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Lessons Learned on Pack Weight From a Decade of Gear List Comparisons
Gossamer Gear | Mar 25, 2020
Gossamer Gear Founder Glen Van Peski shares how and why his pack weight has changed over the past decade.
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How Making the Move to Lightweight Hiking Was a Game Changer
Gossamer Gear | Jul 05, 2019
I've just completed my second back-to-back, coast-to-coast hike across Scotland, hiking from west to east and coverin...
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20th Anniversary of Gossamer Gear: A History of Taking Less and Doing More
Korrin Bishop | Dec 17, 2018
It started twenty years ago–while backpacking, of course. Glen Van Peski, a consulting civil engineer in Carlsbad, Ca...
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Blue Ridge Hiking Company: Keeping Backpackers Lightweight & Prepared
Gossamer Gear | Aug 16, 2018
Remember your first backpacking trip? Was it a fond memory or a rite of passage? My job is to make sure that wet tent...
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Taking less and doing more in Neverland: Lightweight Travel in Southern Thailand
Gossamer Gear | Apr 04, 2018
When you arrive on the Phi Phi island chain, you leave your shirt behind, and keep your eyes wide open. You'll find ...
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