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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

Alcohol Stove Comparison: Trail Designs (12-10 and Kojin) vs. Zelph (Starlyte and Starlyte Mod)

Apr 29, 2018 by David Hosmer

This review compares the boil time and fuel consumption performance of the Trail Designs 12-10 and Kojin alcohol stoves, and the Zelph Starlyte and Starlyte Mod alcohol stoves, under a variety of wind conditions.

alcohol stove, lightweight cooking system, trail designs, Zelph

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Best Ultralight Backpacking Gear of 2015: Our Staff Favorites!

Dec 30, 2015 by Backpacking Light

Patagonia Kids Clothing, Best Backpacking Gear of 2015, Backpacking Light

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.

black diamond, bluewater, buff, canon, helinox, hyperlite mountain gear, lawson outdoor equipment, lite outdoors, new feature, Oware, Patagonia, seek outside, spot, Staff Favorites, steripen, trail designs, ULA, vargo outdoors

2014 Staff Picks

Jan 1, 2015 by BackpackingLight.com Staff

Backpacking Light’s staff is some of the most passionate backpackers around. Take a look at the ultralight gear we use and treasure.

alpacka, altra, bluewater, buff, cascade designs, deejo, dynafit, feathercraft, golite, hoka, hyperlite mountain gear, kovea, new balance, paradox, Staff Favorites, suluk46, trail designs

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