Will Rietveld
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Black Diamond Ultra Distance Trekking Pole Review
Lightweight, collapsible, fixed-length poles that use avalanche pole technology to lock the sections.
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Echo Ultralight Modular Shelter System Review
These Cuben Fiber shelter systems are among the lightest out there, consisting of a tarp, mesh insert, and front beak and providing five useful shelter options!
Six Moon Designs Traveler Backpack Review
Larger volume frameless backpack, with removable stays, designed to be both a travel pack and a capable backpack once you get to your destination.
MontBell Ultra Light Super Spiral Down Hugger #3 Sleeping Bag Review
MontBell’s body-hugging stretch technology is lightweight and adds warmth, yet the bag extends to accommodate a wide range of sizes, shapes, and sleeping positions.
Big Sky International Mirage 1P Tent Review
Two-pound free-standing single-wall solo tent with lots of interior usable space, good ventilation, good wind and storm protection, and it sets up in one minute!
MontBell Tachyon Anorak and Dynamo Wind Pants Review
This very lightweight wind shirt and pants are remarkably useful and versatile.
Vaude Power Lizard UL Tent Review
The Power Lizard lays claim to the lightest two-person double-wall tent in the world, but does that make it the best one?
Westcomb Chilko Down Sweater Review
The Chilko is cutting-edge, as you would expect from Westcomb, and “heats up” the competition in the already “hot” ultralight multi-purpose down jacket category.
Montane Anti-Freeze Jacket Review
A lightweight three-plus season down insulated jacket that excels in blustery conditions.
Sierra Designs Vapor 15 Sleeping Bag Review
850 fill power down, 15 F temperature rating, 30 ounces – the lightest 15-degree mummy style sleeping bag to be found.
Eastern Mountain Sports Ascent Sector Down Sweater Review
If you’re looking for a good, lightweight, multi-purpose, fully-featured and warm down jacket at a reasonable cost, this one deserves your consideration.
Sherpa Pangboche Down Sweater Review
A very attractive multi-purpose down jacket suited for a wide variety of outdoor activities... does that include backpacking?
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: New Fabric Technologies Are the Driving Force For Many New Products
Columbia Thermal Reflective, Pertex Quantum GL, Polartec Power Shield Pro, Polartec Yarn applications, and a case against wool for hiking socks.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 4 – OR Winds Down in the Final Day – But the Good Stuff Keeps Coming!
We present our final lightweight gear finds and summarize the trends we noticed at this Outdoor Retailer.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 3 – More New, Lightweight, and Exciting Gear
Lightweight gear – no problem. Innovation – yes. Things we would like to see – lots of 'em.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 2 – Another Potpourri of New and Interesting Gear
Another productive day turns up another batch of truly innovative and lightweight gear.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 1 – Lightweight Gold!
OR never ceases to amaze – always something new, something different, and something bizarre! The gear just keeps getting better and lighter.
Outdoor Retailer Summer 2010: Update on Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Technologies
SPOT and DeLorme introduce the DeLorme PN-60w with SPOT Communicator, and ACR announces the SarLink View. Both allow text messaging via satellite from remote locations, which goes beyond just chatting, enabling you to provide important information to people on the outside.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Introduction and Tribute to Small Ultralight Gear Companies not Exhibiting at OR
Summer OR is underway! We begin our coverage with new products from small companies who specialize in ultralight backpacking gear, including some new names.
Salomon Minim Down Sweater Review
This is one of the more impressive jackets in our ultralight down jacket roundup, but it has a few shortcomings and uncertainties.
