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Do you want to take a dream trip to Banff in the Canadian Rockies this winter? Are you put off by the high cost of accommodation? We hear you. Prices [...]

Do you want to take a dream trip to the Canadian Rockies this winter? Are you put off by the high cost of accommodations? Thinking about a weekend getaway but [...]

Do you want to take a dream trip to Jasper in the Canadian Rockies this winter? Are put off by the high cost of accommodation? We hear you. Prices keep [...]

Are you looking for a lighter backpack? We dropped almost 2 pounds of weight by moving to a much lighter Granite Gear backpack. The Granite Gear Crown 60 Backpack is [...]

We were excited to try the Big Agnes Copper Spur 2 Platinum Tent on a 6-day backpacking trip in Montana’s Glacier National Park.  This tent is one of the most [...]

Are you looking to drop weight, and switch to using a kettle for your backpacking cooking? We tested the Ultralight MSR Titan Kettle this summer and came away impressed with [...]

Osprey is a leader in the backpack market, so when I was on the hunt for a new pack, I decided to give the Osprey Stratos 34 a try. This [...]

We were excited to try the new NeoAir XLite sleeping pad, as it would cut 150g (5 oz) from our backpacking kit.  We came away delighted with the NeoAir XLite [...]

We were amazed the first time we used our Platypus GravityWorks 2.0 water filter.  It was easy, quick and fast, getting us 2 liters of water before we knew it.  [...]

We had to look carefully at every piece of gear this summer as we wanted to cut down our overall pack weight. While we love our regular mummy bag, it [...]