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 buyers guide 2006: hiking gear
Hard Shell Jackets
Patagonia Spraymaster Gear of the Year $249
REI Aegis $169
Mammut Blaze $329
Mountain Hardwear Cohesion $140
The North Face Diad $159
Cloudveil Zorro $135
Integral Designs eVent Rain Jacket $220
Soft Shells
Outdoor Research Logic Killer Value $129
Ground Hard Place $360
Columbia Sierra Falls $80
Beyond Fleece Vayu Light $155
Lanterns & Headlamps
Princeton Tec Apex $80
Brunton L3 $110
Black Diamond Spot $43
Princeton Tec Quad $33
Petzl Tikka Plus $33
Petzl Tikka XP $45
Hiking Shoes
Hi-tec Multiterra II Sport Killer Value women's gear $52
Zamberlan 180 Micron GT women's gear $139
Tecnica Breeze Low women's gear $70
Lowa Jannu women's gear $125
Dunham Waffle Stomper Terrastryder Mid II women's gear $120
Day Backpacks
Marmot Bodie $115
Mammut Energise $89
Gregory Iso $99
Mountain Hardwear Phenom $119
The North Face Ray 20 women's gear $79
Osprey Stratos 24 $119
Camping Tents
Black Diamond Skylight Gear of the Year $430
Big Sky Evolution 2P Killer Value $260
Marmot Aeolos 2P $365
Sierra Designs Baku 3 $359
Hilleberg Kaitum $595
Nemo Morpho AST $565
Outdoor Research NightHaven $159
Big Agnes Seedhouse Superlight 3 $349
The North Face Spectrum 23 $259
Mountain Hardware Spire 2 $425
Sleeping Bags
Sierra Designs Trade Wind Gear of the Year $330
Lafuma Extreme 800 Lady Killer Value women's gear $75
Montbell Super Stretch Burrow Bag #3 Killer Value $140
Marmot Arroyo $249
The North Face Hightail $359
Kelty Light Year +25 women's gear $160
Marmot Pounder Plus women's gear $189
Mountain Hardwear Spirit SL $335
REI Sub Kilo $229
REI Sub Kilo +15 women's gear $229
Western Mountaineering Summerlite $280
EMS Velocity 5 $229
Hiking Boots
Lowa Jannu Lo Gear of the Year $125
Tecnica Prima Mid GTX-XCR Killer Value $119
Zamberlan 140 Paso $95
Montrail CTC Mid XCR $140
Aku Energy Mid XCR $125
Scarpa Enigma XCR $129
Vasque Kota $90
Merrell Passage Ventilator $100
Five Ten Prodigy $90
Columbia Skamania Pass $120
Extended-Trip Backpacks
Arc'teryx Naos 55 Gear of the Year $429
Osprey Aether 60 Killer Value $199
Deuter ACT Lite 45+10 SL women's gear $145
Mountainsmith AT 55 $199
Vaude Accept 55+10 women's gear $170
Gregory Arreba women's gear $149
The North Face Catalyst 60 $349
Jansport Endeavor Summit $250
GoLite Intuition $170
Mammut Massif 45+10 $199
Gregory Pingora $199
REI UL 60 $130
Granite Gear Vapor Ki women's gear $160
Camp Stoves
Jetboil Group Cooking System $110
MSR XGK EX $130
Clothing/Apparel
Patagonia Spraymaster Gear of the Year $249
Outdoor Research Logic Killer Value $129
Adidas 125 Windshell $75
REI Aegis $169
Louis Garneau AirGel $160
Lowe Alpine Airspeed $100
Mammut Blaze $329
Horny Toad Bud $70
Quiksilver CL5 Wetsuit $325
Cloudveil Cache Creek $95
Billabong Caribbean women's gear $74
Descente Classic Aero-X $100
Mountain Hardwear Cohesion $140
Sugoi Dash $75
The North Face Diad $159
Louis Garneau Europa $90
Assos Fl. Equipe Bib $200
Prana Flow Crew $40
Raisins Gypsy Beach Palisades Halter and Brazilian Pant women's gear $76
Ground Hard Place $360
LAS Haxial $224
Giro Hex $80
Eddie Bauer Indian Summer Halter Bra Top and Belted Retro Bottoms women's gear $90
Specialized Instinct $100
Water Girl Ipanema Halter Top and Bottom Turn Bottoms women's gear $72
Rudy Project Kontact $110
Brooks L.S.D. Jacket $85
Helly Hansen Mars $100
Timberland Mega Bias Cut Cargo $62
Pearl Izumi MicroSensor $70
Royal Robbins Nox Jean $64
Kaenon Polarized Center K Straw and Mesh Trucker Hat $25
O'Neill Psycho II Custom 4/3 $500
Outdoor Research Razor $89
J.Crew Ruched-Front Bandeau Top and Lowrider Bikini Bottom with Side Ties women's gear $66
Columbia Sierra Falls $80
Bell Slant $50
Twin Six The Argyle $70
Beyond Fleece Vayu Light $155
Leilani Zen Garden Triangle Bra and Tiki Pant women's gear $78
Cloudveil Zorro $135
Integral Designs eVent Rain Jacket $220