Mercantour Traverse gear debrief
Ultralight gear choices in the high Alpine
Tag: backpacking gear
Gear notes from a night on the dunes – Tread Lite Gear, Oookworks & more
Last night, armed with a few new items of gear to test out, I went for a wild camp on the dunes by the coast. I managed to…
The times when I’ve gone ‘stupid light’
A couple of years ago, I read an article by Andy Skurka called Stupid Light: Why light is not necessarily right, and why lighter is not necessarily better.…
Thoughts on summer sleep systems
Two years ago, I bought a new sleeping bag and thought it would be ideal for every backpacking scenario. But now I find my needs diversifying, and I’m…