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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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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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Episode 141 | Hiking at Night in a Blizzard
Critical winter layering, handwear, footwear, lighting, and navigation systems for safely hiking out through a sub-freezing blizzard at night.
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Backcountry Lighting (Flashlights and Headlamps)
Comprehensive guide to backcountry lighting technology and products. Learn about headlamps, lumens, battery types, and the best models for hiking and camping.
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LightBench: A Laboratory Testing Procotol for Comparing the Performance of Flashlights and Headlamps
In this technical brief, we quantitatively evaluate the performance of lights considering brightness, battery life, and weight into an objective Lightbench Index.
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Episode 113 | Pad Pumps
In episode 113 of the Backpacking Light Podcast, we talk about current PAD PUMP trends in the ultralight cottage industry, the challenges faced by small businesses during the holiday season plus a few interesting stocking stuffers.
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Staff Picks 2024
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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Ultralight, Ultra-Performance Backcountry Electronics (Revised and Updated)
In this updated gear guide, I’ll provide some insight into the backcountry electronics I use, discuss their use cases, and explain why I chose those brands and models.
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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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Black Diamond Moji R+ Lantern
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Black Diamond Moji R+ Lantern.
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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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Black Diamond Spot 400 Headlamp
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Black Diamond Spot 400 Headlamp.
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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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Nitecore NU25 Headlamp
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Nitecore NU25 UL Headlamp.
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How to Manage Electronics and Batteries in the Backcountry (Member Q&A)
Considerations for managing backcountry electronics including portable battery packs, batteries in cold temperatures, headlamps, cameras, satellite communicators, fitness watches, smartphones, and more.
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BioLite Headlamp 750 Review
The BioLite Headlamp 750 (MSRP $99.95, 5.3 ounces / 150 g) is a performance-oriented USB-rechargeable headlamp with several unique features but crippling reliability issues.
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Fenix HM50R Headlamp
One of the best all-round LED headlamps. Bright enough for navigation, easy to use while wearing gloves, waterproof and durable. Versatility comes with being able to remove the light from…
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Petzl Actik Core 450 Headlamp
The Petzl Actik Core 450 Headlamp is bright enough for off-trail nighttime navigation, offers rechargeable (and interchangeable) batteries, and energy-saving task lighting modes. It’s one of the best sub-3-oz headlamps…
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Petzl Bindi Ultralight Headlamp
If you need a tiny light with a minimalist headband, the 1.2-oz Petzl Bindi Ultralight Headlamp is going to be hard to beat. We like it for its durability, brightness,…
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Biolite Headlamp 200 Review
The Biolite Headlamp 200 (1.75 oz /50 g, $44.95) is a USB-rechargeable headlamp with a unique design that makes it very comfortable and stable.
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