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Help Us Support Travis County Search and Rescue with Your Purchase
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Help us take less, do more, and support local with your purchase of a Ranger 35 or Lonestar 30 from the Texas Collect...
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Introducing Our New Philosophy: Take More. Do Less.
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After some real soul-searching, we decided that it was time to make a pivot as a company. We’ve realized that what we...
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Meet The Growing Community of Ultralight Hiking in Japan – 成長し続ける日本のウルトラライト・ハイキングのコミュニティ。
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Our hiker community here in the United States may be surprised to hear that Gossamer Gear has, in fact, been selling ...
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Introducing Gossamer Gear’s Newest Pack, the G4-20—A Modern Nod to a Vintage Classic
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When our founder, Glen Van Peski, began fiddling around with some homegrown lightweight backpack models, he gave them...
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Gossamer Gear Headquarters Grand Opening Brings the Austin Hiking Community Together
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After 20 years of designing and distributing lightweight gear for backpacking out of a variety of garages and garage-...
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20th Anniversary of Gossamer Gear: A History of Taking Less and Doing More
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It started twenty years ago–while backpacking, of course. Glen Van Peski, a consulting civil engineer in Carlsbad, Ca...
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Winners of the 2018 Trek Badger Sponsorship Have Been Announced!
After narrowing several fantastic submissions down to just 12 finalists, and then turning to the votes of The Trek's ...
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A Thru-Hiker's Dream: Time to Vote for the 2018 Trek Badger Sponsorship!
You submitted your videos, and now the 12 finalists for the 2018 Badger Sponsorship have been unveiled! It is time to...
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Considering a 2018 Thru-Hike? Apply for the Trek Badger Sponsorship!
Calling all 2018 aspiring thru-hikers: Want your chance at more than $10,000 worth of backpacking gear and resources?...
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Looking Back at 2017 and Wishing Everyone Happy Trails for 2018!
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Another year is coming to a close, and all of us here at Gossamer Gear would like to express a heartfelt thanks for e...
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Women and Diversity at Summer Outdoor Retailer
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By Brand Ambassador Sirena Dufault Summer Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City had a number of events for and about wom...
