm going to post this at hammock forums, too... There are 64 manufacturers listed here -- what an amazing industry!!! Well worth visiting every site.

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.

Hawk Vittles food
hawkvittles.com

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 survival oriented gear line
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
http://shop.bivysack.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.

Pack it gourmet food
packitgourmet.com

QiWiz
www.QiWiz.net-- U.L. Wood Burning Stoves, saws and trowels

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 tipis
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.

Slinglight Camp chairs
http://slinglight.com/sl/

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.

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

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.

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


ZimmerBuilt
http://www.zimmerbuilt.com - Custom made Ultralight Backpacks

ZPacks
www.zpacks.com – Ultralight cuben fiber shelters, backpacks and accessories.