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A discussion of windshirt selection based on Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate and Air Permeability Measurements.

How does vapor pressure differential influence condensation in tents?

Contributors to this year's Spring Membership Drive will have the chance to win passes to the 2023 Briggs Farm Blues Festival and four limited-edition live music sets from Willie Nelson, John Prine, Joni Mitchell, and Depeche Mode.

An account of a trek through Nepal's Central Himalayan Nar Phu Valley and Upper Mustang Regions via an ancient trading route.

Drew Smith journeys from the Mojave Desert to Badwater Basin finding beauty in a seemingly desolate place.

The Yama Mountain Gear 1P Cirriform Min Tarp ($210 in silpoly) is a one-person, 2-trekking pole, side/end-entry full-perimeter tarp shelter.

Nikki Stavile returns to Colorado finding her home state changed but finds solace in the unpredictable mountains along the Colorado Trail.

Drew Smith talks about the place of home freeze-drying in the wider context of trail food strategies, and attempts freeze dried french toast!

Ben Kilbourne explores the experience of moving fast through a vast mountain landscape and what you can learn from the experience.

The Superior Wilderness Designs Movement 40L backpack morphs from a frameless to framed pack with a suspension capable of carrying 35 pound.