Chris Townsend's "The Backpacker's Handbook" (second edition, 1997) and Karen Berger's "Advanced Backpacking" offer a broader view of backpacking and gear. Chris makes reference to Ray Jardine/Jardine gear in his book. Cheers, Lesya * From the PCT-L | Need help? http://www.backcountry.net/faq.html * ==============================================================================