Acquired a weekend warrior in your present record this yr? Or, perhaps even somebody who isn’t a natural-born weekend warrior however does her finest to be a weekend warrior nonetheless? Or simply somebody who will get actually pumped about backpacking?
Properly, then, allow us to introduce you to our present information for these particular outdoorsy family and friends in your life who discover their pleasure in planning wilderness journeys and utilizing their PTO successfully.
The important thing objects weekend warriors and backpackers want fall into a couple of totally different classes: packs, shelter and sleeping methods, trekking poles, and equipment.
Under, we’ve pulled collectively a few of our favourite Gossamer Gear objects from every class to spark some inspiration to your present giving.
Backpacks
Weekend warriors want gentle, environment friendly packs to function their go-bags for outside adventures. We suggest these two!
1. Kumo 36 Superlight Backpack
A tricky, frameless pack for day trippers and die-hard minimalists, the Kumo is a smaller-volume pack for low-stuff adventures. Any hiker who needs extra of an expertise with much less baggage will love the Kumo 36. Whereas light-weight, this pack nonetheless contains some characteristic favorites, together with stretchy shoulder strap packers, reachable water bottle pockets, and a removable quick belt.
2. G4-20 Ultralight 42 Backpack
A contemporary nod to a classic basic. A tip of the hat to an OG pack. We took what made the unique “G4” so in style and roped in a gang of latest materials and supplies to create a minimal do-it-all frameless pack good for weekend adventures or multi-day treks into the woods. Plus, this pack is obtainable in electrical blue to your path buddies preferring a bit aptitude.
Shelter & Sleeping
Assist your weekend warrioring, backpacking friends sleep cozy with some gifted additions to their sleep methods.
1. Solo Tarp
Gentle, dry, and tremendous easy, the Solo Tarp is minimalist climate safety for you and your gear. Compact sufficient to slot in your pocket, it units up simply with a few trekking poles for a well-formulated, high-tenacity, catenary-cut waterproof expertise. Seams come sealed so that you’re good to go proper out of the field, and the tapered design delivers a most space-to-weight ratio and higher efficiency when the climate completely blows.
2. Twinn Tarp
Just like the solo tarp, however lets your weekend warrior good friend know that you’d additionally like to make use of their present and be part of them for future adventures within the wild. Additionally gives a pleasant escape from the climate on paddle journeys.
3. NeoAir UberLite Inflatable Pad
Maintain your giftee light-weight and comfy on the path with absolutely the lightest insulated air mattress obtainable. Thermarests’ proprietary development of the UberLite gives the crucial heat wanted within the backcountry. Boasting 2.5 inches of legendary NeoAir consolation, the minimal UberLite makes a huge impact throughout nights open air whereas assembly strict sturdiness requirements.
4. Toaks Titanium Shepard’s Hook Peg Stake
These basic pegs are easy, gentle, and hard. Present your weekend warrior a bundle of them for straightforward, safe tent or tarp setup.
Trekking Poles
Maintain the knees of your weekend warrior buddies completely happy for extra years with the present of trekking poles. It’s simple to turn out to be a believer of their usefulness on the path. Plus, you need to use them to arrange our tarps and tents relatively than carrying additional tent poles!
1. LT5 Three Piece Carbon Trekking Poles
Probably the most moveable poles now we have ever made, our LT5s are a few of the lightest 3-piece poles on the planet. Up to date straps and EVA foam grips make these trekking poles snug for miles and miles. Plus, they work completely with our Ones, Twos, and Tarps for an unbeatable light-weight shelter setup.
2. Lightrek Pack Bungee Attachment
For the moments whenever you don’t need to be utilizing your trekking poles, now we have a light-weight, handy attachment for that. Your weekend warrior giftee can use this useful bungee to securely retailer their trekking poles on their pack as they hike or dance round camp.
Equipment
From consolation to comfort, the suitable equipment could make for a way more nice weekend journey within the woods. These presents are such to be cherished by the outside fanatics in your record.
1. Lightrek Mountain climbing (Chrome) Umbrella
The world’s lightest full-size trekking umbrella, now even lighter! Deliver it alongside as an alternative of rain gear. Simply 6.6 ounces, it retains you out of the rain or the solar. Through-hiker examined and accredited, it lowers the texture of the solar as much as 15 levels.
2. Bumster
The Bumster fanny pack is a superb place to your stuff on path, within the airport, at a meals truck, or your favourite pageant. It stays with you whenever you drop your pack on the town and is an alternate resolution or complement to hip belt pockets on path. It rides entrance, again, or as a sling. Use as a part of a backpacking system or on every other adventures.
3. Hipster
Features the identical because the Bumster, however at a barely smaller dimension.
4. Bucket Hat
A hat that can be used as a bucket.Want some additional safety from the solar? Need to look additional cool on the path? We’ve received you lined with our GG bucket hat.
5. SOL Emergency Bivvy Sack
The Survive Outside Longer® Emergency Bivvy is produced from the identical heat-reflective polyethylene as Journey Medical Package’s world-famous emergency blankets (reflecting 90% of your physique warmth again to you), with the additional benefit of being totally sealed in order that no wind, rain, or snow can get inside. It additionally comes with an emergency whistle.
6. Ben’s InvisiNet Bug Head Internet
Get pleasure from spectacular views with out pesky bug bites utilizing Ben’s InvisiNet Head Internet, the highest-visibility bug web in the marketplace. Whether or not you’re mountaineering, fishing, or gardening, this head web is so sheer that even mosquitoes received’t see it coming, because the pore dimension is only one.0 mm! Weighing solely 0.7 ounces, this head web is simple to pack and tremendous moveable, because it comes with a pull string sack for secure storage.
Keep in mind to Share the Adventures of Your Weekend Warrior Presents With Us!
We need to see what you and your giftees do open air subsequent yr together with your gear! Share your adventures with us by tagging @gossamergear and utilizing the hashtag #takelessdomore. Pleased trails!
