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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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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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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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Trekking Poles (Member Q&A)
Learn how to choose and use trekking poles for backpacking, trekking pole design, and how trekking poles influence physiological energy costs and biomechanics as related to mitigating overuse injuries.
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Montem Ultra Light 100% Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles
Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Montem Ultra Light 100% Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles.
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Gossamer Gear LT5 Trekking Poles
One of the lightest trekking poles on the market, the Gossamer Gear LT 5 is popular among the thru-hiking community. Due to its fragile, thin-walled (but ultralight) carbon tubing, we…
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Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z Trekking Poles
One of the lightest folding poles we’ve tested, this “tiny-when-collapsed” pole (16 inches / 41 cm long when collapsed), the Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z is a solid choice when light…
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Black Diamond Distance Carbon FLZ Trekking Poles
A very short collapsed length (14.6 inches / 37 cm), light weight, and a terrific extended grip/strap combo make the Black Diamond Distance Carbon FLZ one of the best all-round…
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Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles
Tired of breaking so-called ultralight trekking poles, or do you need a burlier pole for off-trail alpine travel? We recommend the Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles for their…
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REI Flash Carbon Trekking Poles
The REI Flash Carbon is a well-built pole with virtually no vibration or rattle, and has the stoutest tip of any carbon pole we’ve reviewed, which helps protects the lower…
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