In the Pack
S I E R R A D E S I G N S Cochise
Sierra Design’s Cochise sleeping bag has features that the Apache leader of the same name would surely have appreciated during his 40-year campaign against encroach- ing European settlers. It must have at times been cold and wet between raids while Cochise was holed up in the Dragoon Mountains of Arizona in the mid 19th cen- tury. Over the long haul the synthetic Polarguard Delta insulation is more durable than down and will not mat or clump, ensuring warm nights even when wet. It still does not pack as small or light as a comparably warm down bag, but at 1.6 kilograms for a –9 Celsius bag, the Cochise is proof that synthetic down has come
out of the wilderness and made peace with performance-minded trippers $200 Cdn, $ 139 US
www.sierradesigns.com
P U R C E L L T R E N C H Streamside Voyageur Grill
Legions of trippers have made do with a campfire grill they stole from a discarded fridge. Te same legions have no doubt ripped many holes in their gear while trying to pack sharp-edged grills in their packs and probably crushed a few fingernails while levelling warped grills over campfires. Tose capable of appreciating quality in something like a campfire grill should know that for 13 years Purcell Trench has made the best grills you can buy. Proud proprietor Don Tryon welds thin-walled stainless steel tubes into rounded testaments to careful workmanship. Te choices are many, including Streamside models for anglers, which have steel mesh for grilling fish. Tey ship anywhere in North America for $3 and come with a nylon carrying bag.
$66 US
www.purcelltrench.com
Future Tents
T N F Vario 23
For canoeists who want to impress their partners and then sleep very close to them. Te Vario 23 is a two- person, three-season tent that takes lightweight to new levels. Te single- wall tent weighs just 1.74 kilograms (870 grams per person, half the weight of the Wanderer 2), but has a floor area of just 2.9 square metres. Te back wall can be pulled away from the interior screen for cross-venting. Advantages: lightweight, small packed size. Draw-
backs: one door, little wiggle room. $330
www.thenorthface.com 38 n C ANOE ROOT S summer 2007
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