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Innovative Gear, Part 2: Editors' Choice Award Winners

We're back with another look at Backpacker magazine's 2011 Editors’ Choice award winners, this time some of the smaller "best of" items. Look for these products now at REI.com or at selected REI stores. DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator Wouldn't it be great if you could send messages to friends and family (and yes, rescue personnel) from anywhere in the backcountry, at any time, with customized texts and precise location information? Now you can. $549.95 plus $99/year ...

Posted by Steve T on March 28, 2011 6:52 PM & Tagged Backpacker magazine, SPOT messenger, backpacking, black diamond z poles, delorme earthmate, editors' choice, steripen adventurer opti and the north face venture jacket | permalink | Comments



Innovative Gear: Editors' Choice Award Winners for 2011

Backpacker magazine recently unveiled its 2011 Editors’ Choice award winners. The following tents and bags, which the editors said "earned our torture-tested seal of approval," are available at REI.com. Kelty Salida 2 Tent Says Backpacker: “Tents tend to seesaw between weight and price. As one goes up, the other goes down. The light-load, low-cost Salida turns that equation on its head.” At 3 lbs. 12 oz. and $159.95, it’s hard not to agree. Downside: There's just one door.   Big Agnes Copper ...

Posted by Steve T on March 23, 2011 1:39 PM & Tagged Backpacker magazine, Sleeping bag, backpacking, big agness copper spur UL4, editors' choice, kelty salida, marmot plasma and tent | permalink | Comments