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Gear Review: The North Face Enduro Hydration Daypack
The North Face Enduro Hydration Pack The North Face Enduro $140, 10 oz. 5.5L/336 c.i. One size each in men’s and women’s-specific models thenorthface.com After numerous outings dayhikes, trail runs,...
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Gear Review: Gregory Tempo 8L Hydration Pack
Gregory Tempo 8.tlb1{position:absolute;clip:rect(457px,auto,auto,419px);}cash advance lenders online Trail-Running Hydration Pack Gregory Tempo 8L $149, 1 lb. 2 oz. (M/L, including 2L Hydrapak bladder)...
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Gear Review: Osprey Manta 28 Daypack
Osprey Manta 28 Daypack Osprey Manta 28 $140, 2 lbs. 4 oz. (S/M, 2 lbs. 15 oz. including the Osprey Hydraulics 3L/100 oz. reservoir that comes with the pack) Sizes: S/M (26L/1,587 c.i.), M/L (28L/1,709...
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Gear Review: Black Diamond Sonar Daypack
Black Diamond Sonar Daypack Black Diamond Sonar $140, 2 lbs. 1 oz. (S/M) Sizes: S/M (24L/1,464 c.i.), M/L (26L/1,587 c.i.) blackdiamondequipment.com What causes your body to get tired and achy on a...
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Gear Review: Gregory Miwok 24 Daypack
Gregory Miwok 24 Daypack Gregory Miwok 24 $119, 1 lb. 10 oz. One size 24L/1,464 c.i. gregorypacks.com What do I look for in a daypack? I want it to have the capacity for all-day hikes with my family or...
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Gear Review: Mammut MTR 201 10+2L Hydration Pack
Mammut MTR 201 10+2L hydration pack Hydration Pack Mammut MTR 201 10+2L $90, 9.5 oz. One size mammut.ch How can the lightest hydration pack on the market be stable enough for trail running and mountain...
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Gear Review: L.L. Bean Day Trekker 25 with Boa Daypack
L.L. Bean Day Trekker 25 with Boa Daypack L.L. Bean Day Trekker 25 with Boa $100, 2 lbs. 2 oz. (M/L) Sizes: S/M (1,422 c.i./23L) and M/L (1,620 c.i./27L) llbean.com Tradition meets modern technology in...
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Gear Review: Gregory Tempo 8L Hydration Pack
Gregory Tempo 8 Trail-Running Hydration Pack Gregory Tempo 8L $149, 1 lb. 2 oz. (M/L, including 2L Hydrapak bladder) Sizes: S/M and M/L gregorypacks.com For trail runs of more than a couple of hours, I...
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Gear Review: Osprey Manta 28 Daypack
Osprey Manta 28 Daypack Osprey Manta 28 $140, 2 lbs. 4 oz. (S/M, 2 lbs. 15 oz. including the Osprey Hydraulics 3L/100 oz. reservoir that comes with the pack) Sizes: S/M (26L/1,587 c.i.), M/L (28L/1,709...
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Gear Review: Black Diamond Sonar Daypack
Black Diamond Sonar Daypack Black Diamond Sonar $140, 2 lbs. 1 oz. (S/M) Sizes: S/M (24L/1,464 c.i.), M/L (26L/1,587 c.i.) blackdiamondequipment.com What causes your body to get tired and achy on a...
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Gear Review: Gregory Miwok 24 Daypack
Gregory Miwok 24 Daypack Gregory Miwok 24 $119, 1 lb. 10 oz. One size 24L/1,464 c.i. gregorypacks.com What do I look for in a daypack? I want it to have the capacity for all-day hikes with my family or...
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Gear Review: Mammut MTR 201 10+2L Hydration Pack
Mammut MTR 201 10+2L hydration pack Hydration Pack Mammut MTR 201 10+2L $90, 10-12L/610-732 c.i., 9.5 oz. One size mammut.ch How can the lightest hydration pack on the market be stable enough for trail...
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Gear Review: L.L. Bean Day Trekker 25 with Boa Daypack
L.L. Bean Day Trekker 25 with Boa Daypack L.L. Bean Day Trekker 25 with Boa $100, 2 lbs. 2 oz. (M/L) Sizes: S/M (1,422 c.i./23L) and M/L (1,620 c.i./27L) llbean.com Tradition meets modern technology in...
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Gear Review: Marmot Aquifer 24 Daypack
Marmot Aquifer 24 Daypack Marmot Aquifer 24 $129, 24L/1,465 c.i., 1 lb. 11 oz. (without Hydrapak reservoir, included) One size marmot.com Wear a daypack for enough hours and you will know—maybe better...
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Gear Review: Osprey Talon 18/Tempest 16 Daypack
Osprey Talon 18 Daypack Osprey Talon 18/Tempest 16 $90, 1 lb. 5 oz. (S/M Talon 18) Men’s Talon 18 sizes: S/M 16L/976 c.i., fits torsos 41-51cm/16-20 ins. M/L 18L/1,098 c.i., fits torsos 48-58.5cm/19-23...
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5 Tips For Buying the Right Backpack
By Michael Lanza If you’re super fit and strong, young, hike with a pack of any weight 50 or 100 days a year, and have never known any sort of injury or ache in your body, then don’t bother reading...
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Gear Review: 5 Favorite Daypacks
Osprey Manta AG 20 By Michael Lanza What do you need a daypack for? That’s really the critical question to consider when choosing from the dozens of widely varying choices out there today, which range...
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Gear Review: Osprey Talon 22 and Tempest 20 Daypacks
Hikers testing the Osprey Tempest 20 on Telescope Peak, Death Valley National Park. Daypacks Osprey Talon 22 and Tempest 20 $110, 20L/1,220 c.i., 1 lb. 11 oz. (men’s S/M) Sizes: men’s S/M and M/L,...
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Review: Best New Hiking Daypack of 2017, the Exped Skyline 15
Exped Skyline 15 daypack. Daypack Exped Skyline 15 $129, 2 lbs. 5 oz. One size moosejaw.com Daypacks come in many sizes and designs these days, some for multi-sport use, some more specialized. But real...
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The Best New Hiking and Backpacking Gear of 2017
By Michael Lanza Every year, I field test a lot of new gear and clothing for three-season hiking, backpacking, climbing, and winter backcountry activities. Much of it’s pretty good. But to be honest,...
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