From The Trail

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.

I hate being cold, I really do, despite all the odd things I choose to do, even in the worst of weather conditions. I also can’t afford to buy 10 different jackets to always be optimally comfortable when outdoors.
When it comes to what insulation clothing is needed in the outdoors, you can find so much information that it is just amazing, and most of it is pretty good.
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When it comes to what insulation clothing is needed in the outdoors, you can find so much information that it is just amazing, and most of it is pretty good.
This month's What is In My Bag is coming to you from Cnoc Outdoors' ambassador Steve Holliday. Steve lives in Vancouver and his fall is what most would consider winter; here is what is in his backpack when he goes out...
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