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Rab Quantum Top Bag Sleeping Bag REVIEW
The original top bag is state-of-the art in some ways, and an antique in others.
Backpacking Food List: Vegetarian
Yes, vegetarian fare can fuel endurance activities like backpacking!
Several Thousand Steps on the PCT
Lightweight gear and food, and lessons learned along two hundred miles of the PCT from B to C (Bend, Oregon to the Columbia River).
Backpacking Food Taste Test: Entrées (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
Backpacking Light staff tastes - and scores - several backpacking foods from AlpineAire, Backpacker's Pantry, Cache Lakes, and Natural High.
Cyclops Solutions Atom Headlamp (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
0.8 ounces for a single LED headlamp.
St. Moritz Momentum Topograph Altimeter Wristwatch (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
A classy, functional, analog altimeter wristwatch from St. Moritz
JDC Electronics SkyWatch Xplorer Series Wind and Weather Meters (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
Wind and weather meter for less than 2 ounces
High Gear Alterra Altimeter Wristwatch (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
Altimeter, compass, time, chronograph, and more in a 2 ounce wristwatch
Petzl MyoBelt XP Headlamp (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market)
Even in normal high output mode the MYOBELT XP will throw a beam 45 meters.
Solo Lighter Company Lighter Multi-Tool (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
Multi-tool function combined with a refillable butane lighter distinguish this lightweight product as something unique.
Petzl Tactikka XP Adapt Headlamp (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market)
Headlamp weighs 59 grams without it's 3 AAA batteries.
Goyot Designs Long Handled Spork and Spatula (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
Spoons of a standard length are just not long enough.
AquaStar Plus Ultraviolet Water Treatment (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
Water purification through ultraviolet irradiation - a new approach to cleaning our water
APA Enterprises Sun UV Monitoring Wristwach (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
Monitor the UV Index and predict when you need extra protection
Sedona Trading Company Trail Gourmet Seasonings SPOTLITE REVIEW
Spices for those of us who want no fuss, no muss, and little weight
Big Sky Products (Summit Shelters) Evolution 2P Tent SPOTLITE REVIEW
Double wall two-person tent with two doors, two vestibules, easy setup, and interior pockets for organizing gear: all for just a shade over three pounds.
Hiking Lighter, Hiking Smarter
Experiences of a Montana news journalist taking the trail to backpacking enlightenment.
Top 10 Reasons to Carry a Spork
Results of a BackpackingLight.com reader contest, featuring the Top 10 Reasons to Carry a Spork List, and "Ode to a Spork" cowboy poetry by Paul Johnson.
Almost to Katahdin: Appalachian Trail Section Hike to the Kennebec River
Section hiking progress towards the 2000 mile patch by Don "Photon" and Dave Johnston.
Boy Scout Gear List: New Scouts, Three-Season
New Boy Scouts (and your parents!), take note: going light will leave your patrol leaders in the dust and there will be money left over from your paper route.
