Review: Outdoor Research Helium bivvy bag

July 2020

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July 2020

Outdoor Research Helium bivvy bag $299Used by: Backup-conscious features and trips writer Hazel Phillips Used for: Three years I picked up the OR Helium for a long solo trip where I planned to stay in huts but wanted extra security without having to carry a full tent. The Helium is the little brother to the […]
Hazel Phillips

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Hazel Phillips

Hazel Phillips is an alpine adventurer and the author of Fire & Ice, Solo, and Great Hearts. A firm believer that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’, she’s passionate about representation in the outdoors. She is a self-confessed Ruapehu addict, and she’s never met a topo map she didn’t get along with.

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