The Unbound 40 Pack takes many fan-favorite thru-hiking features and wraps them into one product. This 40-liter packbag is made out of DCH50, a reliable and widely-used Dyneema composite that combines ...

Maine-based Hyperlite Mountain Gear is known for its high-quality, hand-crafted ultralight backpacking gear. The company works primarily with lightweight Dyneema fabric (formerly cuben fiber) and have ...

Ultralight backpacking specialist Hyperlite Mountain Gear has introduced one of its most impressive packable shelters ever. Much like the 1.5-lb (680-g) Samaya Radical 1, the Hyperlite Mid 1 relies on ...

When Mike St. Pierre founded Hyperlite Mountain Gear entirely on his confidence in one material, Dyneema (formerly known as Cuben Fiber), he knew it would be tricky to work with. “I started building ...

When it comes to bike gear, a tent is not exactly essential. For bikepacking, however, a good lightweight shelter is paramount, especially in the Rockies, where torrential rains, hail, and bugs make ...

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If you plan to sleep in the wild after a long day of hiking, you need a tent. A good backpacking tent should be lightweight and small when packed down, since you’ll probably carry it with you all day.

One of the biggest things that stands in the way of wannabe ultralighters is finding gear that works in tandem. An ultralight backpack, for example, might not always play well with the wrong tent or ...