BLUE RIdGE CAMPING HAMMOCK BY
LAWSON HAMMOCK – $159.99
Blue Ridge camping hammocks are designed specifically for
backpacking in hard terrain. Anywhere a tent can't go: the mountain side,
jungle, wilderness, along river beds, etc. It's for people who are on the move,
need to set up fast and go. It can be used either as a tent hammock or on the SPOT SATELLITE
ground as a bivy tent. The camping hammocks are made of the finest materials, MESSENGER – $169.99
including a nylon pack cloth bed, rip-stop nylon rain fly and no-see-um netting. SPOT is the world’s first
Camping hammocks are safe, comfortable, easy to set up and really protect the satellite messenger
occupants from flying insects and the elements. It's also light weight, weighing and sends your exact
only 1.92kg (4.25lbs). Users don't have to carry added bulky weight such as GPS coordinates and
ground tarps and sleeping pad, it holds up to 113kg (250lbs) and comes in a selected messages over
variety of colours. Look for it at
www.lawsonhammock.com. commercial satellites to
tell others of your location
COLUMBIA'S TONAL STRIPE PIQUE POLO – $ 39.99
and status. It works around
Comfort never goes out of style. This soft knit offers plenty of stretch
the world, independently of cellular
for a variety of activities and environments. Fabric flexes to move with
networks and features four key functions that enable users to send
you for maximum comfort. Get out and stay out longer with the Tonal
messages to friends, family or emergency responders, from your
Stripe s/s Pique Polo which features a UV Protection factor of 50+. It has
exact location. Look for it at
www.gpscentral.ca.
a shaped fit and is endorsed by the Skin Cancer Foundation. See more at
www.columbia.com
BLACK dIAMONd COSMO - $30
Providing bright, close-range light, these little lamps use a ½ watt LED beam for scrambling back to the car or nervously scanning
the darkness to see what’s making that “bear-like” noise. Switch to the two proximity LEDs for plenty of close-up ambient light for
cooking in the vestibule or peeping under the bumper for your stashed car keys. Both lamps have eight different brightness
settings (including strobe illumination) and two modes, allowing you to tailor your light intensity and conserve batteries—
because sometimes your one-day push turns into a few. The beam reaches approximately 22m (75ft), and you can see the
side trails and tree-tunnels if you're scrambling or trail running. It'll burn 120 hours at his high setting and you'll notice it
start to dim after about 30 hours. Look for it at
www.bdel.com.
RAFTERS CUPSOLE LYNx – $48 (APPROx)
MEC BROOKS BAG dRY BAGS – $10/$29
Cupsole Lynx comes with dual density molded eva wrapped with waterproof
Until now, dry bags other than the polyurethane-
pigskin. Features a waterproof tumbled Reno leather upper. The outsole and
coated fabric models, contained PVC. More
mid wedge both have cork mixed in to reduce amount of eva and rubber
and more people are reluctant to buy PVC
used. It has a non marking rubber/cork mix. Look for it at Bushtukah.
due to concern about the environmental and
health effects of the chlorine residue left by
PVC manufacturing. These bags deliver the
look, feel and function of PVC without the
associated environmental nastiness.
Look for it at Mountain
Equipment Co-op.
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