Kelty Avocet
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Gear Reviews
Gear Reviews
Find the best backpacking gear with help from our expert reviewers and gear testers at Backpacker. We review the best backpacking gear on the market, from sleeping bags, to cookware, to backpacks, to the best hiking boots, in the most rigorous trail conditions imaginable so you can find the perfect setup for all your adventures.
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Find the best backpacking gear with help from our expert reviewers and gear testers at Backpacker. We review the best backpacking gear on the market, from sleeping bags, to cookware, to backpacks, to the best hiking boots, in the most rigorous trail conditions imaginable so you can find the perfect setup for all your adventures. At Backpacker, we take our responsibility to provide readers with fair and accurate gear advice seriously. When you make a purchase through our site, we may earn a commission.
Feathered Friends Sandpiper 30
The space-heater warmth and long-term durability of a down bag without the lofty price.
JanSport Carson
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Feathered Friends Condor 20
The space-heater warmth and long-term durability of a down bag without the lofty price.
Feathered Friends Puffin 20
The space-heater warmth and long-term durability of a down bag without the lofty price.
Feathered Friends Rock Wren
The space-heater warmth and long-term durability of a down bag without the lofty price.
Kelty Courser W
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JanSport D2
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Kelty Courser
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Oboz Footwear Valhalla
Comfortable, sneaker-like feel with a roomy toebox.
Feathered Friends Petrel Women's
The space-heater warmth and long-term durability of a down bag without the lofty price.
Feathered Friends Hummingbird
The space-heater warmth and long-term durability of a down bag without the lofty price.
Feathered Friends Peregrine eVent
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Feathered Friends Swallow
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
JanSport Big Bear
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Granite Gear Vapor Flash
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Feathered Friends Penguin 20
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
JanSport Klamath
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Feathered Friends Lark
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Feathered Friends Arctic Finch Women's
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Kelty Shrike
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Feathered Friends Osprey
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Kelty Shrike W
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Feathered Friends Plover eVent Women's
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Feathered Friends Vireo
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Feathered Friends Widgeon
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Kelty Redstart W
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Gabel Sports Group Voyager
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Kelty Pawnee women's
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Gabel Sports Group Discovery
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group XW Photo Compass
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Feathered Friends Murre Women's
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Kelty Pawnee
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Feathered Friends Swift
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Kelty Redstart
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Feathered Friends Snowbunting
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Gabel Sports Group Predator
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Kelty Lakota
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Feathered Friends Egret Women's
Packed with 850-plus-fill down, this bag lofts up a full nine inches, yet remains remarkably packable.
Kelty Lakota Women's
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Gabel Sports Group Trail F.L.
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Transalp – Silver
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Transalp – Black
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Piuma
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
JanSport Catalyst
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MSR Twin Brothers
This roomy tent has 96 square feet of floor space.
Gabel Sports Group X-Lander F.L. – Antra
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group X-Lander Lite – Red
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group X-Lander Lite – Green
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
JanSport Talus
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Gabel Sports Group Mont Blanc Lady – Sky Blue
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Mont Blanc Lady – Cerise
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
MSR Twin Sisters
This roomy tent has 96 square feet of floor space.
JanSport SALISH
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Gabel Sports Group Mont Blanc – Orange
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Mont Blanc – Black
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Mont Blanc Lite F.L. – Black
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Destination – Sea
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Mont Blanc – Red
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
JanSport Tehipite
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Gabel Sports Group Mont Blanc Lite F.L. – Lime
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Gabel Sports Group Destination – Sand
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
MSR Zing
This roomy tent has 96 square feet of floor space.
MSR Twing
This roomy tent has 96 square feet of floor space.
NEMO Equipment, Inc. Astro Air
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Marmot Plasma 15
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
Marmot Plasma 30
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
MSR E-Wing
This roomy tent has 96 square feet of floor space.
Marmot Atom
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
Marmot Women's Ouray
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
Marmot Axiom 45
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
Marmot Axiom 25
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
NEMO Equipment, Inc. Tuo Cub
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Marmot Trestles 30
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
Marmot Trestles 0
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
Marmot Women's Trestles 15
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
MSR Twin Brothers
This roomy tent has 96 square feet of floor space.
Marmot Trestles 15
In the quest for maximum warmth at minimum weight, we have a new standard setter.
JanSport Forsyth
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Granite Gear Escape AC 40
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