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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.
New Granite Gear Meridian Vapor Backpack (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
What do you get when you cross the Nimbus Meridian and the Vapor Trail? The Meridian Vapor of course!
HydraCoach Interactive Water Bottle
Why the HydraCoach may have absolutely zero applicability for lightweight backpacking.
Manzella Silkweight Windstopper Glove
The essence of gloveness!
Kelty’s New Lightweight Backpack Line
Serious lightweight backpacks from Kelty.
Kahtoola Flight Snow Travel System is Now Available (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Kahtoola, the traction people, were at summer OR to show their latest refinements to their Flight Snow travel system, so we dropped by to check them out.
NEMO Finds eVENT Replacement for Tents (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
NEMO claims to have found an eVENT replacement for their waterproof breathable tents
A One-Person Tent as Light as a Bivy From Big Sky International (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
One-person, single-wall, free-standing, breathable fabric, 28 ounces.
New Macpac AMP Light Backpacks (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
For 2007, Macpac adds a new line of lightweight backpacks with lightweight durable fabrics and a very nice feature set.
New SteriPEN Adventurer Weighs Half of Original (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
At 4.0 ounces the SteriPEN Adventurer weighs less than most filters and starts to be weight competitive against chemical treatments
Integral Designs eVENT Pullover Jacket (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Tougher, lighter, and softer eVENT jackets
C.A.M.P. Snow and Glacier Travel Gear (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Hybrid aluminum alloy ice axe and crampons with reinforced steel alloys for the business ends. Ultralight, with high performance.
Inov-8 Introduces Higher Shock Absorption Shoes (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Extra cushion offers entry point to Inov-8 line
Hennessy Hyperlite Backpacker A-sym Hammock and Cuben Fiber Fly (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
The Ultralite Backpacker A-sym takes a 7 ounce diet
The Travel Hammock Skeeter Beeter (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
An inexpensive bugproof camping hammock with potential.
Primus EtaPower EF Integrated Cooking System (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
Hey, move over Jetboil and MSR, Primus is also coming to the table with an integrated system. Woo-hoo, the competition is heating up!
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
Inov-8 Debris Socks (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
New 1.3 ounce sock/gaiter from Inov-8
Mountain Hardwear Bunker 1 (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2006)
A 3 lb Tent Withstands 136 mph Winds
