Backpacking Gear

The Jetboil MightyMo is our pick for the fastest backpacking stove for boiling water — it reaches a rolling boil in about three minutes, weighs only 3.36 ounces, and uses roughly half the fuel of a traditional setup. If you want auto-ignition plus a 2-minute boil, the Jetboil Flash is the premium all-in-one choice, and … Read more

After more than 200 nights testing pads in the Rockies, Sierras, and Appalachian forests, I can tell you the best sleeping pads for backpacking comfort come down to three numbers: R-value for warmth, weight in ounces, and thickness in inches. Get those right and you sleep like a log; get them wrong and your back … Read more