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The Emberlit FireAnt Titanium Wood Stove is a collapsible wood stove that folds flat for easy carriage in your backpack. Weighing just 2.8 ounces, it can be used to burn small pieces of wood so you don’t have to carry fuel when you go backpacking. It also comes with an optional shelf for holding solid fuel tablets, such as Esbit …

The Montbell Tachyon Parka does a marvelous job at keeping me warm in cold, windy and wet conditions. Weighing just 2.6 oz in a size XXL (Japanese clothing sizes run small), the Tachyon wind shirt is the size of an apple and easy to stow in a jacket or pack pocket for fast access during the day. It is so lightweight and …

It’s happened to all of us. You arrive at a backcountry stream or spring ready to refill your bottles or hydration bladder and filter water only to find they’re almost dry, running at just a trickle, or very shallow. Here are a few tips and tricks you can use to scoop up enough water to refill your bottles and prevent …

The Nitecore NU32 is a high-powered (max 550 lumens) rechargeable headlamp with white and red lighting modes. It has two control buttons and fairly straightforward control logic, that cycles through its different options so you can actually remember how to use it in the field. But the feature I like the best about this headlamp is that it has a …