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Gearing Up for Winter
We've been busy organizing and adding new products to Trailspace's gear reviews and information. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
Sleeping Bags: Whether you're interested in cold weather, 3-season, or warm weather bags, you can now further refine your selection by fill type (down, synthetic, and even a few 3-season hybrids). Just select the appropriate link under Refine by Type on the left-hand side of those sleeping bag pages.
Snowshoes: Now you can find snowshoes by the activity type in which you're most interested: recreational, hiking, running, and even a lone wooden pair for you traditionalists.
More Winter Gear: In the new Winter Gear category, snowshoes are joined by information on avalanche beacons, avalanche probes, snow saws, and snow shovels. If you need crampons or ice axes and tools for your winter backcountry adventures, you can still find them under climbing gear.
Hopefully these refinements and new gear categories help you find the right outdoor gear for your year-round adventures. And if you've had experience with any of these products, new or old, please write a review and share your thoughts with other backcountry enthusiasts.
Recent User Reviews
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Just in time for winter, Dubhead reviews the La Sportiva Eiger Supergaiter. Prelucir evaluates the Petzl Vasak crampons for general winter hiking use. After 80 nights of use, Brian Senez reports on the EMS Velocity 35 sleeping bag. Bert Rivero shares his first experience with the Marmot Swallow 2P convertible tent. |
 La Sportiva Eiger Supergaiter
 Petzl Vasak |
chris_s spent the austral winter using the MSR WindPro stove. Cora looks at the pros and cons of the La Sportiva Trango Guide approach shoes. Chickasaw and son report on the Kelty Trekker external frame backpack. After two weeks of climbing, Mitchell loves his Five Ten Piton climbing shoes. |
Do you have a favorite -- or least favorite -- piece of gear? Write a review.
Forum Highlights
Caring for and using titanium cookware.
Everest 2006: reality vs. reality television.
Cold or calendar? What makes it "winter hiking"?
Options for women's snowshoeing boots.
Join the conversation: all this and more in the Trailspace forums.
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