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2013 Reader Picks
Companion thread to 2013 Staff Picks http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/2013-staff-picks.html Please add your own! My picks: Patagonia Drifter AC shoes Gossamer Gear Mariposa backpack Light My Fire Mora knife with firesteel Gaia GPS app for...
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!
2010 Backpacking Light Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to:2010 Backpacking Light Staff Picks And my honorable mention that paid for itself within the first two months of owning it: my espresso machine, lovingly treated with LavAzza Italian...
2011 Backpacking Light Staff Picks
Backpacking Light staff pick their favorite gear/cool dealio/thingy-dingy of 2011.
2008 Backpacking Light Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to:2008 Backpacking Light Staff Picks Very interesting to see the range of favorites from those at the front of the herd. Although I'm plodding along near the back -...
2017 Gear Recommendations
Will there there be gear recommendations from individuals on the BPL team, like in previous years? The 2017 recommendations that just went up appear to have come from an industry association. If...
Episode 52 | Gear We Love (2021 Edition)
Andrew, Ryan, and the Backpacking Light team chat about their favorite gear they used in 2021.
2019 Staff Picks
The Backpacking Light staff offer their ultralight and other gear recommendations for lightweight backpacking, hiking, and camping.
2006 Backpacking Light Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to:2006 Backpacking Light Staff Picks Pringles are an interesting choice. A friend once left half a pack in the cockpit of a small, sailing boat. A month later -...
2011 Backpacking Light Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to:2011 Backpacking Light Staff Picks Addie, congratulations!!! Next year's pick will be a baby carrier, no doubt! Loved the picks this year, because the reasons for the choices were...
2005 Backpacking Light Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to:2005 Backpacking Light Staff Picks The "do it yourself" editor doesn't post some homemade stuff among his favorites? My favorites for 2005 1) MLD Prophet 25 ultralight pack---state of...
Outsak UL Sale Coming Soon.
We've wanted to offer the Outsak UL at a discount to BPL members, but we have been busy. My wife and I just had a baby and life has been hectic. A...
2013 Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to:2013 Staff Picks Wait. Did Dave Chenault really just admit to fatbiking on gametrails and on wilderness trails? ...yikes. Very disapointed. Hardly any backpacking items listed, and when there...
Episode 94 | Backcountry Cooking + SOS Buttons
In today's episode of the Backpacking Light podcast we're going to talk about pressing the SOS button, as well as gear and best practices for backcountry cooking in ultralight style.
Best Ultralight Backpacking Gear of 2015: Our Staff Favorites!
This article summarizes our staff's best backpacking gear of the year - the ultralight hiking, backpacking, and camping gear they pick as their favorites for their annual adventures.
Publisher’s Gear Guide
Backpacking Light owner, founder, and publisher Ryan Jordan's commentary on the hiking, camping, and backpacking gear he's been using this year.
2011 Backpacking Light Reader Picks
This was fun/interesting last year, so let's do it again. Top three or so gear/whatever you got/enjoyed in the past year. For me, it wasn't all backpacking gear: In no particular order:...
Nashville Pack Cutaway Review
The Nashville Pack Cutaway backpack is a roll-top 30 L frameless pack with a modular shoulder strap attachment system. Also discussed: The Nashville Pack Tiempo.
2014 Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to:2014 Staff Picks @ Roger. How many months or km are you getting out of a pair of Leadvilles? RE the Suluk46 Tica Ice Tool Doug Johnson writes: "It...
