From The Trail
For many, optimal bikepacking conditions arrive in the spring and linger until late summer. In the off-season, there's one reliable way to cycle on dry trails under a clear sky: head for the desert. Like any bikepacking route, the desert's...
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Most people think of mountains and forests when they think of backpacking, but desert backpacking can be just as beautiful. It can also be just as challenging, if not more so. It’s not all that different from being in the...
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The Oregon Desert, including the high desert area around Bend, features some of the best and most remote backpacking Oregon has to offer. The Minimal Gear team loves its variety - from beginner adventures to advanced trips where you won’t...
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Our Cowboy Camping products are made of HDPE flashspun fabric, which is to Tyvek as tissue is to Kleenex. While it’s not Tyvek, we’re using the material for the same reasons backpackers love Tyvek - it’s inexpensive, it’s lightweight, and...
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Our newest brand Cowboy Camping is born of gear DIYs - we love a gear hack that adds value to existing gear or creates new gear for cheap. Ultralight outdoor gear - for bikepacking, backpacking, and everything in between -...
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