Best Backpacking Mess Kit

Imagine this:You just reached your campground after a 8 hour hike with a 40-lbs pack, you're hungry and just want to fry up some food. You want your

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Best 3 Person Backpacking Tent

In summary, here are my top picks for the best 3-person backpacking tents:In my opinion, MSR Mutha Hubba NX [most recent 2019 version] takes the first place due to

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Best 4 Person Tent for Backpacking

We're talking about lightweight backpacking tents here! If weight and packability aren't your two most important criteria, then you'll get more for the price in the family camp category. If

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Western Mountaineering Ultralite vs Alpinlite

If you're looking for a top-notch quality, lightweight, buy-it-for-life, made in USA backpacking sleeping bag, and you're stuck between Western Mountaineering Ultralite and Alpinlite, you don't need to

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Nemo Riff/Jam vs Disco/Rave (15 & 30): Only ONE Difference

Rave 15 (see image) and Disco 15 are as warm as Jam 15 and Riff 15! Lower FP does not always mean lower warmth... I mean, as long as

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MSR Elixir 3 Review

MSR Elixir 3 is quite popular mainly because of its livability. Most backpackers including myself really like the ample headroom it offers - but it also is incredibly

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Jetboil Minimo vs MSR Pocket Rocket (1 & 2)

Jetboil Minimo and MSR Pocket Rocket 2 are both excellent backpacking stoves. Although it's almost impossible to go wrong with either of them, they do have some minor

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Jetboil Minimo vs Micromo

Jetboil Micromo and Minimo are both great stoves and they're 95% identical. They have exactly the same burner, regulator, shroud, control valve, canister stabilizer and baseplate attachment. Both

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Jetboil Flash vs MiniMo

The Jetboil MiniMo and Flash are both great stoves with different design intentions.The most important thing to know when comparing these two stoves is that the Flash is designed only

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Klean Kanteen vs Hydro Flask: Which is the best for you?

I can and will knock out this debate once and for all!!! *Hold my Hydro Flask* There are so many Hydro Flask and Klean Kanteen products out there,

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