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GVP Gear G4 Pack

Gear Reviews June 24, 2003 Utility for PDA-Wielding Executives “This pack multitasks like a PDA-wielding executive,” notes one ridiculous review of this pack published in another backpacking magazine. We all scratched are heads and asked...

Hilleberg Bivanorak

Gear Reviews June 23, 2003

Hilleberg Bivanorak

Kiva Jazz Adventure Racing Pack

Gear Reviews June 21, 2003

Kiva Jazz Adventure Racing Pack

Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Pads

Gear Reviews June 20, 2003

Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Pads

GoLite Hex 3 Shelter REVIEW

Gear Reviews May 1, 2003

The GoLite Hex 3 Shelter is a winter traveler's dream: a floorless shelter that provides bombproof wind and storm protection. For 3-season use, the Hex 3 is a roomy refuge from fringe season storms.

Soft Shell Pants

Gear Reviews May 1, 2003 Ibex Alp and Ibex Guide Lite Pants; Arc’Teryx Gamma LT Pant; Sierra Designs Ultra Pants; Cloudveil Rodeo Pants Table of Contents Info & Stats on Pants Overview of Softshell Pants...

Clothing and Sleep Systems for Mountain Hiking, 1st Edition (August 2002)

Gear Guides August 4, 2002

Clothing and Sleep Systems for Mountain Hiking, 1st Edition (August 2002)

The Original Ultralight Hikers: Seeking Wilderness Simplicity from Modern Day Nomads

Essays July 4, 2002

The Original Ultralight Hikers: Seeking Wilderness Simplicity from Modern Day Nomads

Integral Designs Andromeda Strain

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Integral Designs Andromeda Strain

Adventure Medical Kits Thermo-Lite Bivy Sack

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Adventure Medical Kits Thermo-Lite Bivy Sack

Functional Designs Sweetie Pie Summer Bag Doubler

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Functional Designs Sweetie Pie Summer Bag Doubler

Integral Designs Endurance Bivy

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Integral Designs Endurance Bivy

Big Agnes Zirkel

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Big Agnes Zirkel

Beyond Backpacking, by Ray Jardine (Book Review)

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Book Review: Beyond Backpacking

Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack

GoLite Flash Sleeping Bag REVIEW

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

The Polarguard 3D-filled GoLite Flash Sleeping Bag takes a modular approach to sleep systems, with a removable top that can be used to adjust the temperature range of the bag: when it's warm, simply zip it off and leave it home.

Ortovox BivvyPoncho Lite

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Ortovox BivvyPoncho Lite

Nunatak Arc Alpinist

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Nunatak Arc Alpinist

Adventure Medical Kits Mylar Emergency Sleeping Bag

Gear Reviews July 4, 2002

Adventure Medical Kits Mylar Emergency Sleeping Bag

Big Agnes Horse Thief

Gear Reviews July 3, 2002

Big Agnes Horse Thief

A Homemade Gear Sled (Pulk) for Backcountry Winter Travel

Make Your Own Gear (MYOG) April 15, 2002 Introduction Winter backpacking is an entirely different experience from backpacking at any other time of the year. In the winter our needs for food, water, and warmth require significant changes...