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Lightweight Backpacking & Camping: A Field Guide to Wilderness Equipment, Technique, and Style (DIGITAL EDITION)

on July 01 | in Publications » Books
An in-depth field manual of lightweight backpacking techniques and equipment...

M Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide - Deadly or not? Supplement 2: Primus Express and EtaExpress

By Roger Caffin | on July 01 | in Technology » Test Reports
Measurements of carbon monoxide levels produced by the Primus Express stove and EtaExpress cooking system.

Integral Designs Rundle Jacket SPOTLITE REVIEW Review

By Will Rietveld | on July 01 | in Technology »
Hoodless, synthetic insulated jacket with an optimum balance of warmth, durability, wind/water resistance, and light weight.

Packraft Rating (PR) System

By Roman Dial | on June 24 | in Techniques » Techniques & Best Practices
Roman Dial demystifies whitewater for the packrafter wanting to understand the natural progression of learning to packraft in the context of increasingly difficult whitewater.

M An Ultralighter Paddles on the Dark Side: Packrafting a Remote Canyon "Heavy" Style

By Carol Crooker | on June 24 | in Techniques » Techniques & Best Practices
Packrafters need to limit their gear so it fits on the bow of their six-foot-long craft. This means dehydrated food for dinner, sleeping under a tarp and wearing wet clothes dry. What is river running like when big rafts haul the food and gear...Can an ultralight packrafter be enticed to the dark side?

EXPEDITION: Journey on the Wild Coast (Erin McKittrick and Bretwood Higman)

By Erin McKittrick and Bretwood Higman | on June 24 | in Places » Expeditions
Erin and Hig travel by foot, packraft, and skis, 4000 miles from Puget Sound to the Bering Sea

M Outdoor Research DryComp Summit Sack SPOTLITE REVIEW

By Will Rietveld | on June 24 | in Gear » SpotLite Reviews
This multi-purpose bag serves as a waterproof day pack, compression stuff sack, dry bag, and pillow.

M Gossamer Gear The One Shelter REVIEW

By Will Rietveld | on June 17 | in Gear » Reviews
The One optimizes light weight, roominess, features, convenience, and weather/bug protection in a seventeen ounce single wall tent.

M Decision-Making and the Lightweight Pack

By Mike Clelland and Phil Schneider, edited by Mike Martin | on June 17 | in Techniques » Techniques & Best Practices
Carrying a lightweight pack has consequences, but they might not be what you think.

M Make Your Own Gear: Wide-Brimmed Rain Hat

By Ron Rod | on June 10 | in Techniques » Make Your Own Gear
Complete instructions to construct a 2.8 ounce (size L), waterproof, wide-brimmed hat.

Track Notes Part 1: GR5 in France

By Roger Caffin | on June 10 | in Places » Notes from the Field
Roger Caffin shares his notes on trekking the GR5 in France.

Merino UL Shirt (Short-Sleeve)

on June 10 | in Clothing Systems » Merino Wool
Ultralight merino for next to skin wear.

Merino UL Shirt (Long-Sleeve)