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Rattlesnakes and Philmont

Gossamer Gear | Aug 19, 2011
Philmont is the high adventure backpacking camp that all Boys Scouts aspire to go to. We liked the picture of the ove...
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Glen goes to Weminuche

Gossamer Gear | Aug 05, 2011
Glen has always loved hiking in high country, and likes learning new things about ultralight backpacking, so he jumpe...
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Gossamer Gear Goes to OR 2011

Gossamer Gear | Aug 03, 2011
Grant, Glen and Michael from Gossamer Gear will be attending OR this year. They will be staying at a house nearby wit...
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Wonderland Trail Conditions

Gossamer Gear | Aug 01, 2011
Check out this video shot less than a couple weeks back that illustrate the conditions on the Wonderland Trail this y...
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What's in my Pack by Glen

Gossamer Gear | Jul 29, 2011
Recently in 2011 Gossamer Gear founder Glen Van Pesky created a great Vimeo video about how to pack well for the trai...
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Ultralight A-Z

Gossamer Gear | Jul 26, 2011
Over the last few years Hendrik Morkel has been spreading the ultralight backpacking gospel in writing on his blog Hi...
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Ultralight fly fishing tips

Gossamer Gear | Jul 08, 2011
Trail Ambassador Jason Klass is really into backpacking and fly fishing. He has a site called Backpack Flyfishing and...
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Newest Trail Ambassador

Gossamer Gear | Jun 29, 2011
Please welcome Don Meredith to our Trail Ambassador team. Don lives in South Carolina and has been exploring the bene...
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G6 in Peruvian Rainforest

Gossamer Gear | Jun 24, 2011
One of our customers sent us a letter recently with some pictures. This was such an unusual location that we thought ...
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Section Hike the PCT

Gossamer Gear | Jun 21, 2011
Glen recently took Eduardo Lartigau on a section hike of the PCT. Eduardo is a longtime Gossamer Gear customer, and f...
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Why use Trek Poles

Gossamer Gear | Jun 17, 2011
Trail Ambassador Steve Burgess recently made a great video about the benefits of using trek poles on hiking trips. Th...
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Mariposa Plus Newsletter Deal

Gossamer Gear | Jun 14, 2011
This month's newsletter special is the Mariposa™ Plus. For the month of June, you can get $25 off by entering the cod...
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