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GVP Gear G4 Pack
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
Hilleberg Bivanorak
Kiva Jazz Adventure Racing Pack
Kiva Jazz Adventure Racing Pack
Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Pads
Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Pads
Soft Shell Pants
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...
GoLite Hex 3 Shelter REVIEW
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.
Clothing and Sleep Systems for Mountain Hiking, 1st Edition (August 2002)
Clothing and Sleep Systems for Mountain Hiking, 1st Edition (August 2002)
The Original Ultralight Hikers: Seeking Wilderness Simplicity from Modern Day Nomads
The Original Ultralight Hikers: Seeking Wilderness Simplicity from Modern Day Nomads
Integral Designs Andromeda Strain
Integral Designs Andromeda Strain
Adventure Medical Kits Thermo-Lite Bivy Sack
Adventure Medical Kits Thermo-Lite Bivy Sack
Functional Designs Sweetie Pie Summer Bag Doubler
Functional Designs Sweetie Pie Summer Bag Doubler
Integral Designs Endurance Bivy
Integral Designs Endurance Bivy
Big Agnes Zirkel
Big Agnes Zirkel
Beyond Backpacking, by Ray Jardine (Book Review)
Book Review: Beyond Backpacking
Adventure Medical Kits Mylar Emergency Sleeping Bag
Adventure Medical Kits Mylar Emergency Sleeping Bag
Nunatak Arc Alpinist
Nunatak Arc Alpinist
Ortovox BivvyPoncho Lite
Ortovox BivvyPoncho Lite
GoLite Flash Sleeping Bag REVIEW
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.
Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack
Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack
Big Agnes Horse Thief
Big Agnes Horse Thief
GoLite, Integral Designs, and Wild Things High Loft Synthetic Insulating Jackets (Comparison Review)
Overview High-loft insulating garments have a higher warmth-to-weight ratio than any other type of clothing. So, they are perfect complements to a lightweight backpacking clothing system when temperatures plummet. This...
