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Golite Tumulo Rain Pants

GoLite Tumalo Rain Pants

I’ve owned a pair of Golite Tumalo Rain Pants for over a year and use them for 3 season hiking because they’re so lightweight and such a great deal ($50/pair). I got to use them for nearly 6 days of continuous drizzle, rain, wind, snow, sleet, and hail in Scotland last month which is the [...]

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Bushwhacking in RailRiders Winter Pants

RailRiders Winter Weatherpants

I’ve been wearing RailRider’s Winter Weatherpants all winter, both at home, and when hiking in New Hampshire. While I got them originally for bushwhacking and trail maintenance, I ended up wearing them in town during the winter because I like the extra wind resistance they provide. What makes there pants so good? They are bomber [...]

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Outdoor Research Veraliner Gloves - Heat Pack and Shell Liner Compartment

Outdoor Research Versaliner Gloves

Gloves or mittens – dexterity or none – that’s always the big tradeoff you need to weigh when packing for hiking trips where you expect sleet or rain. Personally, I prefer gloves over mittens, but I’ve never found a glove that I like for 3 season use that can stand up to cold rain and [...]

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Sierra Designs DriDown Cirro Jacket

Sierra Designs Capiz DriDown Jacket

Designed for active cold weather sports, the Capiz Jacket is part of a new line of DriDown apparel that will be available from Sierra Designs in Fall 2013. Having worn the Capiz almost every day since mid-February, I’m excited that Sierra Designs is starting to use DriDown for more technical cold weather apparel, particularly in [...]

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Railriders LS Speed-T

RailRiders Long-Sleeve Speed-T

The RailRiders Long-Sleeve Speed-T is a great winter or spring baselayer. Made with with same 100% polyester hydro-weave mesh as RailRider’s famous Short-Sleeve Eco Speed-T, it lifts sweat away from the skin and spreads moisture across the fabric to improve evaporation. But the feature I like the best on the Speed-T (and on all of the [...]

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Golite Roan Plateu Hooded Down Parka

Long Term Review: Golite Roan Plateau 800 Fill Down Hooded Parka

I’ve been using a Golite Roan Plateau 800 Fill Down Hooded Parka for winter hiking and backpacking for the past 5 years. It’s a great parka to pull out of my pack when we stop for breaks that last longer than 10 minutes (so I don’t get cold), if we pop above treeline and I [...]

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Outdoor Research Foray Jacket on Mt Isolation

Outdoor Research Foray Jacket

I switched to a new technical hard shell about 6 weeks ago called the Outdoor Research Foray Jacket because I prefer wearing jackets with pit zips, especially if they are made out of a breathable fabric like Gore-Tex, Polartec Neoshell or eVent. Outdoor Research is one of the few companies that puts pit zips on jackets [...]

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