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Customer in Northern Sweden

Gossamer Gear | Feb 08, 2012
Hi Gossamer Gear! I just wanted to send in a picture where I'm using the Mariposa Plus in the northern Swedish mounta...
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Video for Lightrek Poles

Gossamer Gear | Feb 03, 2012
Steve Burgess helped us put together this poetic and informative short video on our trek poles. He covers the basics...
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Customer Hikes 87 Miles with G4

Gossamer Gear | Feb 01, 2012
Hello Gossamer Gear, Attached is a photo of me at the end of an 87 mile hike at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. I...
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DIY Camera Mount

Gossamer Gear | Jan 27, 2012
The most amazing part of this video, is that he had neck surgery just one week before!! Now this is what we call a d...
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Customer in the 100 Mile Wilderness

Gossamer Gear | Jan 25, 2012
Attached is a picture of me in Maine's 100 Mile Wilderness as I finish my 2010 thru hike of the Appalachian Trail w...
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Repair Shoe Seam Failure

Gossamer Gear | Jan 20, 2012
Post by Will Rietveld, Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassador The biggest wear problem I have with hiking shoes and boots...
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Customer in Grand Canyon

Gossamer Gear | Jan 18, 2012
Hey Guys! Just got back from a 3 nighter in Grand Canyon. We had just started heading down the South Kaibab trail (...
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How much fuel is in that can

Gossamer Gear | Jan 13, 2012
From JJ Mathes Post from JERMMs Outside: I spent a weekend with four traditional backpackers in the woods of North G...
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1000 miles with the Mariposa

Gossamer Gear | Jan 11, 2012
Hello Gossamer Gear- I wanted to send a shout out for the awesome Mariposa Plus pack! This past summer I went on a lo...
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Tyvek as Shelter Groundsheet

Gossamer Gear | Jan 05, 2012
What you use for a groundsheet under your shelter or under your sleeping bag depends on the ground surface. If the gr...
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DIY Firestarter

Gossamer Gear | Dec 23, 2011
It's no secret, I like fire and I'm always interested in hearing about, trying and using new types of fire starter &...
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Tom and Kitty on the Camino

Gossamer Gear | Dec 21, 2011
My wife, Kitty, and I walked the Camino in 2006 using G5s, which worked out great. Very few “peregrinos” were using ...
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