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Beyond Backpacking, by Ray Jardine (Book Review)
Book Review: Beyond Backpacking
Nunatak Arc Alpinist
Nunatak Arc Alpinist
Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack
Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack
Lightweight Snowshoes: Two Models from MSR and Northern Lights are Cream of the Crop
Overview Snowshoes are essential for traveling in the mountains in most of the winter and spring months. In some places of the western U.S. (e.g., the Cascade volcanoes and Northern...
Backcountry Travel on Snowshoes for Lightweight Backpackers
Backcountry Travel on Snowshoes for Lightweight Backpackers
GoLite, Integral Designs, and Wild Things High Loft Synthetic Insulating Jackets (Comparison Review)
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...
A Homemade Gear Sled (Pulk) for Backcountry Winter Travel
Introduction Winter backpacking is an entirely different experience from backpacking at any other time of the year. In the winter our needs for food, water, and warmth require significant changes...
Not Your Ordinary Lightweight Backpacker: An Interview with Bill Merchant
Not Your Ordinary Lightweight Backpacker: An Interview with Bill Merchant
Western Mountaineering, Feathered Friends, Nunatak, and PhD Lightweight Down Jackets (Comparison Review)
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,...
Lightweight Backpacking 101: An Introductory Manual for Lightening Your Load Today (1st Edition – August 2001)
Lightweight Backpacking 101: An Introductory Manual for Lightening Your Load Today (1st Edition - August 2001)
Nutritional Considerations for Cold Weather Hiking
Nutritional Considerations for Cold Weather Hiking
RBH Designs Vapor Barrier Hand & Footwear
RBH Designs Vapor Barrier Hand & Footwear
