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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

Drop 40L Backpack Review

Dec 23, 2019 by Joe Wojniak

The Drop 40L is a 30 oz (842 g), small-volume pack designed to make externally stored gear easily accessible while moving quickly.

backpacks, cilogear, drop, hyperlite mountain gear, ks ultralight, Mountainsmith, packing systems

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Osprey Lumina 60 Backpack Review

Dec 19, 2019 by Emylene VanderVelden

The Osprey Lumina 60 Backpack is a sub-2lb, internal frame pack that is gender specific and found in outdoor specialty stores.

backpacks, granite gear, Hyperlight Mountain Gear, Osprey, packing systems, ULA, zpacks

REI Flash 55 Backpack Review

Nov 23, 2019 by George Harris

This REI Flash 55 Backpack review features a user-configurable, lightweight, internal-frame, roll-top pack.

backpacks, packing systems, rei

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