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MYOG: Aluminum Windscreen for Canister Stoves
Functionality and practicality are the benefits of this windscreen that stores neatly within your cookpot.
MYOG: The Poddle
Hiking poles + paddle blades = the Poddle, the ultimate multi-tool for hiking and packrafting or kayaking!
Western Mountaineering Expedition Down Bootie Review
Well designed, lightweight, warm down bootie with an integrated tall gaiter and performance equivalent to a multi-layer system.
Ultralight Down Pants: Light, Warm, and Versatile
Ultralight down insulated pants from MontBell, PHD, and Western Mountaineering are reviewed and compared. Down pants provide the most warmth for their weight, and are especially versatile for colder weather camping. Wear them to stay warm in camp and to extend the warmth of an ultralight sleeping bag.
Soto OD-1R Canister Stove Product Review
This Japanese stove is small, light, and well-made, with a unique miniature pressure regulator instead of a needle valve.
JakPak All-In-One Garment Review
Is this the "Three Musketeers" of backpacking gear (all for one, one for all!), or does it leave Chris feeling cold?
Crater Lake Snowshoe Video Essay
Join some of the Backpacking Light crew for their three-day circumnavigation of Crater Lake. In January. On snowshoes!
Ultralight Three-Season Down Mummy-Style Sleeping Bags: State of the Market Report 2010
Mummy bags win hands down as the most thermally efficient bag design. An ultralight down mummy combined with an ultralight down jacket and pants creates a remarkably warm and versatile sleeping system for colder conditions. Join Will as he rounds up and rates the lightest three-season down mummy bags.
Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or not?
Supplement 6: Primus Eta PackLite System
We cover yet another Primus heat-exchanger stove system in this Review: the Primus Eta PackLite. This is basically modelled on the Eta Power system, but smaller and lighter.
Eddie Bauer First Ascent Downlight Sweater Review
This jacket really rocks - an excellent balance of light weight, basic features, warmth, wind and water resistance, and cost.
Adventures in Laminating Silicone-Impregnated Fabrics
Silnylon and spinnaker fabric have long been mainstays in making ultralight gear, but they require careful construction to avoid failures at seams or damage from abrasion. Laminating the fabric offers a solution to those problems.
Sierra Designs Nitro 30 Sleeping Bag Review
Remarkably lofty and warm for a 30 F (-1 C) rated bag – this is the first sleeping bag I have tested that’s warmer than its claimed temperature rating!
Three Sisters Backpacking
In 2008 and 2009, I got better acquainted with the lovely ladies that make up the Three Sisters in the Cascade Range.
REI Quarter Dome T2 Tent Review
There's a lot of bang for the buck in this roomy, lightweight, double-wall tent!
PHD Minim 400 Sleeping Bag Review
This zipperless down mummy-style 23 F rated sleeping bag is elegant for its simplicity, light weight, and high loft-to-weight ratio.
Petzl Tikka XP2 and Tikka Plus2 LED Headlamp Reviews
Petzl has been busy upgrading and gives us two new versions of an old stand-by.
PHD Mountain Software Ultra Down Pullover Review
The ultimate down jacket for ultralight backpacking and lightweight cold weather pursuits.
Be Prepared, Not Equipped
The main reason my pack got lighter was because I realized that being prepared had little to do with the equipment I carried.
Sierra Prime: Off Trail in California’s High Country
The greatest rewards come when you choose to get off the beaten path and build a personalized hike that mixes challenge and fun at whatever level works for you.
MontBell Ex Light Women’s Down Jacket Review
The lightest down jacket to be found, but the women’s version doesn’t have as much loft and warmth as the men’s version.
Mountain Hardwear Nitrous Jacket Review
An ultralight down jacket that performs well in active pursuits, but it’s not the best choice for ultralight backpacking.
