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GoPro Wide Helmet Cam Review
Practical application review on using the helmet cam in the backcountry... essentially, how does it do?
Ultralight Economies of Scale: Budgeting for Your Pack & Wallet
How can lightweight backpacking translate and relate to financial management? Doesn't all that lightweight loot cost money?
Heat Exchanger Stove Shootout: Part 2
Upright and Remote Canister Stoves
Setting a baseline: we survey a good range of conventional canister stoves for performance, setting us up for the comparison in Part 3.
Backcountry Fly Fishing with Tenkara: Ultralight Style and Simplicity
The literal translation of the Japanese word 'Tenkara' is 'from Heaven.' Fitting for a lightweight fly rod characterized by elegance, grace, and simplicity.
Race Report: 2009 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic
"We all know better than to do this race."
Western Mountaineering Hooded Flash Jacket Review
Perfect balance of warmth, light weight, and performance for less extreme conditions.
Garmin Oregon 550t Handheld Color Mapping GPS Review
Garmin trumpets the addition of a camera to this gadget, but are the improvement they DON'T mention even more impressive?
Panasonic Lumix LX3 Digital Camera
A compact digicam with a professional pedigree, the LX3 tempts outdoor photographers with a fast wide angle (f:2.0/24 mm equivalent) zoom lens, RAW file capability, high-definition video and solid performance.
Heat Exchanger Stove Shootout: Part 1
Introduction and Test Method
The performance and efficiency of canister stoves, put to the test. When the dust (and CO2) settle, which one will be left standing?
Two in One Boat: A Photo and Video Essay from Montana’s Jefferson River
Father and son float trip in the lowlands. Experience Ryan Jordan's wild ride through skeeters and heat exhaustion, including running low on key supplies. Or... not.
Two in One Boat: Sharing a Packraft on a River Trip
With 40 lbs from skin out for both father and son, would our contingency plan of "snuggling for warmth" come into play?
Lightweight Pertex Shield Rainwear Hitting the Market (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
Pertex Shield rainwear is more breathable than polyurethane laminates and similar in weight and price.
Sugar Coma: Days 4 & 5 (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
After five glorious days of all the sweet new stuff retailers can offer, we're home and recovering from the high. Our last blog blizzard of some standouts.
Trail Designs Caldera Keg-H (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
Heineken beer can based Caldera system capable of cooking for two people.
Ultralight Multi-Fuel (Alcohol/Esbit/Wood) Cooking Systems from Evernew and Trail Designs (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
New cooking systems allow a hiker to use wood fuel when conditions are right and use alcohol or Esbit fuels as a backup.
Klymit Kinetic Vest (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
Klymit launches their first products based on their noble gas inflation technology.
Rab Neutrino Sleeping Bags (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
Rab updates their line of lightweight sleeping bags.
Ultralight Tent, Sleep System, and Tarps from Brooks-Range Mountaineering (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
Brooks-Range introduces some truly lightweight gear equally suited to winter camping or summer ultralight backpacking.
Gear Treasure Hunting: Day 3 (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
Lots of good stuff in our day 3 roundup: a 2.4-ounce day pack, a new integrated canister fuel cooking system, new 3-pound internal frame backpacks, and 11-ounce mid-height hikers, to mention a few.
Gossamer Gear Gorilla Backpack (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
The Gorilla is a refined internal frame or frameless pack - the outcome of years of ultralight backpack evolution.
GoLite Eden Series Tents (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009)
GoLite wants to give people a backcountry bedroom (with the emphasis on "room") in their new Eden tent line. These hoop-style tents boast fast set-up, big vestibules, and lots of space for living.
