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[4] GravityWorks Water Filter
Pumping water by the shore can be a thing of the past with GravityWork’s updated four- liter water filter. Filter four liters in just two and a half minutes, bacteria and protozoa-free. The kit packs up in a compact case, and weighs just 10 ounces when empty. The filter kit is also available with a universal bottle adapter that connects with a wide range of hard bottles so you can filter water directly into your reservoir.
www.cascadedesigns.com | $119.95
[5] Gerber River Shorty
Built for paddlers, Gerber’s relaunched River Shorty features a serrated three-inch stainless steel blade wrapped in a durable, slip-resistant nylon handle. We appreciate the plastic sheath, which attaches easily to a PFD, and that the blade can return to its housing facing up or down. Its blunt-tip blade makes the River Shorty safe even for our butter fingers.
www.gerbergear.com | $33
[6] Scrubba Wash Bag
Say goodbye to extended trip stank. There’s no excuse not to do laundry with Scrubba’s backcountry washing machine, which has built-in plastic washboard bumps to deliver a machine quality wash in just minutes. A few pairs of socks, underwear and t-shirts can easily fit in one load, which is really all you need to wash anyway. The Wash Bag folds up to the size of a soft drink can.
www.thescrubba.com | $64.95
[7] Natrapel Insect Repellant
It’s about time there was a DEET-free spray that works. The active ingredient keeping mosquitos, blackflies and ticks away in Natrapel is Picaridin, a synthetic developed to mimic a natural compound found in black pepper. Even better, Natrapel is completely safe on gear and will not melt synthetic fabrics. Various sizes available.
www.adventuremedicalkits.com $3.99–$7.99
[8] GSI Outdoors JavaMill
Forget cowboy coffee, GSI’s JavaMill is a must for backcountry coffee lovers who crave a fresh bean. This compact hand-crank coffee grinder weighs just nine ounces, a no-brainer addition to your food kit. A polycarbonate design with metal parts and ceramic grind element saves weight while maintaining strength. Amazingly, it’s just two by two by six inches.
www.gsioutdoors.com | $29.95
[9] Petzl Tikka +
Upgrade your headlamp with a stylish and water-resistant new model from Petzl. The Tikka + offers modes adapted for close range as well as when you’re on the move. Its boost mode supercharges the lamp to a blinding 125 lumens so you can check out that noise in the woods. A red lighting and strobe mode are also available. Petzl’s new constant lighting technology means that the lamp’s brightness does not decrease gradually as the batteries are drained—they’ll go out all at once. Fortunately there’s an indicator light to advise when power is low.
www.petzl.com | $39.75
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