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There was a time, before the advent of cuben fabric, when going ultralight or lightweight backpacking meant taking less stuff on trips and on developing your backcountry skills to make up for the smaller safety margin. The simplicity of the activity was i

High tech fabrics come and go, and in the end, I care a lot more about the design of a product than what it's made out of.

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