***Giveaway entry form at bottom of review*** Back in August, at Outdoor Retailer, I saw a prototype of Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s new lightweight messenger bag. It immediately caught my attention. Partly because I love all…
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When Kevin Bailey is organizing his backpacking gear before a trip, he doesn’t have to worry about the stove. He takes an ultralight Vertex stove. It’s the stove he created himself and funded with Kickstarter….
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Lightweight backpacking used to mean roughing it, an experience that was borderline unpleasant. But with innovative, new backpacking gear, it’s now possible to go light and go in comfort. Just in time for summer, we’ve…
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Hammocks used to crisscross the basement of the home where Chris Loidolt grew up. He’d used them for naps and sleepovers with friends. Chris always loved a good hammock. He took one hiking and camping….
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Kayaks are clumsy, heavy, and difficult to stow—it’s no secret. Furthermore, play-boats aren’t typically revered as works-of-art. Until now. Based in San Francisco, the company Oru Kayak rolls over all of those difficult features with…
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In 2008 Jon Dykes discovered the packraft. In 2014 he found a way to perfect it, at least for fishing and hunting. Jon released the packraft table this past week. The table is a portable…
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Surrounded by the snow-capped Dolomites of northern Italy, Pakems founder Julie Adams pulled off her ski boots and kicked up her feet to enjoy an après ski brew. But, what she needed—just as much as…
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With Father’s Day just one week away, here’s a gift idea: industrial-strength sail cloth wallets made of Kevlar and carbon fiber. Now you may be thinking that carbon fiber is for bikes and Kevlar is…
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*** Scroll to the bottom to enter the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Summit Pack giveaway*** OK, OK, full disclosure. Garage Grown Gear’s founder, Amy Hatch, is an ambassador for Hyperlite Mountain Gear. But there is a…
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*** Scroll to the bottom to enter the enLIGHTened Equipment Enigma Quilt giveaway*** Here are our top 5 reasons to switch from a sleeping bag to a quilt: 1) It’s lighter weight and more compact…
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