From The Trail
Oh, hi there. I'm your new Vecto - thanks for giving me a whirl!
We hope your new Vecto will really help to make your next backpacking trip simpler and easier. (If you haven't gotten one yet, find yours here!)
Despite looking simple, the Vecto is made from relatively complex materials, including a porous, soft, strong TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane). We chose these materials because they ensure the best lightweight performance from your Vecto - but they need a bit of care, too.
This past winter we had more Vertex poles out than ever before, doing things we never dreamed that they would do, including various snow sports. From skiing to hiking, cross-country to snow-shoeing, our poles were there and working hard -...
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Written by Gilad Nachmani - Founder of Cnoc Outdoors 2023 note: The sale of our trekking poles has moved over to our new brand Diorite Gear. Over the last couple of months, it has been interesting to dissect and critically look...
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With the hiking season getting closer and so many people planning on including Vectos as part of their 2018 thru-hiking experience, I've been getting more and more questions about the Vecto: how to use it? best filters? for clean water or...
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Getting into four season gear can be pricey: warmer sleeping system, more complicated layering, new footwear solutions, etc. In reality, if you have a solid three season system, getting to four seasons (for snow camping) doesn't have to cost a fortune or be very complicated.
Let's break this down into steps.
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Let's break this down into steps.