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Staff Picks 2025
Our staff selects their favorite hiking, backpacking, and other backcountry gear that they’ve used over the past year – the next edition of our infamous Staff Picks!
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By the Numbers: How does Tent Design and Materials Influence Cold-Weather Camping Comfort?
An overview of the complex heat exchange mechanisms between the tent occupant and the outside environment – and how to test tent construction’s impact on comfort.
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How to Choose Backpacking Gear (Shelter Case Studies)
In this video, we walk through a framework for making decisions about how to select gear based on benefits, features, and design attributes, with a focus on shelter systems.
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Episode 99 | How to Hide Your Food from Bears
In episode 99 of the Backpacking Light podcast we’re going to learn about how bears smell, and what you can do to hide your food from the nose of a bear.
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Backpacking Light Staff Picks: Our Favorite Gear
Our staff selects their favorite hiking, backpacking, and other backcountry gear that they’ve used over the past year – the next edition of our infamous Staff Picks!
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Durston Gear X-Mid Pro 1
One of the lightest and most livable 2-pole, 2-vestibule, side-entry tents on the market. Unique features: Can be pitched with only four stakes (except in stormy weather) if using stakes…
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Durston X-Mid Pro 2 Review
UPDATED! (Long-term performance) – The Durston X-Mid Pro 2 tent is an ultralight (20.4 oz / 578 g) two-person, side-entry, double-door, double-vestibule single-wall Dyneema Composite Fabrics (DCF) trekking pole-supported shelter.
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2022 Backpacking Light Members Choice Awards
First annual Members Choice Awards – what gear do our members use and love as we near the end of 2022?
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Durston X-Mid Pro 2
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Durston X-Mid Pro 2.
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Durston Kakwa 40 Review
Gear Review: the Durston Kakwa 40 backpack utilizes an inverted U-shaped internal frame for stability and comfort at moderate loads. But how does it fare at heavier weights?
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Durston Gear Kakwa Backpack
The Durston Gear Kakwa 40 backpack is a 40-liter pack with a strong internal frame capable of carrying loads in excess of 40 pounds.
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Durston X-Mid 2P Review
The Durston X-Mid 2P is a 2-person, double-wall, dual side-entry, silpoly shelter with two vestibules that weighs 40 oz (1134 g).
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Durston Gear X-Mid 1P Tent
The Durston Gear X-Mid 1P gets close to being the perfect double-wall solo tent for many backpackers. It pitches with two trekking poles that offset the inner tent asymmetrically for…
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Durston Gear X-Mid 2P Tent
The Durston Gear X-Mid 2P pitches with two trekking poles that offset the inner tent asymmetrically for good interior headroom. The Silpoly canopy resists sagging when wet. Dual doors and…
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