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Arm warmers are usually sold as cycling gear, but many winter hikers also use them for insulation because they’re easy to take off when you warm up or put back on when you get cold. Frequent stopping, unpacking, and repacking isn’t good form when you’re hiking with others because no one wants to stand around freezing their ass off while …

Weighing in at just 1.73 oz, the Knog Quokka is a unique-looking rechargeable LED headlamp with red and white lightning modes including a spot and wide beam. Ideal for camping and backpacking, it comes with a simple and comfortable silicone headband and has an integrated USB plug that eliminates the need for recharging wires. Knog is an Australian product design …

The RapidPure Universal Purifier Bottle Adapter is a portable water purifier that you can screw onto wide-mouth bottles from Nalgene, Camelbak, Hydro Flask, or Kleen Kanteen to turn them into water purifiers. It’s a great add-on to your existing bottle/hydration setup when you hike or travel to an area where it’s necessary to filter out viruses, bacteria, protozoa, chemicals, heavy …

Mt Cabot is the northernmost White Mountain 4000 footer and a 9.6 mile out and back hike with 3,000 feet of elevation gain. With spring on the horizon, I’ve started to wean myself off cross-country skiing and have begun hitting the trail again to work on my conditioning. Snow depths are still too deep for off-trail winter hiking and bushwhacking, …