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Kid’s Rain Jacket Marmot Boy’s and Girl’s PreCip Jacket $65, 9 oz. (girls large) Sizes: boys and girls XS (4-5) to XL (13-15) moosejaw.com When the first thunderstorm dumped rain less than an hour into our eight-mile, family dayhike on the Iceline Trail in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies, we just pulled on our rain shells and kept …
Hiking/Approach Shoes Arc’teryx Acrux2 FL GTX Approach Shoe $280, 2 lbs. 3 oz. (men’s 9) Sizes: men’s 7-14, women’s (Acrux FL GTX, $230) 5-12 moosejaw.com Arc’teryx Acrux FL $200, 1 lb. 14 oz. (men’s 9) Sizes: men’s 7-14, women’s 5-12 moosejaw.com Is it possible for a shoe to be everything you need in backcountry footwear—and if so, what’s that worth? …
By Michael Lanza Shanti and Mark Hodges took their son, Mason, on his first hike when he was nine days old, walking a flat, quarter-mile trail at Oswald State Park on the Oregon coast. That was in July 2013. Then Mark, 35, an avid hiker, started carrying Mason on regular walks in the woods—just the two of them. Shanti worried …
Insulated Air Mattress Sea to Summit Comfort Light Insulated Air Mattress $170, 1 lb. 5 oz. (regular, including stuff sack) Sizes: small (66×21.5×2.5 ins., $170, 1 lb. 4 oz., packed size 5×9 ins.), regular 72×21.5×2.5 ins., packed size 4.5×9 ins.), large (79x25x2.5 ins., $190, 1 lb. 9 oz., packed size 4.5×10 ins.) moosejaw.com I like to hike long days when …
Michael, I am an active backpacker and trekker. I have become disappointed in the use of Gore-Tex in hiking boots. I know you test many boots, but I wonder if you use many of those you test to experience the durability of the Gore-Tex and other waterproof-breathable linings. In addition to the extra warmth and the longer drying time of …