Hiking Gear Reviews

All gear reviews at sectionhiker.com are experiential. I don't just copy manufacturer's product descriptions. Thought I'd mention that.

Accessories – Hiking

Backpackinglight Stix Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles
Black Diamond Trail Hiking Poles
Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 Carbon Fiber Hiking Poles
Mini Fox 40 Safety Whistle
Victronix Swiss Army Classic Knife

Backpacks and Packing

Adding Pockets to Ultralight Backpacks
Cold Cold World Chaos Backpack
Equinox Marsupial Pouches
Golite Pinnacle Backpack
Golite Trek Backpack
Gossamer Gear Hip Belt Pockets: Field Test
Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus: External Mesh Pockets
Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus Ultralight Backpack
Kelty Redwing 3100 Backpack
Mountain Laurel Designs Hip Belt Pockets
Starlite Ultralight Backpack
Ursack TKO Bear Bag
Ursalite Bear Bag System
Zpacks Ultralight Cuben Fiber Backpack Cover
Zpacks Blast 32 Cuben Fiber Backpack

Books and Maps

Appalachian Pages: A Hikers Trail Guide
Backcountry Navigation and Planning: Gazetteers
Best Digital Photography Book
Crossing Arizona: A Solo Hike Through the Sky Islands and Deserts of the Arizona Trail
Exploring New Hampshire's White Mountains
Extreme Alpinism: Climbing High and Fast
Hiking in Tasmania: The Overland Track
Hostile Habitats: Scotland’s Mountain Environment
How to Read the Forrested Landscape
NOLS Wilderness Guide
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
What Tree is That?

Boots, Trail Shoes, Gaiters, and Socks

Asolo 520 TPS – Leather Hiking Boot
Asolo AFS Evoluzione: Plastic Mountaineering Boot Trials
Asolo Flame GTX Hiking Boots
Asolo Fugitive GTX Hiking Boots
ENGO Blister Prevention Patches
eVent Lightsnow Gaiters
Golite Calamus Shoe
Green Superfeet Insoles
Inov-8 Roclite 260 Trail Runners for Women
Inov-8 Roclite 320 Trail Running Shoes
Inov-8 TerRoc 330 Trail Running Shoes
Inov-8 Roclite 370 Trail Boots
Katoohla Microspikes
KEEN Targhee ll Mid Hiking Shoe
Kuru Chicane Light Duty Hiking Shoe
REI Dry One Polypro Liner Socks
Rocky Gore-tex Socks
Smartwool Merino Wool Liner Socks
Sno-Seal: Waterproofing New Hiking Boots
Waldies Camp Shoes

Buyers Guides

Bivy Sack Buyer's Guide
Hiking Guide to Stuff Sacks
Western Mountaineering Sleeping Bags: A Buyers Guide

Electronics

ARC MicrOFix GPS Personal Locator Beacon
Black Diamond Orbit Camping Lantern
Black Diamond Spot LED Headlamp
Brunton LampLight LED Flashlight and Lantern
Energizer Lithium Batteries in Backcountry Gadgets
Highgear Axio Mini Altimeter/Barometer Watch
Panasonic Lumix LX3 Lens Cap – The Journey
Photon Freedom Micro-light
Skunklights Skylight – Solar Powered LED
Timex Adventure Tech Digital Compass Watch
Using a Digital Voice Recorder as a Trail Journal

Hats and Gloves

Balaclavas, Neck Gaiters and Face Masks
Black Rock Gear: Ultralight Goose Down Hat
Buff Bandanas
Golite Mesh Hat
Integral Designs Hot Socks
Mountain Laurel Designs eVent Rain Mitts
Outdoor Research Alti Mountaineering Gloves
Outdoor Research Cornice Gore-tex Mittens
Outdoor Research Sonic Balaclava

Health

Adventure Medical Kits S.O.L. Duct Tape
Backpacking Hygene Essential: Purell
Backpacking with Earplugs
Best Backpacking Toilet Paper
Bodyglide: Skin Chafing Prevention
Cho-Pat Dual Action Knee Brace
Engo Blister Relief Kit
FlexPower Pain Relief Cream
Grabber Hand Warmers
Hydropel: Move Over Moleskin
Pro-tec IT Band Wrap
Zinc Oxide: A First Aid Kit Essential

Jackets, Fleece, and Shirts

Arc’teryx Covert Collar Zip Fleece Sweater
Cocoon UL 60 Vest
EMS Techwick Short Sleeve Shirt
Golite Roan Plateau 800 Hooded Down Jacket
Marmot Driclime Catalyst Jacket
Montbell Thermawrap Jacket
Montbell U.L. Down Vest
Mountain Hardware Phantom Down Jacket
Outdoor Research Celestial Jacket
Outdoor Research Ion Windshirt
Patagonia Capilene Base Layers
Patagonia R1 Fleece Hoody
Patagonia R1 Pullover Zip Fleece
Rab Momentum Jacket in eVent
RailRiders Eco-Mesh Shirt
REI Momentum Soft Shell Jacket

