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Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes: Montrail

Mini-reviews of the Montrail Sabino Trail Mid GTX, Mountain Masochist Mid GTX and AT Plus Shoes

Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes: Treksta

Mini-Review of the Treksta Evolution Mid GTX

Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes: GoLite

Mini-Reviews of the GoLite Timber Lite, Surge Lite, and Carbo Lite Shoes

Lightweight Mid-Height Trail Shoes: Salomon

Mini-Review of the Salomon 3D Fastpacker Mid GTX and Salomon XA Pro 3D GTX Ultra Shoes

Mammut Light Pump Mat

Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir, Therm-a-Rest ProLite, and Therm-a-Rest Deluxe LE Mats

Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report

MontBell UL 90 and MontBell UL 120 Mats

Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011

Stephensons Warmlite Down Air Mat

Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report

Vaude Norrsken Insulated Mat

Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report

POE Ether Elite 2/3 and POE Peak Oyl Elite Mats

Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011

Nemo Zor Short and Nemo Zor Regular

Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011

Klymit X Frame Mat

Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report

Big Agnes Insulated Air Core and Big Agnes Clearview Mats

Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report

Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Mat and Generic EVA30 Foam Mat

Mini-review for the 2011 Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pads State of the Market Report

Exped DownMat Pump 7, Exped SynMat UL 7 S Mats

Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011

Kooka Bay GoosePad, Kooka Bay Synthetic Insulated and Kooka Bay TaperLite Mats

Mini-review for the Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Mats State of the Market Report 2011

Primus Eta Solo Stove Review

A heat exchanger stove in the now fairly standard upright format. Does the Primus Eta Solo outperform the competition?

Ex-Officio Give-N-Go Briefs Review

Most of us (males) want to wear something under our trousers, but what? Ordinary cotton underpants have several disadvantages: the waist band often conflicts with the hip-belt on the pack, and when they get wet they can take a very long time to dry. The Ex-Officio Give-N-Go Briefs largely solve those two problems.

SteriPEN Opti Review

The SteriPEN UV wands have been through several generations of development, reaching a very satisfactory state with this SteriPEN Opti unit.

Benchmade 530 Folding Knife Review

Many walkers find a razor blade adequate, but there are plenty of situations where a bit more is needed. This knife, with a blade over three inches long yet weighing only two ounces, may suit many lightweight walkers.

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