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1 day ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
The Men’s Gregory Paragon 60 Backpack is a multi-day backpack that strikes an excellent balance between light weight, improved fit, and technical features. Weighing 3.7 lbs, it has an adjustable length torso and an adjustable length hip belt (which is rare) so you can dial in a custom fit tailored to your personal dimensions and preferences.
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2 days ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
This article may contain affiliate links. Clothing ReviewsThe Montane Featherlite Hooded Jacket is a windbreaker that weighs 4.5 oz and is great to layer over a fleece in windy and cool weather to keep the wind from chilling you on hikes or runs.
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3 days ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
Pyramid tarps for ultralight backpacking, often called “mids”, short for pyramids, are available in multiple forms ranging from one-person ultralight monopole tarps to multi-person winter tipis, complete with inner tents, stove jacks, and wood stoves. Despite their differences, all pyramid shelters share a few common properties. They are exceptionally wind and weather resistant, they have a single peak, and solid walls.
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6 days ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
The Therm-a-Rest NeoLoft Air Mattress is a 4.6-inch-thick inflatable sleeping pad with an R-value of 4.7 that is a dream to sleep on. It has horizontal baffles and elevated sides to keep you in the center of the pad and prevent you from rolling off at night. I think it’s a little heavy for backpacking, weighing 25 oz in a size regular (73″ x 22″), but it would be a fantastic sleeping pad for base camping, where you establish a campsite and return to it every night, after daily adventures.
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6 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Philip Werner
1 day agoI got soaked, so you don’t have to — here’s what I learned. The first few warm days of the year are just beginning to appear, and it’s got me and everyone I know itching to get outside on the trail. It’s a classic early spring day, perfect for shaking off winter chill. The sun is shining, the birds …
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1 week ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
This article may contain affiliate links. Backpack ReviewsThe NEMO 45 Persist Backpack is a bombproof hiking backpack that is optimized for tough hikes, backpacking and multi-sport adventures in mountainous terrain. Featuring an adjustable torso length, it’s made with an incredibly tough 300D/900D fabric that’s extremely water resistant and has a host of other innovative features that are different from most other backpacks.
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1 week ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
Backpacking tarps are a great camping option if you want to significantly reduce your backpacking gear weight while experiencing a deeper connection to the outdoors, by sleeping under a shelter without walls. Backpacking tarps come in two basic flavors: shaped, catenary cut tarps that have curved sides to reduce weight and flapping in the wind, and square, flat tarps with 90-degree corners which can be pitched in many different configurations but take more skill to use.
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1 week ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
The Argali Owyhee 1P Tent is a pyramid-shaped tarp that can be purchased with an insect-proof insert: this is a review of both. Who is Argali Outdoors? They’re a backcountry hunting gear company that manufactures and sells ultralight backcountry and backpacking gear. There is a lot of overlap between hunting and backpacking so this is a great fit, even though most hunters stay well away from trails and travel cross-country to scout game.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Philip Werner
6 hours agoTopgolf Founders Raise $34 Million For Poolhouse, Their Latest Sports StartupPoolhouse, a United Kingdom-based startup founded by the brothers behind Topgolf, has raised $34 million in a seed round. The company plans on using the proceeds to further develop its technology, gain a foothold in the competitive sports-themed entertainment retail industry and open locations …2 hours ago4 time-saving Microsoft Teams tricks to make you more productiveMake the most of your Teams time.
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1 week ago | 
sectionhiker.com | Philip Werner
Kahtoola Instagaiter SLs are a low gaiters designed for use with trail runners. They’re differentiated from other popular gaiters, including those from Dirty Girl, in that they have side zippers, so you can put them on and take them off without having to remove your shoes. They’re available exclusively from Kahtoola for $35/pair. Kahtoola makes a lot of gaiters for a variety of hiking footwear, but all of their other gaiters have straps that run under your boots or shoes, through the arch.
