Your Best Advice: Reader Tips
Backpacker readers share their hiking, camping, gear, bear bagging, and firestarting tips.
Backpacker readers share their hiking, camping, gear, bear bagging, and firestarting tips.
Ten reader-testers hiked nearly 1,000 miles to rate new midsize load haulers. Their five picks: five models that deliver comfort, affordability, and convenience.
4 featherweight sleepers for all types of ounce-counters, spring through fall.
With just 700-fill-down, a warmth-trapping hood, a radical, weight-saving design and no zipper-- or pad straps--that's innovation.
Stuffed with 800-plus-fill down, the Arc Specialist is a hoodless, mummy-shaped bag that's warm right down to its 32 F degree rating.
Check out 2010 Reader Test Team's author page.
Check out 2010 Reader Test Team's author page.
Enjoy features galore without emptying your wallet with this light-duty pack.
This winter winner performs best on cold-weather hikes, climbs, and ski tours.
Obsessive-compulsive packers will appreciate this pack's organization options.
This comfortable pack offers stability on tough and uneven terrain.
This best-overall pack's simple design will win over ultralighters and traditional backpackers alike.