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The REI Traverse 32 is a versatile daypack designed for longer day hikes with features that lend themselves to four-season use. It is a top loader with a floating lid, a front stretch pocket, a side zipper in the main compartment, and two tiers of side compression straps that can be used to strap a foam pad or snowshoes to …

Superfeet Run Support Low Arch Insoles are replacement insoles designed for use with low-volume shoes like trail runners. Formerly called Superfeet Carbon, I’ve been using them for the past decade to prevent plantar fasciitis, a common condition among hikers that causes pain in the heel and bottom of the foot. The problem with most trail runners is that their factory …

The NEMO Coda 10/20 is a mummy sleeping bag insulated with 800 fill power, water-resistant down. It has a beefy draft collar, a ventable zippered footbox, and a “thermogill” zippered vent on the chest that lets you release trapped warmth and extend the bag’s temperature range on warmer nights. Tapered to maximize its warmth-to-weight ratio, the Coda is the first …

Mt Killington is one of Vermont’s 4000-foot peaks. It’s on the Long Trail (LT), where the LT and the Appalachian Trail (AT) coincide before the AT veers east and heads toward New Hampshire. While you can hike Killington as a day hike by climbing the Bucklin Trail from the west, I approached the peak from the east and the south …