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Can you boil water in a plastic-sided pot?! – Sea to Summit X-Set 11 Cookset Review
Sea to Summit sent over their X-Set 11 cookset package to round out my bikepacking setup. But as I pulled it out of the box and started looking at the primary pot (called the X-Kettle), I realized, “Wait a second: this pot has plastic sides! How the heck am I supposed to boil water in here? Is …
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Review: Take Your Bikepacking Kit to the Next Level with the Sea to Summit UltraLight Mat
If you haven’t heard of Sea to Summit before, don’t worry–you’re not alone. Sea to Summit isn’t deeply ingrained in the world of mountain biking. Rather, this niche Australian company, which has its North American Headquarters in Boulder, CO, is renowned for their ultralight backpacking and camping gear. In fact, they’re so zealous about producing top-of-the-line …
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Review: Ultralight Meets Ultra-Durable in the Sea to Summit Spark SP II Sleeping Bag
Sea to Summit offers a full line of ultra-lightweight backpacking gear that works well for a bikepacking. The Spark SP II Sleeping Bag pairs nicely with the UltraLight Mat. Specs The Spark SP II (subsequently referred to as the “Spark”) is an ultra-lightweight sleeping bag designed for traveling fast and still surviving cool temps at night. The Spark compresses …
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Teravail Shows Brand New Bikepacking, Aggressive 27.5+ Mountain Bike Tires
Teravail, owned by mega-distributor Quality Bicycle Products, is new to the mountain bike tire scene; so new, in fact, that you won’t be able to buy any of their mountain bike tires until July of this year. But as I found out at Sea Otter last week, the company has been doing their homework for quite a …
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Watch: Tramontana
Tramontana [tramon?ta?na] it’s a cold and dry wind blowing from the north Europe towards Italy, carrying snow and frigid temperature. In ancient times the Latin word tr?nsmont?nus (tr?ns- + mont?nus) indicated what was beyond the mountains, unknown, barbaric and dangerous. “Tramontana” is a journey through human ancestral fears and primordial virtues of the fire, the …
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