Every summer I put a mix of new gear to the test — sometimes on long trail runs, sometimes on fastpacking trips, and often just in the day-to-day chaos of guiding, parenting, and running a handful of projects at once. If a piece earns a permanent spot in my kit, it’s because it handled real conditions with zero excuses: fabric that doesn’t bag out after mileage, hardware that doesn’t fail when the weather turns, and the kind of thoughtful little details that save you energy hour after...
