Hilleberg Kaitum 3 Tent

December 9, 2013December 9, 2013Shandman 5

Hilleberg’s Swedish tentmakers designed the Kaitum series of tents to offer an alternative to their hallmark mountaineering tent designs. Instead the Kaitum, Kaitum 3, and Kaitum GT created a new league of high-quality, four-season backcountry tents. [...]

Easton Rimrock 2P Tent Review

November 5, 2013December 12, 2013Shandman Comment

Easton Mountain Products has been designing outdoor equipment since 1922. So it makes sense the Rimrock 2P is well designed and roomy. [...]

Vasque Breeze GTX Womens Boots

October 27, 2013October 27, 2013Shandman Comment

These Vasque Breeze 2.0 GTX boots are waterproof with the combo of a GORE-TEX membrane and a seam sealed base. [...]

Therm-A-Rest NeoAir Sleeping Pad

May 4, 2013April 28, 2013Shandman 1

New from Therm-A-Rest, the NeoAir sleeping pad is light, compact, and good to go anywhere you do. It’s designated a three-season sleeping pad, but you can increase its R-2.5 insulation value to R-3.8 using the Therm-A-Rest Z-Lite in combination with the NeoAir. [...]

New Easton Mountain Products CTR 65 Trekking Pole

April 27, 2011April 27, 2011Shandman Comment

These super light weight trekking poles weigh little more than a pound. The CTR-65 ion Backcountry Trekking Pole is an all-carbon construction with two-tier adjustability for the backcountry user looking for durability, versatility and weight-saving. [...]

First Ascent Men’s Big Tahoma Backpack

May 12, 2009June 22, 2009Shandman 6

First Ascent’s Big Tahoma is equal to the harshest punishment, with its fully adjustable suspension system. Simply, it is a expedition-quality, ultralight, high capacity (70 liters), backpack with a low profile. [...]

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