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Go Light – Ditch Your Nalgene Bottles

A 32 ounce Nalgene bottle weighs 6.2 ounces

Whenever I see a backpacker carrying wide-mouth Nalgene bottles, I cringe, because I know that three of them add 15 ounces to the weight of their backpack that could be easily eliminated. For example, a one liter wide-mouth Nalgene bottle weighs 6.2 ounces, empty. If you want to save some money and some pack weight, empty soda bottles make good …

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Hiking the Mt Clinton Trail Loop

My buddy Ken and I hikied up the Dry River Trail in peak foliage to get to the Mt Clinton Trail

Mt Pierce is the second four thousand footer you encounter when hiking north in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. My buddy Ken and I climbed to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Mizpah Hut located just below the summit, hiking up the Mt Clinton Trail, instead of the Crawford Path which most people follow. We knew the Mount Clinton Trail …

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Loco Libre Gear Ghost Pepper Top Quilt Review

The Loco Libre Ghost Pepper Quilt has chevron shaped baffles to keep is down insulation from shifting.

The Loco Libre Gear Ghost Pepper is a down quilt made with a unique chevron style baffle, which limits the amount of down shift by catching it in the corners that the baffle forms every time it changes direction. This eliminates cold spots and means that the down stays on top, where you want it, so you can stay warm. The chevron …

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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite MAX SV Sleeping Pad Review

Update: Therm-a-Rest has killed off the SV valve concept and this product because consumers could not operate it correctly or reliably. Don’t buy it. The Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlite MAX SV inflatable sleeping pad is a lightweight inflatable three-season sleeping pad that is super easy to inflate and deflate. The “SV” stands for a SpeedValve which lets you inflate and deflate …

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