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Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack
Oware EPIC / Silnylon Bivy Sack
Big Agnes Horse Thief
Big Agnes Horse Thief
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...
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...
High Exertion Moisture Accumulation in Rain and Wind Shells
High Exertion Moisture Accumulation in Rain and Wind Shells
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,...
The Science of Breathability and Its Impact on Raingear Selection and Use
The Science of Breathability and Its Impact on Raingear Selection and Use
Book Review: The Ultralight Backpacker
Book Review: The Ultralight Backpacker
Face-Off: First Aid and Emergency Gear
Face-Off: First Aid and Emergency Gear
The Petersen Test Methods for Evaluating Shell Clothing Performance
The Petersen Test Methods for Evaluating Shell Clothing Performance
Hike ‘N Light Alcohol Stove
Hike 'N Light Alcohol Stove
RBH Designs Vapor Barrier Hand & Footwear
RBH Designs Vapor Barrier Hand & Footwear
Elite Top Bag by Rab Carrington
Elite Top Bag by Rab Carrington
Lightweight First Aid Kits for Hiking
Lightweight First Aid Kits for Hiking
