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Clothing and Sleep Systems for Mountain Hiking, 1st Edition (August 2002)

Aug 4, 2002 by BPL Moderator Team

Clothing and Sleep Systems for Mountain Hiking, 1st Edition (August 2002)

bivy sacks, feathered friends, golite, gore-tex, ibex, integral designs, Marmot, Nunatak, Oware, Patagonia, Pertex, PhD, Rab, scouting, tarp camping, ultralight sleep systems, Washington, Wild Things, wind shirts, winter backpacking

GoLite, Integral Designs, and Wild Things High Loft Synthetic Insulating Jackets (Comparison Review)

Apr 15, 2002 by the Product Review Staff

Overview High-loft insulating garments have a higher warmth-to-weight ratio than any other type of clothing. So, they are perfect complements to a lightweight backpacking clothing system when temperatures plummet. This review compares and contrasts three very different synthetic high-loft insulating jackets from Wild Things, GoLite, and Integral Designs. For a more thorough discussion of high-loft […]

golite, integral designs, Pertex, snowshoeing, Wild Things, winter backpacking

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Wind Shirt Wars Review Summary

Aug 6, 2001 by the Product Review Staff

Wind Shirt Wars Review Summary

golite, Montane, Pertex, united kingdom, Wild Things, wind shirts

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