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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
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 Horse Thief
Big Agnes Horse Thief
Lightweight Snowshoes: Two Models from MSR and Northern Lights are Cream of the Crop
Overview Snowshoes are essential for traveling in the mountains in most of the winter and spring months. In some places of the western U.S. (e.g., the Cascade volcanoes and Northern...
GoLite, Integral Designs, and Wild Things High Loft Synthetic Insulating Jackets (Comparison Review)
Overview High-loft insulating garments have a higher warmth-to-weight ratio than any other type of clothing. So, they are perfect complements to a lightweight backpacking clothing system when temperatures plummet. This...
Western Mountaineering, Feathered Friends, Nunatak, and PhD Lightweight Down Jackets (Comparison Review)
Introduction A lightweight down jacket is a wonderful thing. A down jacket can have up to three to five times more loft than its synthetic counterpart (e.g. a Patagonia Puffball,...
Book Review: The Ultralight Backpacker
Book Review: The Ultralight Backpacker
Hike ‘N Light Alcohol Stove
Hike 'N Light Alcohol Stove
RBH Designs Vapor Barrier Hand & Footwear
RBH Designs Vapor Barrier Hand & Footwear
Elite Top Bag by Rab Carrington
Elite Top Bag by Rab Carrington
