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Fanatic Fringe PG Delta 30 Quilt SPOTLITE REVIEW
Looking for an ultralight quilt, but don't trust down insulation? With a few compromises, this may be your solution.
GoLite Hut 1 SPOTLITE REVIEW
Roomy, bombproof floorless shelter for one.
The North Face DIAD Jacket SPOTLITE REVIEW
Well under 9 ounces, including pit zips - but those pit zips are pretty small
Patagonia Base Layers SPOTLITE REVIEW
Patagonia revamps its Base Layers for Fall 2006
Photon Freedom LED Micro-Light SPOTLITE REVIEW
This miniscule wonder has most of the functionality of a regular headlamp, at a fraction of the weight.
Double Wall Tents Review Summary and Gear Guide Overview
Comparison of, and performance ratings for, lightweight double wall backpacking tents.
Snot Spot Nose Wipes SPOTLITE REVIEW
Got snot? Slip a Snot Spot over your glove or mitten.
Mountain Laurel Designs Devotion 40 Sleeping Bag SPOTLITE REVIEW
Is an 11-ounce, 40-degree bag possible? Nunatak thinks so, and now so does Mountain Laurel Designs.
Integral Designs Pertex Wind Jacket SPOTLITE REVIEW
A 4.5 ounce jacket with quality components.
Lightweight Metal Frame Snowshoes Review Summary and Gear Guide Overview
Backpacking Light staff apply lightweight principles to rate eleven snowshoes based on field testing and lab measurements.
GoLite Virga Rain Jacket SPOTLITE REVIEW
6 ounces! 80 bucks!
Sierra Designs Isotope Rain Jacket SPOTLITE REVIEW
Full featured rain jacket that is under 6 ounces.
Helly Hansen Mars/Venus Windshirt SPOTLITE REVIEW
The lightest windshirt?
Montbell UL Wind Jacket SPOTLITE REVIEW
2.6 ounces, full zipper, does it hold up with use?
GSI Lexan Cutlery SPOTLITE REVIEW
Light, cheap, Lexan eating utensils.
VersaLayer Stretchwoven Jacket Features Retractable Insulation (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2006)
The first jacket to offer retractable insulation, so you can adjust your temperature level on the fly, without taking the jacket off.
Crocs Hydro Shoes (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2006)
Foam shoe with neoprene, pull-tight ankle cuff.
Schooled By An Industrialist
Outdoor Industry Association keynote makes members squirm… we hope
Waldies Shoes (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2006)
The original foam, waterproof shoe relaunches.
Leki Mountain Unlimited and Venom Vario Poles (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2006)
2-Segment, less than 10 ounces per pole, carbon fiber and aluminum construction
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