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GOING LIGHTWEIGHT

“WHERE CAN WE SAVE WEIGHT? LIGHT CLOTHING IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.”

of us start out by borrowing some equipment or buying cheap gear. In the outdoors, cheap usually means heavy and many of us have experienced this. Heavy tents and bulky clothing kept us warm and comfortable and often lasted forever, but being heavy were never ideal. Such equipment

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