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Staff Picks 2020

Dec 24, 2020 by Backpacking Light

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Backpacking Light staff and contributors give their 2020 staff picks – their favorite backpacking and hiking gear of the year.

altra, big agnes, biolite, dirty girl, enlightened equipment, feathered friends, golite, Good To-Go, gossamer gear, GSI Outdoors, helly hansen, hoka, injinji, janji, klymit, minus 33, montbell, mountain safety research, Mountainsmith, msr, Nemo, Nemo Equipment, Nunatak, Outdoor Research, Patagonia, pstyle, Rab, RBH Designs, rogue panda, seek outside, ULA, vargo, vargo outdoors, zpacks

Keeping Gear Handy on the Trail with Multi-Use Accessory and Utility Pouches

Sep 19, 2020 by Ryan Jordan

Having accessible “pockets” on your pack is useful for keeping little bits of gear handy without taking off your pack. But consider a multi-use pouch that can also be worn as a standalone fanny-style pack.

fanny packs, gossamer gear, hyperlite mountain gear, liteaf, packing systems, thrupack, zpacks

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Elemental Horizons Kalais XT Pack Review

Jul 17, 2020 by Jeffrey Garmire

The Elemental Horizons Kalais XT backpack (42.8 oz / 1213 g, $336) is a 60.4-liter pack meant to handle the harshest and most rugged conditions.

backpacks, Elemental horizons, gossamer gear, load-haulers, x-pac

Podcast 027 | Listener Q & A

May 30, 2020 by Backpacking Light

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Ryan and Andrew answer listener questions gathered from Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

A.T., appalachian trail, backpacks, batteries, biolite, books, fast packing, feathered friends, footwear, Goosefeet Gear, gossamer gear, hammocks, headlamp, locus gear, mountain laurel designs, movies, Nemo, podcast, rei, shelters, Six Moon Designs, Sleep System, solar, Staff Favorites, thru-hike, trail running, ultralight, Western Mountaineering, xero shoes

REI Flash Air 1 Tent Review

Apr 23, 2020 by Ryan Jordan

The REI Flash Air 1 Tent (20 oz / 567 g, $249) is a hybrid single/double-wall solo tent with a single entrance and vestibule and can be supported by a single trekking pole.

big agnes, double wall tents, gossamer gear, rei, shelter systems, single wall tents, Six Moon Designs, Tarptent, ultralight tents

Tarptent Moment DW Review (2019 Version)

Apr 10, 2020 by Backpacking Light

The Tarptent Moment DW is a one-person, single-hoop tunnel, silnylon double-walled backpacking tent with a highly modular design.

double wall tents, gossamer gear, hilleberg, hyperlite mountain gear, shelter systems, Tarptent, terra nova, zpacks

Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Review

Nov 9, 2019 by Mark Wetherington

This Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Review features a 26 oz, one-person, single-wall, three-season, trekking pole supported shelter.

gossamer gear, shelter systems, single wall tent, Six Moon Designs, Tarptent, tent, ultralight shelter

Staff Picks 2018: Our Favorite Backpacking Gear of the Year

Dec 27, 2018 by Backpacking Light

Backpacking Light’s editorial team, guides, contributors provide their favorite gear choices in BPL’s Staff Picks gear guide for 2018.

alcohol stove, AllTrails, apps, Backpack, Base Layer, bowl, camera, electronics, enlightened equipment, gaia, garmin, GoPro, gossamer gear, GSI Outdoors, Katydyn, lightweight cooking system, Montane, mountain hardwear, msr, MyTrails Co., new balance, Northern Lites, Oware, pants, Patagonia, prana, Qalo Silicone, quilt, rain jacket, rei, Shackleton, shelters, shirt, shoes, Sleep System, sleeping pad, smith optics, snowshoes, sunglasses, tenkara, Tenkara Rod Co., thermarest, Topo Maps+, trail designs, Ursack, water bottle, water filter, wind screen, wind shirts, YNAB, Zelph

Podcast 007 | Trekking Poles

Dec 17, 2018 by Backpacking Light

This podcast dives into the science to answer the question: are trekking poles worth the weight?

black diamond, gossamer gear, Leki, Mons Peak IX, podcast, rei, ruta locura, traction systems, trekking poles, zpacks

Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60 Backpack Review

Nov 28, 2018 by Adam VanZee

The Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60 is a high volume ultralight backpack that is capable of carrying heavier loads.

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