Road Trip Gear - Backpacker

Road Trip Gear

Ten hot items to make your next road trip the coolest trip ever.

Author:: Katie Herrel
Publish date:: Apr 25, 2012

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Ten dirt-cheap items to make your next hike more enjoyable.

The Sol burner is the system's backbone. I've used it for 14 months in myriad conditions--at temps down to 30°F and up to 11,000 feet in Wyoming's Wind Rivers. Add the included pot support (above) and it works with any flat-bottomed pot.

Camp Stove Reviews

Four cool accessories add even more versatility to the hot little cooker that you've come to love.

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Snag this pint-sized, ultralight, frameless pack for dayhikes, quick, after-work cross country ski laps, or pack it as a stuff sack/summit pack on your big trip.

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Good things DO come in small packages, and these little widgets are too useful to leave at home in the gear closet.

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Behold, the only baselayer/Ninja suit you'll ever need.

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Stoves & Cookware

Amp up your frontcountry campground cooking with these five items.

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They're nimble, versatile, and by far the easiest snowshoe binding I've ever used.

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If spring finds you in the market for a tent that's lightweight and bombproof, check out this two-person, two-door, three-season shelter.

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Is this the summer you vowed lighten your load? Pick up this sequel to a previous Editors' Choice winner and start the season off right.