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MYOG: Down Vest
An easy introduction to working with down, this vest has no frills, bells, or whistles: just warm insulation where you need it most!
Lightweight Integrated Canister Fuel Cooking Systems State of the Market Report 2011: Part 1 – Overview and Performance Evaluation
The Jetboil Personal Cooking System was a major innovation back in 2004. We reviewed it in-depth and reported on its strengths and drawbacks. It’s wonderfully fuel-efficient and wind-resistant, but heavy, a bit slow, and low in cooking capacity. Fast forward to 2011; now we have eight backpackable integrated canister fuel stoves. They are fast, fuel-efficient, wind-resistant, some are cold-resistant, they have a much higher cooking capacity, and some are truly lightweight and can be pared down to as little as 7.5 ounces (213 g). Got your attention?
Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes State of the Market Report 2011
Do they have any advantages over simple trail runners? And who makes lightweight W-I-D-E shoes for hikers with duck feet?
Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes: Salomon
Mini-Review of the Salomon 3D Fastpacker Mid GTX and Salomon XA Pro 3D GTX Ultra Shoes
Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes: GoLite
Mini-Reviews of the GoLite Timber Lite, Surge Lite, and Carbo Lite Shoes
A Marriage Proposal on Walden Pond
Can a backpacker more comfy on the trail find love with a lady for whom three stars is roughing it? An excerpt from Ron's recently published memoir, Pathfinder: Blazing a New Wilderness Trail in Modern America.
Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes: Montrail
Mini-reviews of the Montrail Sabino Trail Mid GTX, Mountain Masochist Mid GTX and AT Plus Shoes
Exped DownMat Pump 7, Exped SynMat UL 7 S Mats
Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011
Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Mat and Generic EVA30 Foam Mat
Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report
Big Agnes Insulated Air Core and Big Agnes Clearview Mats
Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report
Klymit X Frame Mat
Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report
Nemo Zor Short and Nemo Zor Regular
Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011
Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats – State of the Market Report 2011 Part 2: Test Results and Mini-Reviews
Why use an airmat instead of a slab of foam? Two reasons: an airmat is thicker and more comfortable, and an airmat has a higher insulation rating or R-value, to protect you from the cold underneath. But you don't want excess weight, so this survey is restricted to airmats weighing less than 400 g (14 oz) for summer use and 800 g (28 oz) for winter use. In Part 1 we looked at the sort of properties we might want in an airmat; in this Part 2 we look at actual airmats.
Kooka Bay GoosePad, Kooka Bay Synthetic Insulated and Kooka Bay TaperLite Mats
Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011
Mammut Light Pump Mat
Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir, Therm-a-Rest ProLite, and Therm-a-Rest Deluxe LE Mats
Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report
MontBell UL 90 and MontBell UL 120 Mats
Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011
Stephensons Warmlite Down Air Mat
Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report
Vaude Norrsken Insulated Mat
Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report
POE Ether Elite 2/3 and POE Peak Oyl Elite Mats
Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011
