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This page uses affiliate links to help pay the bills. We only recommend products we’ve tested in the field and actually enjoy. Read our Gear Review Policy for more info. Glacier glasses are one of those pieces of kit where the gap between adequate and excellent is easy to ignore right up until the moment
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Backpacking is a bit of a funny world. It’s not really a sport, but the gear associated with it is very technical. There are some people who haven’t upgraded their year in decades, and others who buy a new setup each year. The advancements in gear go through plateaus and spurts. Recently, the Ultralight trend
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A couple years ago I heard the news that Yeti, the famous cooler and drinkware brand, bought out backpack maker Mystery Ranch, and was a bit confused. The synergy didn’t make sense. But that’s because I totally misread what the YETI brand really means. When it comes down to it, YETI is about durability, rigidity,
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A good helmet needs to be protective but not noticeable. Anon’s Merak does that better than any I’ve tested, period. Thankfully, it’s more strange to see someone skiing or snowboarding without a helmet these days on the slopes. While there are still some purists who refuse to wear one, the data is pretty clear that
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I miss the days where snowboarding videos were a sit-down event. And this is a criticism of how we consume all media, not just snowboarding—but I pine for the pre-smartphone era of consumption. The days of having a stack of VHS tapes (and then DVDs) on top of a TV set that was the go-to
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