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Outside magazine, September 1996

Review: Hardware and Software

Workaday Packs
Expedition-grade features in bags for the short haul.
Review by Bob Howells

Buying Right: The Backcountry Briefcase
Review by Bob Howells

Books: A Lyrical Turn to the Epic
Review by Miles Harvey

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Review by John Alderman

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