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M Ultralight Three-Season Down Mummy-Style Sleeping Bags: State of the Market Report 2010
36 New Comments This WeekMummy bags win hands down as the most thermally efficient bag design. An ultralight down mummy combined with an ultralight down jacket and pants creates a remarkably warm and versatile sleeping system for colder conditions. Join Will as he rounds up and rates the lightest three-season down mummy bags.
M Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide - Deadly or not?
Supplement 6: Primus Eta PackLite System
11 New Comments This WeekWe cover yet another Primus heat-exchanger stove system in this Review: the Primus Eta PackLite. This is basically modelled on the Eta Power system, but smaller and lighter.
M Adventures in Laminating Silicone-Impregnated Fabrics
6 New Comments This WeekSilnylon and spinnaker fabric have long been mainstays in making ultralight gear, but they require careful construction to avoid failures at seams or damage from abrasion. Laminating the fabric offers a solution to those problems.
M Make Your Own Gear: Sealing Silnylon Seams
4 New Comments This WeekA better way to apply seam sealer, producing a nearly factory perfect look.
M PHD Mountain Software Ultra Down Pullover Review
2 New Comments This WeekThe ultimate down jacket for ultralight backpacking and lightweight cold weather pursuits.
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M Ultralight Three-Season Down Mummy-Style Sleeping Bags: State of the Market Report 2010
36 New Comments This MonthMummy bags win hands down as the most thermally efficient bag design. An ultralight down mummy combined with an ultralight down jacket and pants creates a remarkably warm and versatile sleeping system for colder conditions. Join Will as he rounds up and rates the lightest three-season down mummy bags.
M Adventures in Laminating Silicone-Impregnated Fabrics
23 New Comments This MonthSilnylon and spinnaker fabric have long been mainstays in making ultralight gear, but they require careful construction to avoid failures at seams or damage from abrasion. Laminating the fabric offers a solution to those problems.
M REI Quarter Dome T2 Tent Review
19 New Comments This MonthThere's a lot of bang for the buck in this roomy, lightweight, double-wall tent!
M Eddie Bauer First Ascent Downlight Sweater Review
19 New Comments This MonthThis jacket really rocks - an excellent balance of light weight, basic features, warmth, wind and water resistance, and cost.
M Trouble in Paradise: Altitude Illness in SEKI
14 New Comments This MonthSerious illness in remote areas can end poorly. Knowing your group's fitness level, experience, and lightweight ethic are key parts to a successful self-rescue and a happy ending.
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M Lighten Your Heaviest Gear: You!
137 CommentsAs lightweight backpackers, we obsess over the weight of every piece of gear we carry, but many of us give little thought to the weight of the heaviest piece of gear of all: ourselves. How do we begin to treat our own weight with the same care that we treat the weight of our gear? By doing what we already do well: going light.
Podcast: Is National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Ready to Go Light?
126 CommentsSenior NOLS instructors discuss the major hurdles to NOLS going light and propose solutions.
M Made in China - A State of the Market Report
101 CommentsIf almost everyone is taking manufacturing to China, what are the short- and long-term consequences for both the developed and developing worlds?
M Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Sleeping Pad Review
97 CommentsBackpacking Light has been able to spend time with a pre-production Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Pad in the laboratory, in our living rooms, and in the field. Does the product deliver?
M Backcountry Cookfires: Overview and Techniques for Cooking Over an Open Flame
92 CommentsBill Stadwiser explores the practical and emotional rewards of cooking over wood in the backcountry.
