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Insulated Air Mattress Nemo Tensor Insulated Air Mattress $200, 13 oz. (regular mummy, not including stuff sack or pump bag) Sizes: four sizes from 20×72 inches to 25×76 inches backcountry.com The search for the right backpacking air mattress tends to boil down to two competing objectives: finding a mat with the lowest possible weight without compromising on comfort. And different …
Rechargeable Ultralight Headlamp Knog Bandicoot 250 $45, 2.1 oz./59.5g knog.com When I reviewed this headlamp’s predecessor, the Bandicoot, I thought it was the kind of new product that had the potential to upend an entire category. After using the more powerful and comfortable Knog Bandicoot 250 on a nine-day hike of nearly 130 miles through the High Sierra in August, …
By Michael Lanza Do you wonder how some people come back from national parks and other outdoor trips with fantastic photos? Would you like to take the kind of pictures that make people ooh and aah? It may not be as complicated as you think. The following tips on outdoor and landscape photography, which I’ve learned as a trained professional …
Ultralight Backpack Osprey Exos 58 and Eja 58 $260, 58L/3,539 c.i., 2 lbs. 14 oz./1.3kg (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s S/M and L/XL, women’s XS/X and M/L Exos: backcountry.com Eja: backcountry.com Osprey’s men’s Exos and women’s Eja packs would seem like shining examples of gear proven to perform so well for so long that redesigning them risks customer backlash. As a …
Down Jacket Feathered Friends Eos Down Jacket $409, 11 oz./312g (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s XS-XXL, women’s XS-XL featheredfriends.com When you have something that works, the worst thing you can do is change it much. Feathered Friends stuck with a winning formula when updating its popular Eos Down Jacket, making just two minor improvements. Testing the updated Eos on adventures ranging …