Attempting to balance the scales of weight and comfort, the Shadowlight Carbon 60 backpack from Outdoor Vitals utilizes high end carbon stays and cushy padded shoulders, hip pads and back panel to produce a rigid yet cozy pack. My review: … More Outdoor Vitals Shadowlight Carbon 60 Backpack. An UL backpack with a Carbon Frame
The Modego series of bikepacking bags from Dueter includes handlebar bags, frame bags, and seat bags at various sizes. The promise high quality bikepacking storage at a surprisingly low price. How does it hold up on the trail? My review: … More Dueter Mondego Series Bikepacking Gear, Affordable entries into a new realm. Review:
Named after the Pacific Coast Trail which measure 2650 miles, the GTX Mid from Danner is a lightweight hiker that is designed to be fast, stable and reliable over a wide range of conditions. My review: … More Trail 2650 GTX Mid Review: Lightweight Hiking with Extra Stability
The Odin Stretch 2.1 is a lightweight, breathable synthetic jacket that is designed to flex and move with the wearer, for unrestrained hiking, skiing and mountaineering. My review: … More Men’s Odin Stretch Hood Insulator 2.1 Review
The Standard Issue from Nocs Provisions are lightweight, durable binoculars that are designed and constructed to be rugged, waterproof, and packable for adventurers who like to stop and take in the sights, without the weight penalty. … More Nocs Field Issue Waterproof Binoculars Review: Lightweight Binoculars suitable for the trail
The ‘Merino Lightweight Balaclava’ from Buff is a 100 percent Merino wool balaclava with integrated ventilation holes and even a pony tail port. A quick review … More Buff Merino Lightweight Balaclava Review
Leading a workwear revolution, Dovetail produces high end women’s workwear with tons of pockets, room to move, and now, more inclusive sizing. This is our review of the Britt X Ultralight Pants model: … More Dovetail gets more inclusive with more women’s sizes. Britt X Ultralight Reviewed
A windbreaker is something I don’t quite see enough of in the backcountry. Often times it’s too warm for an insulating layer, but the wind chill can still cut right through your bare skin. The Granite Creek Windbreaker is a light weight solution to this problem. The jacket is built from a lightweight rip-stop nylon … More Mountain Khakis Granite Creek Windbreaker Review
The Coburn boots from Ahnu are lightweight hiking and backpacking boots, complete with waterproof eVent fabrics and a tough full-grain leather body. I’ve been putting these boots through every test I can find, and this is what I found. The boots are built with a light weight, almost minimalist approach. The boots itself is mostly full-grain … More Ahnu Coburn Boots Review
Never before have I tested a product that seemed to bestow super human abilities upon the user, but the Freesteps6 Crampons from Hillsound did just that. Walking up ice walls, I couldn’t help but feel like I was breaking some law of nature. They allowed me to excel in conditions that otherwise I would never … More Hillsound Freesteps6 Crampons Review
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