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Ultralight Adventure Equipment (ULA) P-1 Pack
Introduction ULA Equipment of Logan, Utah makes lightweight packs and shelters. This review focuses on their P-1, their mainstream frameless pack designed for carrying loads of up to 25 pounds....
MSR Overland Carbon Trekking Poles
Introduction The Overland Carbon trekking pole from MSR is an all-carbon, non-spring-loaded, 3-section trekking pole designed for backpacking and marketed in particular to ultralight hikers. This review focuses on the...
GVP Gear G4 Pack
Utility for PDA-Wielding Executives “This pack multitasks like a PDA-wielding executive,” notes one ridiculous review of this pack published in another backpacking magazine. We all scratched are heads and asked...
Hilleberg Bivanorak

Hilleberg Bivanorak

Kiva Jazz Adventure Racing Pack

Kiva Jazz Adventure Racing Pack

Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Pads

Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Pads

Soft Shell Pants
Ibex Alp and Ibex Guide Lite Pants; Arc’Teryx Gamma LT Pant; Sierra Designs Ultra Pants; Cloudveil Rodeo Pants Table of Contents Info & Stats on Pants Overview of Softshell Pants...
GoLite Hex 3 Shelter REVIEW

The GoLite Hex 3 Shelter is a winter traveler's dream: a floorless shelter that provides bombproof wind and storm protection. For 3-season use, the Hex 3 is a roomy refuge from fringe season storms.

Ortovox BivvyPoncho Lite

Ortovox BivvyPoncho Lite

GoLite Flash Sleeping Bag REVIEW

The Polarguard 3D-filled GoLite Flash Sleeping Bag takes a modular approach to sleep systems, with a removable top that can be used to adjust the temperature range of the bag: when it's warm, simply zip it off and leave it home.

Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack

Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack

Integral Designs Andromeda Strain

Integral Designs Andromeda Strain

Adventure Medical Kits Thermo-Lite Bivy Sack

Adventure Medical Kits Thermo-Lite Bivy Sack

Functional Designs Sweetie Pie Summer Bag Doubler

Functional Designs Sweetie Pie Summer Bag Doubler

Integral Designs Endurance Bivy

Integral Designs Endurance Bivy

Big Agnes Zirkel

Big Agnes Zirkel

Beyond Backpacking, by Ray Jardine (Book Review)

Book Review: Beyond Backpacking

Adventure Medical Kits Mylar Emergency Sleeping Bag

Adventure Medical Kits Mylar Emergency Sleeping Bag

Nunatak Arc Alpinist

Nunatak Arc Alpinist

Big Agnes Horse Thief

Big Agnes Horse Thief

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