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Etowah Gear is well known in the eastern US, but many westerners may be unaware of their numerous ultralight backpacking products. We visited their booth at the Summer 2007 Outdoor Retailer Show to get acquainted and see their new products. We were not disappointed; owner Paul Fitzner had lots to show us. The items featured here were jointly developed with Brian Frankle at Ultralight Adventure Equipment.
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By Will Rietveld
Will Rietveld Ph.D, Senior Editor for Gear and Apparel, joined the BPL staff in April 2004. In his former career, Will was a research scientist, project manager, and R&D program administrator. Now retired, he lives in southern Colorado where he takes up a new career of backpacking year-round in the mountains and canyon country of the Southwest. During the summer months Will and his wife Janet are volunteer wilderness rangers in the Weminuche Wilderness. He has been a lightweight backpacker for 52 years and an ultralight backpacker for 13 years.