The Granite Gear Quetico portage pack (pronounced, “por-tahhhggg”) brings more to a canoe trip than simply a pack with a cavernous main compartment, shoulder straps, and a bottom shaped and…
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But before your eyes glaze over and you run shrieking from the computer, I promise you that the Outdoor Research Helium Down Hoody ($279) is not just another down parka. It’s what’s inside…
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The MSR Guardian Gravity ($250) is a lightweight packable purifier system that filters wilderness water using simple gravity instead of hand pumping.
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The Po Campo Bergen II ($120) is a simple, lightweight, pannier that transitions to a stylish cross-body bag for shopping, coffee shops and light errands around town in any weather. It’s also…
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When it comes to backpacks, the optimal number to have is n+1. I say this not to promote excessive consumerism and emotional buying, but because our hiking distances and objectives…
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The Miir Pourigami ($30) is for all the coffee aficionados over the age of 50 who remember that exact moment in their lives when they placed their right hand over their hearts…
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The LOWA Casara GTX ($185) is a winter shoe to take on any and all urban assaults in the style of a rugged, warm, waterproof winter boot but cross-pollinated with a Chuck…
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Parks, protests, downtown traffic and mountain bike trails, there are more people on bikes now than ever before, mostly thanks to COVID-19. But whether you’re new to cycling or admittedly…
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The LOWA Explorer GTX Mid ($240) is a slim-downed, lightweight, fast, flexible and agile backpacking boot that blends the best of a traditional, aggressive mountainous pack-carrying mule with a modern,…