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Cut weight and save money for more backcountry enjoyment.
TarpTent Pro Li
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First Look: Flight 30 Fastpack by Six Moon Designs
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First Look: Patagonia’s Nine Trails 18L Backpack
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Hilleberg Anjan 2 Tent (Gear of the Year 2013)
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Secur Sun Power Bank 4000
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5 Fastpacking Essentials, Reviewed
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6 Fastpacking Packs, Reviewed
Here are a few of our favorite tried and tested packs for your next (or first!) fastpacking adventure.
First Look: Jetboil Flash
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Black Diamond Ultra Distance Trekking Pole
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Garmin GPSmap 62S
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Katadyn MyBottle
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Potable Aqua Water Purification Tablets with PA Plus
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SteriPEN Adventurer Opti
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Mammut Creon Light Backpack
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Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 tent
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Hyperlite Mountain Gear Echo II Shelter System
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Exped SynMat UL 7 S sleeping mat
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Marmot Plasma 15 sleeping bag
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Western Mountaineering Ultralite sleeping bag
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Mammut Lithium 32 Pack (Spring 2013)
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Hilleberg Anjan 2 (Spring 2013)
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Into the Wild
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ZPacks 20-Degree Hoodless Sleeping Bag (Gear of the Year 2013)
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Mountain Laurel Designs Prophet Fastpacking Pack (Gear of the Year 2013)
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How to Get Started in Fastpacking
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