CAP-STYLE FLY ISN’T QUITE AS PROTECTIVE - The Wonderland’s cap-style rainfly is easy to put on and it allows for great ventilation. Overall, we like it, ...

EFFECTIVE - The GravityWorks Filter removes particles down to 0.2 microns in size, including giardia, salmonella, and cryptosporidium. That means no ...

CONSHAVE TO WAIT A BIT FOR THEM TO WORK - The results aren’t immediate with Micropur tabs. You’ll have to wait up to four hours for clean water depending ...

EXCELLENT WARMTH-TO-WEIGHT RATIO - We’ve established that the Classic is ridiculously light, but how does it compare temperature wise? We’d say it’s pretty ...

CONSTWIST LOCKS CAN TAKE A SECOND TO CATCH IF DIRTY - Let us begin this point by saying that we never felt like the twist lock was going to come loose ...

Summer is nearing an end, but here at CleverHiker we’re approaching one of our favorite times to get outside and explore. Fall brings cooler weather, fewer ...

ResupplyBecause you’ll be on trail for a few weeks, you won’t be able to carry all your food at once - you’ll need to stop and resupply periodically. Most ...

PROSQUALITY POLES & MATERIALS - The poles that come with the Highrise are made of aluminum, so they’re strong and lightweight. Aluminum poles will far ...

CONSEXPENSIVE - The price of the Vertice Jacket is higher than most others on our Best Rain Jackets list, but we think the value you get for the money is ...

We love a good checklist to help us prepare for a trip - even if we’re just going out for a day hike. A list adds a ton of efficiency to the process of ...