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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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Wind Shirts for Backpacking
Wind shirt performance – design, technology, features, standardized breathability and air permeability data (MVTR and APR testing).
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Shell Game: Wind and Rain Jacket Breathability Tests vs. Trail Performance
I sent several top wind and rain shells to the lab to measure breathability and then took them on the trail for real-world testing.
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What Properties Influence the Air Permeability of Wind Shirt Fabrics?
The purpose of this report is to investigate the relationship between air permeability, fabric porosity, weave type, and yarn structure via photomicrography and image analysis. This is not an exhaustive research study, but rather, an exploration of some of the fabric design attributes that have an impact on air permeability rates.
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Mountain Hardwear Kor Airshell Full Zip Jacket
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Mountain Hardwear Kor Airshell Full Zip Jacket.
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By The Numbers – How Much Wind Penetrates Your Air Permeable Outer Layer at Hiking and Running Speeds?
Stephen Seeber helps us answer the question, “do air-permeable garments allow a noticeable amount of ventilation while hiking or running?”
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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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Mountain Hardwear AirMesh Half-Zip Pullover
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Mountain Hardwear AirMesh Half-Zip Pullover.
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Episode 92 | Tenkara, Ultrarunning, and Performance Minimalism
In today’s episode of the Backpacking Light Podcast we’re going to talk about a very unique way to enjoy tenkara fly fishing in the backcountry, and the idea of minimalism vs. performance minimalism.
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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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By The Numbers: Testing the Performance of Mountain Hardwear AirMesh Garments
Is Mountain Hardwear AirMesh a breakthrough product or a prisoner of wicking base-layer physics?
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By the Numbers: the Search for a High-MVTR Waterproof Breathable Shell Jacket
A high MVTR waterproof-breathable shell jacket may be the holy grail that can replace both a wind shirt and a rain jacket. Do they exist, and where do we find them?
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Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Down Jacket
The Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Down Jacket is one of the most popular “summer” down jackets used by ultralight backpackers, and packs a lot of warmth into its half-pound weight…
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Mountain Hardwear Aspect 2 Tent
The Mountain Hardwear Aspect 2 is a suprisingly good tent from a company not usually known for making ultralight gear. The Aspect 2 shuns the “ultralight” tent model that relies…
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