here's the latest, and the list just gets better and better -- thanks for the additions. this thread might be a reasonable place to commend your favorite cottage industry! ...more here than just hammock related, but all of interest, I think.


Cottage Backpacking Gear Companies:



2QZQ Hammock Specialties
www.2qzqhammockhanger.com -- hammock modifications and accessories.


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.

Butt in a Sling
www.buttinasling.com – hammocks and accessories.


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.


End2End Supply
www.end2endsupply.com – stoves and accessories.


Enlightened Equipment
www.enlightenedequipment.com – Ultralight sleeping quilts.

Equinox LTD
www.equinoxltd.com – Ultralight packs, shelters, accessories and more.


Etowah Outfitters
http://www.etowahoutfittersultraligh...ackinggear.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
www.hawkvittles.com- food


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.

Luke’s Ultralite
www.lukesultralite.com – Lightweight gear, apparel, cuben items 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.


MiniBull Design
www.minibulldesign.com – alcohol stoves and accessories.


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.

Outdoor Herbivore
www.outdoorherbivore.com – food.

Outdoor Trail Gear
http://www.outdoortrailgear.com dutch clips, hammock accessories and cottage industry coop

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
www.packitgourmet.com food



Purcell Trench
www.purcelltrench.com – Lightweight fire grilles and accessories.

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.


Tato Wood Stoves
www.tripleatripleo.com – stoves.


Ultralight Adventure Equipment
www.ula-equipment.com –lightweight backpacks.

Underground Quilts
www.undergroundquilts.com – Lightweight quilts.

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.

Whoopie Slings
www.whoopieslings.com – hammock suspensions and accessories.


Wilderness Logics
http://www.wildernesslogics.com/ Ultralight hammock gear.

Wintergreen Northern Wear
http://www.wintergreennorthernwear.com - cold weather clothing

Yama Mountain Gear
www.yamamountaingear.com – Lightweight tarps, shelters and accessories.

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.