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The freedom of the outdoors doesn’t mean you should just dump all your gear into your backpack and hope for the best. The weight distribution of your pack is going to be off, you might forget things at home or in camp, and it’s going to be hard to find what you need without taking everything out. These five organizers will help you keep track of your gear so you can focus on the trail ahead.
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Best for Clothes Storage: Therm-a-Rest Stuff Sack Pillow
This is no ordinary stuff sack, as we discovered when we took it on a winter backpacking trip in Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness. By day, we jammed the 12-liter, 20-denier polyester bag full of clothes and jackets. Come nightfall, though, we flipped inside out so we could use the brushed polyester interior as a soft, inviting pillowcase. “That little bit of extra softness is so much better than cold, harsh nylon,” our tester says. “You get the feeling of luxury witho