Gear reviews

Wilderness Recommended

• Exped Lite +1
• Anatom Women’s Q2 Ultralight
• MSR Hubba Hubba NX
• Fjällräven Kaipak 38

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Footwear

• Lowa Ticam Pro GTX
• Vasque St Elias FG GTX
• Lowa Locarno GTX Mid
• Hoka One One Sky Kaha

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Rain jackets

• Patagonia Torrentshell 3L
• Outdoor Research Microgravity AscentShell
• Marmot Precip Eco
• Outdoor Research Apollo

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Packs

• Exped Whiteout 55
• Montane Naukan 60
• The North Face Hydra 38
• Lowe Alpine AirZone Trek 35:45

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Insulated jackets

• Rab Kaon
• Marmot Featherless Hybrid
• Patagonia Macro Puff
• Macpac NZAT Arrowsmith

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Tents

• MSR Hubba Hubba NX
• Big Agnes Tiger Wall 3 UL
• Vango F10 Makalu 2
• Macpac Duolight

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Sleeping Bags

• Therm-a-Rest Vesper 0C Quilt
• Rab Neutrino Quilt 200
• Sierra Designs Cloud 20 Sleeping Bag
• Marmot Helium

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Sleeping mats

• Therm-A-Rest NeoAir Xtherm
• Big Agnes Insulated AXL
• Sea to Summit Etherlight XT Insulated
• Klymit Insulated Static V Lite

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Stoves

• Bushcraft Essentials Bushbox LF
• Jetboil Flash 2.0
• Biolite Campstove with USB Charger
• Jetboil MiniMo

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Fleeces

• Outdoor Research Trail Mix Snap Pullover
• Macpac Nitro Polartec Alpha Pullover
• Rab Alpha Flux

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Softshels

• Kathmandu XT Exmoor
• The North Face Apex Flex
• Rab Kinetic Plus
• The North Face Exodus

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Headlamps

• BioLite HeadLamp 200
• Black Diamond Spot 325
• Biolight Headlamp 330
• Ledlenser MH5

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Walking Poles

• Helinox LBB135
• Black Diamond Trail Pro Shock

Water filters and purifiers

• MSR Trailshot MicroFilter

Hiking pants

• Marmot Limantour Pant
• Fjallraven Vidda Pro
• Fjallraven Keb Trousers
• Outdoor Research Voodoo Softshell

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Crampons

• Hillsound Trail Crampon Pro
• Camp Stalker Universal
• Petzl Vasak with Spirlock binding
• Singing Rock Fakir Classic

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Ice axes

• Singing Rock Merlin
• Black Diamond Raven Pro

Baselayers

• Patagonia Capilene Thermal Weight
• Berlei Electrify Underwire Bra
• Lululemon All Sport III Bra
• Patagonia Switchback Sports Bra

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Outdoor watches

• Tomtom Adventurer GPS
• Suunto Traverse
• Garmin Fenix 3
• Timex Ironman Move X20

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Knives

• Deejo Juniper Wood 37g
• Benchmade North Fork

Binoculars

• Bushnell Legend M series 10x42

Best on a budget

• Asolo TPS535 Widefit

Lightweight choice

• Lowe Alpine Ascent Superlight 30

Tech

• BioLite FirePit
• Memory-Map Topo4GPS NZ Tramper

Hammocks

• Cactus Outdoor Hammock
• DD Frontline Hammock

Lights

• Biolite SunLight

Accessories

• Stanley Growler
• CamelBak Forge 16oz.

Wild books

• Protecting Paradise
• Photographing Aoraki Mount Cook
• Merino Country

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