New Year, New Gear
In my ongoing quest to spend as much money as humanly possible on gear, I've acquired quite a few new pieces of gear already this year. Seriously though, a few of my key pieces of gear were starting to develop signs of wear. Gear failure in the middle of a Scottish Highlands crossing would not be a fun experience. So here's what I've bought so far:
Montbell Versalite Rain Pants - ultralight at 3.6oz. I haven't had a chance to test them out yet, but the size and weight seem accurate.
Outdoor Research Helium II Rain Jacket - 6.4oz - also very lightweight. From all I've heard this is a great jacket. No pit zips is a deal breaker for some, but my last jacket didn't have them either.
Montem Ultra Strong Trekking Poles - Now that I have a tent that requires trekking poles I decided I should buy new poles as my old ones are getting up there in age. These seem ultra strong (like the name implies, I guess). I've used them on a few training hikes without issue. They do weigh a couple ounces more than my old poles, but they were also half the price of any other poles. I went with the heavier aluminum because these are my tent poles as well.
Zpacks Duplex Tent - mentioned before in my TGOC 2017 post. Full review coming, still haven't used it enough to really evaluate it as thoroughly as I'd like.
Salomon X Ultra Mid 2 GTX boots - basically the mid-height, water-proof version of the shoe I wear. I had some blister/foot problems last year in Scotland and I think it was from my feet being wet the whole time. Hopefully this is a good choice. They're comfortable and don't seem any heavier than the shoe version.
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