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The Durston X-Mid 1 Pro is a single-wall Dyneema DCF tent that weighs 15.5 oz and requires two trekking poles to set up. It has two doors and two vestibules that provide ample ventilation and covered storage space. The tent can also be set up in the rain without getting the interior sleeping compartment wet. But its best attribute is …

Many ultralight sleeping bags are as lightweight as backpacking quilts, making them a viable component in an ultralight backpacking sleep system. Sleeping bags also have the advantage over quilts in that they are draft-free because they can be zippered closed at night and have no pad attachment straps to mess around with in the dark. Many ultralight sleeping bags are …

Mt Hunger is a mountain in Vermont’s Worcester Range just outside of Stowe and within spitting distance of Mt Manfield, the state’s highest peak. Having sampled the Worcester Range with a hike up to a viewpoint called Stowe Pinnacle last winter on a foggy day, I was eager to return to get a clear view of Mansfield and its subsidiary …

Hot spots and hiking blisters occur when increased friction from your footwear causes the outer layers of your skin to separate from the inner layers, a process called “shear.” When the layers of skin separate, the resulting void is filled with fluid creating a blister. This fluid leaks in from neighboring tissue and is “designed” to cushion the wound and …