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Staff Picks 2020

Dec 24, 2020 by Backpacking Light

backpacking light staff picks - a photo collage showing all of the gear

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

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

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Podcast 011 | Canister Stove Reviews

May 30, 2019 by Ryan Jordan

This episode of the Backpacking Light Podcast features highlights from our recent round of canister stove reviews.

BRS, canister stoves, cooking systems, fire maple, GSI Outdoors, kovea, mountain safety research, msr, podcast, Primus, Snow Peak, soto

Upright Canister Stove Reviews, StoveBench Tests, and Gear Guide

May 13, 2019 by Backpacking Light

This article features upright canister stove reviews that include extensive test data in inclement conditions and market analysis.

BRS, canister stoves, cooking systems, etekcity, fire maple, GSI Outdoors, jetboil, kovea, mountain safety research, msr, optimus, Primus, Snow Peak, soto

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

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