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Gear Review: Outdoor Research Helium Hybrid Jacket
Outdoor Research Helium Hybrid Jacket. Ultralight Wind Shell Outdoor Research Helium Hybrid Jacket $165, 5.5 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s S-XL, women’s XS-XL outdoorresearch.com On a 7.5-mile trail...
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Review: Clothing That Helps Me Run and Hike Farther
Opedix Knee-Tec Tights Compression Apparel Bioskin Compression Shorts $95, 7 oz. (medium) Sizes: S-XXL Bioskin Calf Skin Sleeves $65/pair, $35/one, 3 oz. (XL pair) Sizes: S-XXL (The size range fits...
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Review: Black Diamond Alpine Start Hoody
Black Diamond Alpine Start Hoody Ultralight Jacket Black Diamond Alpine Start Hoody $149, 7.5 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s and women’s XS-XL blackdiamondequipment.com A breathable, ultralight jacket...
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Review: Smartwool Ultra Light Sport Jacket
Smartwool Men’s PhD Ultra Light Sport Jacket. Ultralight Jacket Smartwool Men’s PhD Ultra Light Sport Jacket $115, 4.5 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: S-XL backcountry.com Smartwool Women’s PhD Ultra Light...
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The Best Ultralight Hiking and Backpacking Jackets of 2018
Montane Minimus 777 Pull-On along the Tour du Mont Blanc. By Michael Lanza You’re out on an all-day hike in the mountains, or a long climb or trail run, or backpacking. The weather forecast looked...
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Review: Montane Minimus Stretch Ultra Pull-on and Jacket
The Montane Minimus Stretch Ultra Pull-on in the Grand Canyon. Ultralight Rain Jacket Montane Minimus Stretch Ultra Pull-on and Jacket $185 (pull-on)/$205 (jacket), 6 oz. (men’s medium pull-on) Sizes:...
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Review: Black Diamond Distance Wind Shell
Ultralight Shell Jacket Black Diamond Distance Wind Shell $129, 3.5 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s S-XL, women’s XS-XL backcountry.com Obvious first impression: The Black Diamond Distance Wind Shell...
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Review: Arc’teryx Incendo SL and Cita SL Jackets
Ultralight Shell Jacket Arc’teryx Incendo SL Jacket and Cita SL Jacket $129, 2.8 oz. (men’s medium), 2.3 oz. (women’s) Sizes: men’s XS-XXL, women’s XS-XL moosejaw.com With an ultralight shell—besides...
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The Best Sun Shirts of 2020
By Michael Lanza Whether backpacking, dayhiking, climbing, trail running, fishing, paddling, or active outdoors in myriad other ways, sun protection becomes critical not only for preventing skin...
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Review: The North Face Flight FutureLight Jacket
Ultralight Rain Jacket The North Face Flight FutureLight Jacket $280, 8.5 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s XS-XXL, women’s XS-XL backcountry.com When The North Face billed its Flight FutureLight Jacket...
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Review: Outdoor Research Helium II Jacket
Ultralight Rain Jacket Outdoor Research Helium II Jacket $159, 6 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s XS-XXL, women’s XS-XL backcountry.com When the cool mist got heavy enough that I needed more than a base...
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Review: Outdoor Research Helium Wind Hoodie
Ultralight Wind Shell Outdoor Research Helium Wind Hoodie $129, 5 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s XS-XXL, women’s XS-XL backcountry.com If, besides very low weight, versatility counts for everything...
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Review: Mammut Kento Light HS Hooded Jacket
Ultralight Rain Jacket Mammut Kento Light HS Hooded Jacket $219, 5.5 oz. (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s S-XXL, women’s S-XL moosejaw.com When the sky darkened with foreboding, black and gray clouds that...
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Review: Mountain Hardwear Kor Airshell Hoody
Ultralight Wind Shell Mountain Hardwear Kor Airshell Hoody $150, 5.1 oz./145g (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s S-XXL, women’s XS-XL backcountry.com After sweating hard on a sunny and humid June morning...
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Review: Arc’teryx Norvan Windshell Jacket
Ultralight Wind Shell Arc’teryx Norvan Windshell Jacket $130, 3.2 oz./91g (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s XS-XXL, women’s XXS-XXL Men’s: arcteryx.com Women’s: arcteryx.com On winter and spring trail runs...
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Review: Outdoor Research Shadow Wind Hoodie
Ultralight Wind Shell Outdoor Research Shadow Wind Hoodie $129, 5.8 oz./164.4g (men’s medium) Sizes: men’s S-XXL, women’s XS-XXL backcountry.com We ask a lot of ultralight wind shells, these wispy...
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