LIGHT & ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING

The kind folks at Outdoor Products recently reached out to me to review their 30L Shasta Weather Defense Backpack ($72/ 2 lbs 3 oz (...

The 2012 Gossamer Gear Mariposa , specifically in the tall version (22”-26”) which I mentioned previously , is now available at Go...

Grant Sible, President of Gossamer Gear , was kind enough to let me test the 2012 Mariposa .   Although there was no request for a product ...

It’s like seeing a unicorn, perhaps a leprechaun, Big Foot, Lockness, or even a UFO.  It is something believed to be a mere figment of t...

My wife and I have an outing planned this summer to an amusement park where we’ll be joined by our kids.  Because of their young ages...

I mentioned LuxuryLite two week's ago as the manufacturer of an ultralight cot. I'd be remissed if I also didn't also mention ...

Have you ever had an urge for a ONE OUNCE backpack? Well, a backpacker named Mark Henley was kind enough to post information on how to const...

The right backpack makes all the difference in the world. Since you need to carry all your backpacking supplies, your actual backpack obviou...

Shelters, sleeping bags, and backpacks, aside from representing the “big 3” in backpacking, also represent the products with the most new in...