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Lightweight Insulated Footwear Roundup (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

We searched the Outdoor Retailer Show to find footwear to keep feet warm and dry while winter hiking and snowshoeing.

Lightweight Handwear for Cold and Wet Conditions (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

We rounded up handwear of interest and suggest how they might be used in lightweight handwear systems.

Primus EtaExpress Pot 1.0L (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Primus EtaExpress Pot 1.0L

Primus PowerGas 450g Canister (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Primus PowerGas 450g Canister

Komperdell Nature Sticks (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Komperdell Nature Sticks

CAMP AT Fix Shovel (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Camp AT Fix Shovel

Crescent Moon Magnesium 9 Snowshoes(Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Crescent Moon Magnesium 9 Snowshoes

Nalgene 1.5 Liter Wide Mouth Flexible Cantene (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Nalgene 1.5 Liter Flexible Cantene. Keep water from freezing, easily accessible, and store over 1.5 liters - ideal for winter use and Bob.

GoLite Speed Demon 3/4 Tights (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: GoLite Speed Demon 3/4 Tights. A pair of knicker length tights that won't bunch up against high gaiters or socks.

Petzl MYO XP Headlamp (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Petzl MYO XP Headlamp. A hedlamp for all conditions that will keep Bob bathed in light.

Pieps DSP Avalanche Beacon (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Pieps DSP Avalanche Beacon. Easy to use yet capable avalanche beacon that weighs 7.0 ounces

Camp CarbonLight Avalanche Probe (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Camp CarbonLight Avalanche Probe. The lightest avalanche probe we have yet seen: 4.4 ounces.

Outdoor Research Helium Quick Sack (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Outdoor Research Helium Quick Sack

GSI Outdoors Rehydrate Spoon (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: GSI Outdoors Rehydrate Spoon

Sea to Summit eVac™ Drysack (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Sea to Summit eVac™ Drysack

Adventure Medical Kits Rescue Howler (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Adventure Medical Kits Rescue Howler

Garmin Colorado 400t GPS Promises Hi-Res Mapping in a Compact Package (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Sea to Summit Trash Dry Sack (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Sea to Summit Trash Dry Sack

Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .3 (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight .3

Snowballs (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008)

Virtual Pack: Snowballs