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Meridian Designs AquaStar Plus Ultraviolet Light Water Purifier REVIEW
Treat your water using this robust, 3.9-ounce, ultraviolet light based, water purifier.
simBLISSity UnSlack Pack SPOTLITE REVIEW
If your backpack doesn’t have convenience pockets for your camera and snacks, here is a good way to add them.
Integral Designs eVENT Shortie Gaiters SPOTLITE REVIEW
Elegant in their simplicity and functionality, they’re like putting your socks on in the morning.
Komperdell C3 Duolock Women Trekking Pole REVIEW
Three-section carbon fiber trekking poles that combine sturdy construction, rigidity, and vibration absorption in a very light and compact package. This “Women’s” pole is sized for most hikers, regardless of gender.
New Balance 872 Off Road Trail Shoe SPOTLITE REVIEW
A superb shoe for ultralight backpacking on-trail. Off-trail, they performed exceptionally well, except for one weakness.
Apparel Trends and Highlights
Trends and highlights in lightweight apparel from Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006.
In the Chaos: The craziness That is OR (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Exciting, awesome, exhausting, intense, and hectic are just some adjectives that describe the chaos of OR.
Eagle Nest Outfitters SingleNest Hammock (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Hammock options continue to grow with the ENO SingleNest.
St. Moritz Watches: Momentum VP-1 and VS-1 Digital Altimeters and Momentum Logic (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Digital Altimeters with numerous features and a space-age materials analog watch that will stun you.
HydraCoach Interactive Water Bottle
Why the HydraCoach may have absolutely zero applicability for lightweight backpacking.
New Headlamps From Black Diamond, Petzl, and Brunton (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
LED headlamps continue to proliferate with both high power and ultralight headlamps.
Hammock Bliss Single, Double, and No-See-Um Free Hammocks (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Three more inexpensive but robust hammocks enter the fray giving hammock campers even more options
The Travel Hammock Skeeter Beeter (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
An inexpensive bugproof camping hammock with potential.
Princeton Tec Apex Pro Headlamp (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Princeton Tec has reduced the weight of their 3-Watt LED Apex Pro by nearly 4 ounces.
MSR Reactor Integrated Canister Stove (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
The integrated canister stove category just blew wide open with the imminent arrival of MSR's new Reactor. It's claimed to be the fastest-boiling, most fuel-efficient, windproof cooking system available. And there's another integrated canister stove coming from a different stove maker. BPL will cover this tomorrow night. Move over Jetboil!
Universal Adapter Carport Power Charger (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
A portable 12-volt power pack to recharge your portable electronics.
Kestrel 4500 Pocket Weather Station (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
The Kestrel 4500 adds a digital compass to an already impressive portable weather meter
Before The Chaos: Open Air Demo (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Before the chaos of the Outdoor Retailer Show we get ready with the Open Air Demo.
The Poncho Tarp: Techniques and Gear Systems for Inclement Conditions
Poncho Tarps are not just for the eccentric. Learn how to use them in foul weather and save considerable weight and simplify your gear kit.
Comfort and Moisture Transport in Lightweight Wool and Synthetic Base Layers
An in-depth comparison of the properties of wool and synthetic fabric for base layers yielded some surprising results.
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