Backpacker Deputy Editor Dennis Lewon reports live from the 2008 Winter Outdoor Retailer Show on why Marmot's tried and true sleeping bags were given an Editors' Choice Gold Award.

The best carbon poles we've ever tested.

Dennis Lewon shows you why the Mountainsmith Phoenix won this year's Green Award at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City.,See why this pack from Mountainsmith went home with our Editors' Choice Award.

Better pick a color you like, because you’ll never want to take this jacket off.

The ultimate in lightweight traction,The ultimate in lightweight traction.

These perfect pots have stood the test of time and earned our coveted Editors' Choice Gold Award.

One of the best packs gets better.

A 2.5-inch, full-length mattress that's insulated with open-cell foam.