Sunday, January 31, 2016

GEAR REVIEW and My Favorite Gear #8: Outdoor Research Sparkplug Gaiter

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By Will Rietveld If you wear lightweight trail runners as your footwear of choice for ultralight backpacking, an accessory I highly...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

GEAR REVIEW and My Favorite Gear #7: Seirus Heatwave Glove Liners, Skull Liner, Socks, and Zenith Mitts

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By Will Rietveld The Seirus Heatwave technology is described as “a dual-stage heating system involving: 1) a kinetic stage that amp...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

GEAR REVIEW and My Favorite Gear #6: Exped SynMat HyperLite Sleeping Pad

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By Will Rietveld The Europeans call it a “mat”, we call it a sleeping pad. Whatever you call it, a comfortable and warm sleeping pa...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

GEAR REVIEW and My Favorite Gear #5 Vasque Snow Junkie Insulated Hiking Boot

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By Will Rietveld There’s a time and a place for each type of footwear. Normally I wear lightweight trail runners for summer backpac...
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2016 – Part 9: LIGHTWEIGHT/FUNCTIONAL STANDOUTS

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By Will Rietveld Note: Weights are for men's size Medium unless stated otherwise. My coverage of the Outdoor Retailer winter ...

Outdoor Retailer Winter 2016: INTRODUCTION AND INDEX

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My Winter 2016 Outdoor Retailer coverage is in 9 separate articles. To read them all click on the links below or "Outdoor Retailer...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Outdoor Retailer Winter 2016: BASELAYERS, MIDLAYERS, and SHELLS

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Please note that this article simply highlights new lightweight gear of interest, and by no means is it comprehensive of the category or c...