The Katabatic Gear Onni V40 65L is a 34-ounce rolltop backpack that’s designed for challenging multi-day backpacking trips. It’s made with a waterproof laminate called V40 (XPac) which is slightly heavier than cuben fiber but less expensive and more abrasion-resistant. Katabatic Gear offers all of their packs in two fabrics, …
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The Katabatic Gear Flex 40 is a premium quilt-style sleeping bag. Weighing 16.9 ounces (18.2 actual tested), it’s filled with 900 fill power goose down and comes with an effective sleeping pad attachment system to help prevent drafts from blowing under the edges of the quilt when you move around …
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Katabatic Gear is best known for their quilts, but they also make backpacks, including the Helios 55 cuben fiber pack, what I jokingly refer to as “the other white backpack.” I’ve been using the 32 ounce Helios 55 for backpacking and winter alpine ascents and it’s a great four-season capable pack, definitely …
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