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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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Nemo Equipment Hornet OSMO Elite 1P Review
A review of the Nemo Equipment Hornet Elite 1P ultralight tent, evaluating its design, setup, weather resistance, and durability for backpacking.
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Nemo Hornet OSMO 3P vs Nemo Dragonfly OSMO 3P as a Family Shelter
The Nemo Dragonfly & Hornet OSMO 3P tents for family backpacking are ultralight, durable shelters tested here with toddlers.
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Family Tents for Backpacking
A gear guide summarizing the state of the market of 3-person double wall tents and ultralight backpacking shelters.
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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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MSR Access 1 Ultralight, Four-Season Solo Tent
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the MSR Access 1 Ultralight, Four-Season Solo Tent.
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Zpacks Free Duo Tent Review
In this Zpacks Free Duo Tent review, we dive into its pros (freestanding, Dyneema Composite Fabric) and its cons (low livability, poor storm performance).
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Choosing an Ultralight Shelter for Backpacking (Member Q&A)
How to make the decision of what type of ultralight shelter to use on various types of backpacking trips in different seasons.
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NEMO Dagger 3P Review
The Nemo Dagger 3P (4 pounds 5 ounces / 2 kg, MSRP $529.95) is a three-person, free-standing tent with roomy vestibules, light-diffusing overhead pockets, a stuff-sack system designed to help split the load amongst hiking partners, and pre-bent, color-coded poles (2019 update) for easy setup.
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Nemo Hornet 1 Tent
A hub-and-pole side entry design. Save additional weight and look at the Hornet Elite 1P model.
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Nemo Hornet 2 Tent
A hub-and-pole side entry design. Save additional weight and look at the Hornet Elite 2P model. At less than two pounds, it makes a very functional solo tent as well,…
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Nemo Hornet Elite 2 Tent
Nemo’s lightest 2P tent – a hub-and-pole side entry design. At only 27 ounces, it makes a very functional solo tent as well, offering gear organization, storage, views, and ventilation…
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REI Quarter Dome SL 1 Tent
A sub-two-pound hub-and-pole tent that is stable, well-ventilated, and roomy.
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REI Quarter Dome SL 2 Tent
A hub-and-pole 2P tent that’s quite a bit less expensive than other 2P tents in this weight glass, which makes it a very good value. Stable, roomy, and feature-packed with…
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ZPacks Free Duo Tent
The freestanding version of the Duplex, the Free Duo offers more headroom, better stability in wind, and is easy to pitch.
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Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 1 Tent
One of the roomiest 2-pound tents on the market. Nice porch feature, easy setup, and good interior storage/organization pockets.
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Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 2 Tent
One of the roomiest 2.5-pound tents on the market. Nice porch feature, easy setup, and good interior storage/organization pockets. Light enough to be a luxurious backcountry home for one person….
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Big Agnes Fly Creek HV 1 Carbon Tent
With a minimum trail weight of one pound, this is the lightest tent in Big Agnes’ line. You give up a few features here – front entry only, and some…
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Big Agnes Fly Creek HV 2 Carbon Tent
With a minimum trail weight of just over one pound, this is the lightest 2P tent in Big Agnes’ line (which makes it a great option for the solo hiker…
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