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The Toughest Stuff
GEAR YOU CAN COUNT ON S I E R R A D E S I G N S
Lightning XT3 Finally, an ultralight tent that will blow your mind but won’t blow away. Over 100 nights of canoe trip field testing revealed this tent can handle it all—torrential downpours, two weeks of non-stop rain, marble-sized hail pellets and gusting 60-knot winds. For being so tough, it’s feather-light with a trail weight of 5 lbs 10 oz. Well-engineered pole configuration creates a dry, comfortable two- to three-person, vertical wall tent.
$470 CDN
www.sierradesigns.com
L I F E S A V E R S Y S T E M S
Lifesaver Bottle 4000 Michael Pritchard created what could be called the most important invention of this century—the Lifesaver Bottle—a specialized water filter that removes bacteria and parasites as well as viruses and pathogens without chemicals. It’s fast, transforming unsafe pond scum into crystal clear drinking water in just a few pumps. The automatic shut-off switch is foolproof, letting the user know when the cartridge has reached its 4,000-litre-lifespan.
$150 US
www.lifesaversystems.com
T I L L E Y E N D U R A B L E S
Hemp Hat TH5 Made from the world’s toughest natural fibre—hemp—this Tilley is indisputably rugged with UPF 50+ protection and superior breathability. But who wouldn’t expect the best from a company that brags their hats have passed (unscathed) through the intestines of an elephant? Crafted with the same Canadian persnicketiness and lifetime guarantee as the original Tilley, but with a softer hand-woven look and feel.
$79 CDN
www.tilley.com
22 SUMMER/FALL 2010 C - T U G
C-Tug Trolley Portage technology has advanced since the fur trade. Roll your canoe effortlessly through deep sand, sticky mud and over rutted tree roots and jagged rocks with the lightweight and compact C-tug. The reinforced composite trolley makes portaging a canoe and 250 pounds of camping equipment easy—and after 50 kilometres of testing, we know it’s the toughest. Best of all, it packs down small to fit under a canoe seat.
$149 US
www.c-tug.com
O S T R O M O U T D O O R S Algonquin Canoe
Portage Pack The bombproof materials, meticulous construction and custom fit of the Algonquin Pack will blow your old canvas and leather out of the water. The abrasion and puncture resistance of the 1000D Cordura body and Ballistics cloth double bottom make it tough as nails—which you could comfortably carry boxes of with the internal frame and ergonomically shaped and sized suspension system. The only downside: unlike the old leather, you can’t boil and eat this one when you run out of food.
$451 CDN
www.ostromoutdoors.com
—SP
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