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Grandpa’s Fire Fork by Light My Fire
Light My Fire shows a revolutionary lightweight cooktool for the whittle challenged.
Evernew America Water Bottles and Hydration Bladders
Evernew enters the water bottle and hydration bladder market with a big splash.
Playing in the Snow: A day at Backcountry Base Camp
Click here to view a photo essay and listen to an audio interview from Backcountry Basecamp.
GoLite Revamps Apparel Lineup for Fall 2007
Improved fabrics, lighter weight and lower prices - too good to be true?
3 Pounds, 4 Seasons, 1 Person: Sierra Designs Introduces the Single-Wall Assailant
Bomber one-person, four-season, single wall tent with waterproof/breathable fabric and enough room for gear.
ACR Enterprises Personal Locator Beacon – the MicroFix
The ACR MicroFix Personal Locator Beacon weighs just 10 ounces.
Playing in the Snow: A Day at Backcountry Base Camp
The Backpackinglight teams spends a day at Backcountry Base Camp prior to the start of the show.
New Telemark Norm Boots and Bindings (Finally) Debut
After years of development, Scarpa, Crispi, and Rottefella show their long-awaited NTN boots and bindings at ORWM.
Make Your Own Gear: Five Yards to SuperUltraLight
Part 4, Pack
Complete instructions to construct a 3.1-ounce, 1700-cubic inch pack.
GoLite Quest Backpack REVIEW
Right on target for the lightweight backpacker: 70-liter, 3-pound internal frame pack with the right load-carrying capacity and feature set.
Osprey Talon 33 Backpack REVIEW
High performance sub-2-pound, 2000 ci frameless pack for active light pursuits.
Taming Those Large Flexible Foil Windshields
Learn the tricks and techniques required to make a stable windshield out of floppy metal foil.
Manzella Summit Mitt SPOTLITE REVIEW
Lightweight, dry, and warm handwear for most snow sports, but we found their limits when we used them for snow shelter building.
Groovy-Biotic Cooking: Quick, Healthy Meals with an Ultralight Cook Kit
All the details you need to plan backcountry vegetarian meals that are nutritious and tasty.
Origo Rendezvous Peak Multi-Function Watch REVIEW
User friendly and useful as an outdoor navigational aid – if you master its functions and keep it calibrated.
Ultralight in the Icebox
Andrew Skurka, who pioneered the 7700-mile Sea-to-Sea Route, discusses his expectations, concerns, and gear choices for a frigid 400-mile hike through northern Minnesota with ultralight gear.
Bushwhacking Gear: Heavyweight Fabrics and Compatible Construction Techniques to Improve Clothing Longevity for Off-trail Bushwhacking
Thorns, scrub and sandstone can rip ultralight clothing to shreds. What materials and construction techniques hold up to serious bushwhacking?
A Lightweight Guide to Backpacking in Sustained, Cold Rain
Techniques, gear and clothing to keep your pack light and a smile on your face during continuous days of rain.
La Sportiva Trango S EVO GTX Mountaineering Boot REVIEW
Ultralight mountaineering boots that are great on rock and ice as well as long approaches on the trail. But are they durable and warm enough?
Wise Women Go Light, Conclusion
Wise Women Jean (from 20 to 13 pound base weight) and Sue (14 to 9 pound base weight) put their new lightweight gear to the test in the field.
2006 Jacks ‘R’ Better “Down to Earth” Pad Converter SPOTLITE REVIEW
Converts any Jacks ‘R’ Better quilt into a top bag sleep system with an attached sleeping pad.
