[Cottage industry](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage%20industry):

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> 1. an industry whose labor force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment
> 2. a small and often informally organized industry
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Within the outdoor industry, wherever I search, be it on [Wild Backpacker](http://www.wildbackpacker.com/backpacking-gear/articles/the-cottage-industry/), [this blog post](http://popupbackpacker.com/open-letter-to-the-backpacking-cottage-industry/), etc., it seems a lot of it is focussed on ultralight backpacking. Perhaps that works in sunny Arizona but I tend to hike in bad weather and ultralight is not for me (I want weather protection, I tried ultralight and I have no intention to try again, thank you very much).

I don't want ultralight. Is there anything for me in the "cottage industry"?