Pants

Best Convertible Hiking Pants
Ex Officio Amphi Convertible Pant
GoLite Waterproof Reed Pants – Mens
Marmot Precip Boot Zip Pants
Marmot Precip Full Zip Pants
Montane eVent Spectra Pant
Montbell UL Thermawrap Pants
Mountain Hardware Cohesion Rain Pants
Patagonia Capilene Base Layers
RailRider’s X-Treme Adventure Pants
RailRiders Eco-Mesh Hiking Pants
Railriders Eco Mesh Pants: A Love Affiar
REI Adventure Pants
REI Mistral Soft Shell Hiking Pants
Under Armour HeatGear Boxerjocks
Wicking Underwear

Shelters

Black Diamond FirstLight Tent Preview
Black Diamond Firstlight Tent – Field Test
Eureka Spitfire Tent: Ultralight Goes Mainstream…
Gossamer Gear Bug Canopy
Hennessy Hammocks: A Beginner’s Guide
Hennessy Hammock SnakeSkins
Hennessy Hammocks Supershelter: Field Tests
Insider’s Guide to the Squall 2 Tarp Tent
Jacks ‘R’ Better (JRB) Hammock Nest
Jacks ‘R’ Better 8′x8′ Square Silnylon Tarp
Kelty Triptease Lightline (50 feet)
LineLock Guy line Tensioners
Mountain Laurel Designs: Bug Bivy
Mountain Laurel Designs Duomid – First Look
Mountain Laurel Designs Doumid – Cuben Fiber
Mountain Laurel Designs Grace Duo Tarp
Mountain Laurel Designs Superlight Bivy Bag
REI Seam Lock: Field Test
Scarp 1 Tarptent: Autumn Field Testing
Sea to Summit Mosquito Net Shelter
Tarptent: Squall 2 Single-Walled Tent
Tarp Tents: Six Moons Lunar Solo and Tarp Tent Squall 2

Sleeping Bags, Sleeping Pads and Ground Cloths

Big Agnes Air Core Sleeping Pad – Mummy
Big Agnes Clearview Sleeping Pad
Big Agnes Lost Ranger 15 F Sleeping Bag
Eureka Kotey Synthetic Sleeping Bag
Exped Downmat 7 Sleeping Pad
Gossamer Gear – NightLight Sleeping Pad
Gossamer Gear Polycro Ground Cloth
Kelty Light Year 20 Sleeping Bag Product Review
Marmot Pinnacle 15 Sleeping Bag Product Review
Marmot Pounder 40 Degree Primaloft Sleeping Bag
North Face Snowshoe Sleeping Bag – 0 Degree
REI Sub Kilo 20 Down Sleeping Bag Review
Therm-a-rest Lite Seat
Thermarest NeoAir Sleeping Pad
Thermarest Zlite Sleeping Pad
Torsolite Sleeping Pad from Bozeman Mountain Works
Western Mountaineering Puma MF Sleeping Bag: Minus 25 Degree Down
Western Moutaineering UltraLite 20 Sleeping Bag Review

Backpacking Stoves and Kitchen

Backpacker’s Pantry: Dehydrated Meals
Brasslite Alcohol Stove
Dehydrating Backpacking Meals with the L’Equip 528
Evernew Titanium Pot 1.3L
Insulated Camping Mugs
Justin’s Nut Butters & Dr. Kracker
Long Handled Titanium Spoon
Loucks Sesame Snaps
Orikaso Fold Flat Camping Bowl
Packit Gourmet: Austintacious Tortilla Soup
Packit Gourmet: Cajun Ranch Chicken Salad
Primal Strips Vegan Jerky
MSR Simmerlite White Gas Stove
REI Titanium Pasta Pot
REI TI Ware Non-Stick Pot
Snow Peak Gigapower Stove, Titanium Auto Ignition
Snow Peak Trek 700 Titanium Pot
Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee
Vargo Titanium Non-Stick Pot
Vargo Titanium Triad XE Alcohol/Esbit Stove
Winter Sports Enhancement using Cytomax and GU

Water Filters, Purifiers and Hydration

Aquaguard Eliminator Inline Purifier
Aquamira Frontier Pro Water Filter
Camelbak Hydrolock
First Need Deluxe Portable Water Purifier – General Ecology
Katadyn Micropur Chlorine Dioxide Tablets
Platypus Hydration Bladders
Platypus Neoprene Bite Valve Cover
Sawyer Inline Water Filter and Purifier – Field Tests

Winter Hiking and Mountaineering Gear

Black Diamond Contact Strap Crampons
Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe
Black Diamond Sabertooth Pro Crampons
Forty Below’s Water Bottle Boot System
Inexpensive Glacier Glasses for Eyeglass Wearers
MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes
Northern Lites: Ultralight Snowshoes
Outdoor Research Crocodile Gaiters
Scarpa Omega Mountaineering Boots
Serius Innovation Extreme Neoprene Face Mask
Voile Telepro Avalanche Shovel
Yaktrax Walkers

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