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Hard Shell Jackets
Marmot DriClime Catalyst Gear of the Year $110
Columbia Waypoint Shell Killer Value $115
Arc'teryx Alpha SL Pullover $250
Rab Pinnacle $250
Nau Shelter $280
MontBell Thunderhead $325
The North Face Triumph $180
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Mountain Hardwear Transition Jacket Killer Value $150
Outdoor Research Avido $80
Helly Hansen Current $175
Westcomb Skeena Hoody $320
Timberland Soft Shell Full-Zip $100
Millet Touring Hoodie $310
Hiking Shoes
New Balance 850 Gear of the Year $85
Vasque Ranger GTX Killer Value $100
Helly Hansen Women's Alby Low Killer Value women's gear $100
Lowa AL-T Rex XCR $150
Chaco Canyonland Low $100
Kayland Convert $185
Patagonia Drifter GTX $130
Garmont Kiowa Vegan XCR women's gear $130
Ahnu Lodi women's gear $90
The North Face Smedge $90
Adidas Terrex Low GTX $110
Keen Voyager $90
Scarpa Zen Lady women's gear $120
Extended-Trip Backpacks
The North Face Primero 60 Gear of the Year $270
Osprey Argon 70 $340
Gregory Deva 85 women's gear $330
Mountainsmith Phoenix $290
Gregory Triconi 60 $250
Osprey Xenon 70 women's gear $340
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Lowe Alpine Airzone Centro ND 25Z women's gear $125
Ergon BA1 $150
Mountainsmith Bike Cube Deluxe $65
Arc'teryx Cierzo 18 $50
Hydrapak Laguna $80
Lafuma Naia 35 women's gear $140
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Deuter Futura Pro 42 Killer Value $130
Black Diamond Instinct $100
Kelty Locus 40 $150
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Prana Stretch Zion Killer Value $67
Woolrich Chatham Flats $50
Nike ACG Cliffside Rugged $55
Cloudveil Inertia Peak $100
Aigle Kerwan $75
Ground Virtual $180
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Black Diamond Apollo Killer Value $50
Black Diamond Cosmo Killer Value $30
Coleman Exponent Mini $40
SureFire L1 LumaMax $135
Mammut Lucido TX-1 $80
Petzl Myo XP $80
Mila PLS 100 $330
Brunton Polaris $53
Princeton Tec Impact XL $38
Underwater Kinetics Vizion $35
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Marmot Aura Gear of the Year $300
Mountain Hardwear Sojourn 2 Killer Value $235
Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 $400
Sierra Designs Electron RC 2 $260
MSR Mo Room 3 $500
REI Quarter Dome T3 $290
GoLite Valhalla 2+ $525
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Sierra Designs Verde 20 Gear of the Year $180
MontBell Super Stretch Burrow Bag 0 Killer Value $180
Marmot EcoPro 15 $165
Kelty Foraker 15 $300
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Marmot Women's EcoPro 15 women's gear $165
Exped Woodpecker $280
Big Agnes Zirkel SL 20 $340
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Optimus Crux Lite $40
Coleman Exponent Rendezvous $365
Brunton Lander Dual-Fuel $100
MSR Reactor $140


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