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Staff Picks 2025
Our staff selects their favorite hiking, backpacking, and other backcountry gear that they’ve used over the past year – the next edition of our infamous Staff Picks!
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Cottage Gear Guide: Ultralight Hiking & Backpacking Gear from Small, Startup, and Cottage Brands
Discover the most unique, innovative, and ultralight backpacking gear from small, startup, and cottage brands in our Cottage Gear Guide.
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Water Treatment and Backpacking Hygiene: Recommended Gear & Supplies
Resources for water treatment and hygiene supplies for ultralight backpacking.
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Backpacking Light Staff Picks: Our Favorite Gear
Our staff selects their favorite hiking, backpacking, and other backcountry gear that they’ve used over the past year – the next edition of our infamous Staff Picks!
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Backpacking Light Tritan Water Bottle
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Backpacking Light Tritan Water Bottle.
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Publisher’s Gear Guide Update (Nov ’23)
The Publisher’s Gear Guide has been updated. This gear guide contains recommendations in various categories by Backpacking Light Publisher and Founder Ryan Jordan. This is the gear he actually chooses to use on his own trips.
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2022 Backpacking Light Members Choice Awards
First annual Members Choice Awards – what gear do our members use and love as we near the end of 2022?
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Smartwater Water Bottle
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Smartwater Water Bottle.
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CNOC Vecto Water Container
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the CNOC Outdoor Gear 28mm Vecto Water Container.
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Hydrapak Seeker Water Bag
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Hydrapak Seeker Water Bag.
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ZPacks Ultralight Aquaclip Kit
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the ZPacks Ultralight Aquaclip Kit.
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Gossamer Gear Bottle Rocket
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Gossamer Gear Bottle Rocket.
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Platypus Soft Bottle
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Platypus Soft Bottle.
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How Effective are Backflushing and Storage Practices for Backcountry Squeeze Filters Using Hollow-Fiber Membrane Technology?
We provide data that evaluates backflushing and storage in maintaining flow rates of the Platypus Quickdraw, Sawyer Squeeze, and Katadyn Befree hollow-fiber membrane squeeze filters.
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HydroBlu Versa Flow Filter
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the HydroBlu Versa Flow.
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Vargo Titanium Water Bottle Review
I bought the $85 Vargo titanium water bottle to see if it was worth it. The answer? It’s complicated. Here’s my review.
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Platypus GravityWorks Water Filter
The Platypus Gravityworks 6.0L Filter is a mature product that addresses the use cases of high-volume water treatment for groups and basecamp scenarios. It is simple to operate and is…
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Platypus Quickdraw Filter
The Platypus Quickdraw Filter can be paired with Smartwater bottles or purchased as a kit with its own dedicated soft-sided water bottle. A newcomer to the “squeeze” filter market, it’s…
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Rapid Pure Trailblazer Gravity Filter
With so many effective ultralight water treatment options available, it’s hard to recommend heavy filter systems anymore. However, we still see a use case for gravity filters – the need…
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