Hiking Camping Gear Blog and Reviews
Hiking Camping Gear Blog and Reviews
Conclusion: The Selk Bag is comfortable and a lot of fun. They’re great for those who can’t sleep still at night or for those who are claustrophobic. Kids love them. Not for most backpackers though. They’re quite heavy for the warmth they provide and packing can be quite problematic because of their bulk. at GearJunkie.com
Sleeping bags are an essential part of your camping gear. Unless you’re using a double sleeping bag, your movements are going to restricted when you’re in it. If you like a little more freedom of movement you might want to consider Mont Bell’s Super Spiral Series. Thanks to the elasticized thread and unique stitching technique [...]
It’s a sleeping bag that looks like a bear but don’t worry, it’s not made of bear fur, in fact it’s not even made of real fur. The Great Sleeping Bear was made and designed by Eiko Ishizawa, a Japanese designer residing in Amsterdam, for an art exhibition back in 2009. Here’s part of the [...]
What is the Inflatable Sleeping Coat? Designed by Lin Tsui Wei, the Inflatable Sleeping Coat is a windbreaker, sleeping coat, sleeping bag and camping mattress in one. The Award The Inflatable Sleeping Coat was entered into the 2009 Red Dot Awards and won a Design Concept Red Dot Award in the Protection category. Red Dot [...]
Mummy bags are not for everyone. In fact, it’s not natural at all to sleep in a mummy bag because live people don’t sleep like dead people (mummies). People tend to move when they sleep and rarely do people sleep exclusively on their backs. If you like sleeping on your side, mummy sleeping bags is [...]
There’s probably no official definition for a lightweight or ultralight backpack. If there was, it would likely change as backpacking gear get lighter. What used to be lightweight 10 years ago might be too heavy for today’s standard. Until recently, I thought the lightest internal frame backpack you can find today was Lowe Alpine’s Zepton [...]
I thought I saw something like this some time ago and now that I think about it, it must’ve been the poncho tent. As a tent, the poncho tent is nothing like the TentPak when it comes to weather protection. TentPak is the ultimate ready-to-go package for hunting, camping, hiking, canoeing, emergency preparation or almost [...]
MontBell U L Super Stretch Hugger 2 Sleeping Bag 25 Degree Down The MontBell U.L. Super Stretch Hugger #2 25 Degree Down Sleeping Bag provides warmth in sub-freezing temps at an incredibly low 1lb 12oz. Though it weighs less than your 1L bottle of water, this 800-fill down sleeping bag uses stretch stitching to hug [...]
Did you get the 2-person tent the editors at Backpacker Magazine were raving about like the Mountain Hardwear Skyledge 2.1 for example? This ultralight 3-season tent cost around $350 but if you’re lucky, you can get it free. The guys at Backpacker Magazine managed to convince many of the manufacturers of the gear they were [...]
Backside 5 Degree Goosedown Sleeping Bag Black Chill busting Backside Blackgoose -5 degree F Sleeping Bag! Keep a lock-down on body heat! For when only the best will do, the experts at Backside have just the Sleeping Bag. This Backside Blackgoose Bag doesn’t cut any corners, combining traditional design and high-tech know-how to produce the [...]
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