Gear - Backpacking Light
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Backpacking Light offers in-depth gear reviews and gear guides, a used gear swap, a curated gear shop of recommended lightweight backpacking gear, shopping and research tools, and more. You can also use the Gear Finder to search for gear on sale, and browse gear-related content by Brand or Gear Type. Gear Reviews.
Backpacking Light - Ultralight & Lightweight Backcountry Travel
WEBSep 22, 2022 · Ultra-light, ultra-performance backcountry electronics (revised and updated) Gear Guides September 3, 2024. In this updated gear guide, I'll provide some insight into the backcountry electronics I use, discuss their use cases, and explain why I chose those brands and models.
Gear Swaps Archive - Backpacking Light
WEBSep 28, 2024 · For Sale (FS) / Yama Wind Bivy + Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp. open | $190 $180. Gabe Westergren September 26, 2024 Tarps and Shelters.
Gear Reviews Archives - Backpacking Light
WEBGear Reviews. Backpacking Light has built a hard-won reputation for comprehensive and fair product reviews, reflecting our Editorial Values of Objectivity, Trust, Authority, Inclusivity, and Clarity. We publish three main types of reviews: performance, limited, and first looks. Learn more about review rating and gear awards program and review ...
Gear Recommendations - Backpacking Light
WEBGear Recommendations for REI Members. The following list is our curated selection of lightweight backpacking gear that our guides, staff, and authors believe to be among the best stuff that you’ll find in the REI.com online catalog.
Gear Forums - Backpacking Light
WEBMake Your Own Gear. Do-it-yourself tips and tricks, material sources, patterns, techniques, and discussions of how to HACK UP off the market products to make them lighter (and sometimes, better). 8,039. 76,039. Multiple Use Gear. "Multiple Use" as applied to a piece of gear is a foundation principle of lightweight backpacking.
Publisher's Gear Guide Update (Nov '23) - Backpacking Light
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Companion forum thread to: Publisher’s Gear Guide (2023) The Publisher’s Gear Guide has been updated. This gear guide contains recommendations in various categories by Backpacking Light Publisher and Founder Ryan Jordan. This is the gear he actually chooses to use on his own trips. Aug 25, 2023 at 6:06 pm #3787663.
Best Backpacking Gear 2015 (Ultralight): Staff Favorites
WEBSummary Table: Staff Favorites of 2015. Doug Johnson. LiteOutdoors Titanium Stove- 18″. The Epiphany Outdoor Gear V3 Pocket Bellows. Lawson Outdoor Equipment UltraGlide Bear Line. Roger Caffin. Canon G15 camera. Vargo Titanium Wire Stakes.
Gear Archives - Backpacking Light
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Gear Testing & Research April 30, 2024. The purpose of this report is to investigate the relationship between air permeability, fabric porosity, weave type, and yarn structure via photomicrography and image analysis. This is not an exhaustive research study, but rather, an exploration of some of the fabric design attributes that have an …
Staff Picks 2016: Our Favorite Backpacking Gear of the Year
WEBDec 31, 2016 · Visit. Garage Grown Gear. $71.99. See it ». Disclosure: some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means if you place an order at one of these retailers, we receive a small commission on this sale. This helps support Backpacking Light, thank you! Luke Schmidt is a staff contributor at Backpacking Light.