Testing the Tiger Wall UL2 Bikepack on a two month trip to Morocco. Photo: Mark Watson

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Mark Watson

Mark is Wilderness’s gear editor and a dedicated storyteller, documenting his adventures in both words and photos.

By Mark Watson

Big Agnes’s new Tiger Wall UL2 Bikepack tent combines cutting-edge fabric technology with bikepacking-specific features, the benefits of which extend beyond two-wheeled travel.

With the release of its tough Hyperbead tent fabric, Big Agnes joins other brands in abandoning durable water-repellent coatings and their harmful ‘forever chemicals’. At the heart of its fine weave, this fabric is an ultralight ripstop nylon that’s waterproofed at a molecular level with a proprietary coating that won’t degrade or wear off over […]

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Mark Watson

Wilderness gear editor Mark Watson divides his workdays between graphic design, writing and photography. His passion for tramping, climbing, cycling and storytelling has taken him all over Aotearoa and the world in search of great trails, perfect moves and epic light. He has published four books and his photographs have featured in numerous publications. Especially motivated by long distance travel, he has tramped Te Araroa and cycled from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.