Coffee Anyone? – MSR Mugmate Coffee Maker

July 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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We know how much the guys at Backpacker Magazine are into coffee so when they recommend something that has to do with coffee you can bet that it’s good. The MSR Mugmate Coffee Maker won the magazine’s Editor’s Choice award in 2009. It’s basically a filter for your coffee and using it is easy. All [...]

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Review of GoLite’s Adrenaline Zero Goose Down Sleeping Bag

January 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

GoLIte is known for keeping your hiking gear and equipment light. At just 2.6 pounds (1.19kg), this goose-down filled sleeping bag is great for keeping your backpack light. Yet the Adrenaline Zero does its job very well. It’s designed for sub-zero temperatures at high altitudes. The 800-fill down in the specifications means that this sleeping [...]

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MSR WhisperLite International Stove

December 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment

MSR WhisperLite International Stove MSR WhisperLite International Stove2005 Backpacker Readers’ Choice Award WinnerThe MSR WhisperLite keeps getting better and better. We know one guy who’s had his for over 10 years, and it still worked! His is on the heavy side, though, about 15-oz, while today’s WhisperLite weighs in at 11-oz. Quite a reduction in [...]

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