Reviews
Gear Review: North x North Hooded Neck Gaiter and Handkerchief
Layering is one of the most fundamental skills of any outdoorsperson, regardless of location or activity. The ability to gauge the climate and weather and then to don the appropriate...
Gear Review: Rab Men’s Kaon Jacket
Rab has made a serious contender for the ideal backpacking jacket with the Kaon Jacket. This innovative jacket is made with efficiency in mind and cuts weight everywhere possible. Inspired...
Gear Review: MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes
MSR's Lightning Ascent snowshoes have been helping hikers navigate four-season conditions for years. Weighing in around four pounds, the Ascents are widely considered among the lightest and grippiest
Gear Review: BioLite HeadLamp 200
Thanks to LED lighting, night-hiking has become a much more viable option than the days when your only choice was gripping a heavy flashlight that threw only a pale, yellowish...
Gear Review: Altra Tushar Boot
The brand new Altra Tushar is the next level ultralight hiking boot you didn’t realise you needed. The Tushar is lightweight, waterproof, breathable, grippy, rugged and tough – perfect for...
Best Down Jackets for Backpacking of 2020
Your insulation layer is a key component to your backpacking setup, and rarely is there a time when you should hit the trail without an insulation layer wedged in your...
Gear Review: Gossamer Gear G4-20 Ultralight 42 Backpack
The Gossamer Gear G4-20 is a new take on one of the classic GG packs with some really cool and unique new features. Most notable are the asymmetrical hip belt...
Gear Review: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Versa
The early 1990s have recycled themselves and fanny packs are back, there's no two ways about it. Amusingly, this is apparently the case not only in Hiker Trash Vogue but...
Gear Review: Enlightened Equipment Convert Quilt
Over the past few years, quilts have risen significantly in popularity for long-distance backpackers. If you aren’t familiar with them, the basic concept behind their design is that when using...
Gear Review: Women’s Icebreaker Mid Layer Jacket; Base Layer Tights
As an avid outdoors woman, I’ve accumulated quite a collection of base layers. At this point, I consider myself a connoisseur. Over the course of thousands of miles of hiking...