NEMO Equipment Founder & CEO Cam Brensinger Interview
Posted by Andy Neil on Jul 08, 2024
Last month, we had the privilege of hosting Cam Brensinger, the founder and CEO of Nemo. Cam, who established Nemo in 2002, was kind enough to sit down with us and answer a few questions on the company's origins, the process of bringing ideas to market, and the vital role of brands in championing sustainable design.
Condensation in Single Skin Tents: Causes and Mitigation
Posted by Andy Neil on Jun 04, 2024
Single-walled tents offer
significant benefits compared to double-walled ones in weight and size
reduction. They are considerably lighter and more compact. Utilising trekking
poles for structure, they provide ample headroom in liveable space, and often have
spacious vestibules. However, single-walled tents are infamous for excessive
condensation due to the lack of a barrier between the
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Gossamer Gear’s The Two Review - “The Two allowed me to complete the TGO challenge with a lighter pack load while enjoying enough room to spread out at camp.”
Posted by Andy Neil on Jun 04, 2024
For
this year's TGO challenge, a demanding two-week coast-to-coast journey across
Scotland, I sought to reduce the weight of my pack without sacrificing the
headroom, living space, and large vestibules I have come to enjoy with my
trusty Hilleberg Anaris. Having traversed the country with the Anaris on four
previous occasions, I decided to try a different trekking pole tent, Goss
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MSR FreeLite Range
Posted by Andy Neil on May 16, 2024
MSR has gone back to the drawing board with one of their
market-leading tents, the MSR FreeLite. Originally released back in 2018 the
new 2022 FreeLite is lighter (226g lighter in fact), has more headroom (3
inches), and is overall a more enjoyable, liveable space to relax and take
shelter in than its predecessor. For context, we are comparing the 2 person
versions of the FreeL
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TGO Kit List Highlights 2024
Posted by Andy Neil, Danny Pearson and Lois Fife on May 02, 2024
May means one thing in the Ultralight office: The Great Outdoors Challenge, or the TGO, for short. We are incredibly proud to sponsor this communal coast-to-coast crossing of Scotland. This year, Lois, Danny, and I are taking part in this years crossing. Lois is embarking on her first, and Danny and I are attempting our third TGO challenge.The TGO Challenge is a unique coast-to-coast trek across S
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Exped's Lightest Ever Kit List
Posted by Andy Neil on Apr 30, 2024
Summer is the perfect time to escape into nature on a multi-day backpacking trip. Simplify your life, shed daily stresses and immerse yourself in stunning landscapes powered by your body. Travelling light lets you cover more ground and enjoy the journey. Here is our ultralight backpacking setup from Exped, crafted for chasing summer adventures.
Big Agnes Tent Guide
Mar 04, 2024
We stock the key ranges of Big Agnes tents, find out which they are and what they do here.
MSR's Lightweight Bikepacking Kit List
Posted by Lois Fife on Mar 01, 2024
Whether you are racing the length or breadth of the country
or enjoying a scenic tour of coffee shops and stately homes, your basic needs for
shelter, sleeping and making a brew won’t differ greatly so, here are a few
items that are compact and lightweight enough to fit on the bike and not weigh
you down, allowing you to enjoy your next adventure.
MSR Hubba Hubba Bikepacking Tent Review - “A worthy competitor to the current bikepacking tents on the market.”
Posted by Lois Fife on Jan 22, 2024
It was an exciting day when the new MSR Hubba Hubba 1P
Bikepacking tent arrived at the Ultralight Outdoor Gear HQ prior to its 2024
launch. Yes, it is a single occupancy Hubba Hubba, moving away from MSR’s
historic names where the Hubba Hubba was a 2-person, Mutha Hubba, 3-person etc.
This bikepacking tent will also be available in a 2-person version, which has 2
entrances, but it
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Ultralight Outdoor Gear Awards 2023
Posted by Andy Neil on Dec 22, 2023
2023 was an excellent year for new ultralight equipment and clothing, and we wanted to highlight some of our favourite gear that hit the market this year. Some pieces, like the Montbell Plasma 1000, pushed the limits of what it means to be ultralight even further. Others, like the Nemo Tensor Extreme Conditions sleeping pad, showed real innovation by raising their R-value to an industry-leading 8.
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Hilleberg - Yellow Category Tents
Nov 21, 2023
Hilleberg engineer Yellow Label tents principally to be lightweight. Intended for use in warmer climates and in snow-free conditions, these models have inner tents with large mesh panels which cannot be covered, and shorter outer tent walls. This ensures they have superb warm-weather venting, but can also make them feel cold in cooler conditions. Yellow Label models are perfect for long or short t
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Hilleberg - Red Category Tents
Nov 14, 2023
Red Label tents are built for both short and longer trips in generally less demanding conditions in all seasons, such as less exposed mountain terrain, forests in both winter and summer, and the like, but where you still may encounter severe situations. Their emphasis on lighter weight makes them less than ideal for harsh environments and extended adventures in demanding conditions. They are, howe
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