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CS Instant Coffee Review

Oct 2, 2020 by Andrew Marshall

CS Instant Coffee is a small instant coffee product designed to compete with Starbucks Via and other popular backcountry coffee solutions.

coffee, food

Podcast 024 | The Backpacking Gear We Love, and Why

Feb 27, 2020 by Backpacking Light

Andrew and Ryan talk about some of the BPL Staff’s favorite gear, our gear review philosophy, current news, and more!

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Kuju Pour Over Coffee Review

Jan 10, 2020 by Chase Jordan

Kuju pour over coffee singles are direct-trade, ethically-sourced coffee packaged in a single-serving disposable pour over pouch.

coffee, kuju

Podcast 021 | Backcountry Coffee

Nov 30, 2019 by Backpacking Light

Coffee. What makes a good cup, what makes a bad cup, and what are the best ways to java yourself in the backcountry? All these questions and more are the subject of this episode of the Backpacking Light Podcast.

aeropress, alpine start, coffee, GSI Outdoors, jetboil, podcast, savage boys, Sea To Summit, Snow Peak, wacaco

How to Make Coffee in the Backcountry: Gear and Methods

Oct 29, 2019 by Backpacking Light

This article provides an overview of coffee-making methods (how to make coffee in the backcountry) while backpacking, with a study of their complexity and weight.

coffee, cooking systems, food and nutrition

Brooks Range Summer 2015 – fragments: Part 1

Nov 3, 2015 by Jörgen Johansson 8 Comments

Time in the outdoors gives us a chance to question ourselves and find the primary motivation for fear. Oh and there are bears too.

alaska, brooks range, coffee, satellite communications

Notes from the Field: Rambling the High Sierra (Revisited)

Sep 28, 2015 by Ryan Jordan 9 Comments

An alpine ramble along part of the Roper High route of the High Sierras, leaves plenty of time for fishing and relaxation.

backcountry fly fishing, backcountry photography, coffee, packrafting, sierra high route, tenkara, thermarest, ultralight sleep systems

Spotlight: ALOCS Kettle

Sep 15, 2015 by Roger Caffin 12 Comments

A lightweight kettle with a wide base.

alcohol stove, coffee, trangia

Lake Superior Coastal Trail Adventure

Mar 24, 2015 by Leanne Hennessy

The Superior Coastal trail offers stunning views of Lake Superior that for this duo of hikers symbolized a shared spiritual transformation that cannot be erased.

coffee, hennessy hammocks, satellite communications

Summer Alpine Ice Climbing in Montana’s Beartooth Mountains

Jun 26, 2003 by Ryan Jordan and Alan Dixon

This trip report describes a four day backpacking and alpine climbing trip to Whitetail Peak in Montana’s Beartooth Range, July 9-11, 2002. See end of document for gear notes & gear lists Overview The following describes a three-day trip into the West Fork of Rock Creek, in the Beartooth Mountains near Red Lodge, MT, for […]

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