Tag: #backpacking
September 12, 2019
Wander With Gregory Packs
Founded in 1977 by Wayne Gregory, Gregory Mountain Products has been a long-time leader in setting durability, comfort and performance standards in all its products, winning numerous international outdoor and mountaineering design awards for its packs.
September 8, 2019
Cornish Coast To Coast
Backpacking is not only about trekking through high mountains and crossing remote passes; it can be a relaxed and sociable activity. A modest coast to coast walk sounded ideal but where and how long would it take? The answer lay in the west. The Saints' Way crosses mid-Cornwall from Padstow on the north coast to the south coast port of Fowey, a distance of some thirty miles.
August 29, 2019
Fjällräven Offers Four New Classics
Trekking expedition style – backpacking with your own equipment, setting up your own tent, cooking your own food and walking at your own pace, together with like-minded people – is what it’s all about. The Fjällräven Classic events in Sweden, Denmark, Colorado and Hong Kong have become popular elements in the global outdoor calendar. These events have also changed Fjällräven as the brand has moved from working in the outdoor business to also working in the experience business. 2020 sees the start of a long-term commitment to the expansion of the Fjällräven brand by offering no less than eight Fjällräven Classics across the globe: Sweden, USA, Denmark, South Korea, Germany, Hong Kong, UK and China.
August 26, 2019
Pitch perfect – not!
In an ideal camping experience, you awake to dawn breaking over the valley below with the stove ready for the morning brew. High in your eyrie, the tent faces the rising sun and all is well with the world. Would that it was always so. Hard-won lessons mean that forward planning now has a fairly high priority. It was not always so.
July 27, 2019
Greening Lightweight Outdoor Life
When Helinox launched its first lightweight, sturdy chair in 2012 it helped to define a new category of outdoor furniture that has extended from seating for backpackers to mainstream outdoor life. It is now a world leader in the design and production of cutting-edge lightweight outdoor equipment and furniture, including chairs, cots and tables, shade, trekking poles and umbrellas.
July 26, 2019
Six Moon Designs Wins OutDoor Awards
Six Moon Designs, a leader in affordable ultralight gear, received double ‘Winner’ status for its Gatewood Cape in the Rain Apparel category and its Lunar Solo tent in the Tents category.
July 24, 2019
Big Agnes Launches CDT Section Guide
Named for a peak in the nearby Mt. Zirkel Wilderness, Big Agnes, the award-wining manufacturer of tents, sleeping bags, pads, camp furniture and apparel, has introduced a comprehensive online trail guide for the Colorado section of the Continental Divide Trail.
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Traynor On The Trail 