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Atom Packs Prospector Review

Gear Reviews October 15, 2018

The Atom Packs Prospector is a lightweight, durable, and fully customizable flagship backpack from the British company Atom.

Lightweight Backpacking News: Digest No. 25

Current Events (*) September 28, 2015

FBI Fugitive Found on Appalachian Trail, A Survival Video Game, The Zion Flash Flood, A "Walk In the Woods" Inspires People to Get Out, MSR FlyLite Tent, and much more!

Paramo Cambia T-Shirts

SpotLite Gear Reviews (*) September 21, 2015

These t-shirts are made from 'directional fabric' that allows you to heat up or cool down to meet the weather conditions.

Revisiting Wind Shirts

Gear Reviews August 6, 2003 Revisiting Wind Shirts: Breaking the 3 oz Barrier When we last reviewed wind shirts in “Windshirt Wars”, the lightest fabrics were 1.4 to 1.1 oz/sq.yd. nylons and the lightest hoodless...

Western Mountaineering, Feathered Friends, Nunatak, and PhD Lightweight Down Jackets (Comparison Review)

Gear Reviews December 16, 2001 Introduction A lightweight down jacket is a wonderful thing. A down jacket can have up to three to five times more loft than its synthetic counterpart (e.g. a Patagonia Puffball,...

2001 Raingear Roundup Review Summary

State of the Market Reports (*) December 16, 2001 Introduction Long awaited, read the results of a months-long review of raingear that includes extensive laboratory and field testing of fabrics and garments by the BackpackingLight.COM Product Review Staff. Introduction...

Wind Shirt Wars Review Summary

State of the Market Reports (*) August 6, 2001

Wind Shirt Wars Review Summary

Elite Top Bag by Rab Carrington

Gear Reviews June 25, 2001

Elite Top Bag by Rab Carrington