National Geographic: "Gear Picks"

Snow peak, featured in adventure magazine

Nothing dresses up backcountry ramen like the unpretentiously named Chopsticks ($20: Here), which features white ash bottoms that slide into hollow stainless steel tops. At one ounce a pair, they're light enough to take on your thru-hike.

 

 

 

 

Outside Magazine: "Ask Dave"

What's the classiest way to carry alcohol into the wilderness?

Two conveyances for fine spirits get Dave's stamp of approval. When weight is an issue, I use the featherlight (two ounces) Snow Peak Titanium Round Flask ($115;www.snowpeak.com). It's a hip, tough, modern take on a classic design—the New Beetle of flasks—and will safeguard six ounces of hooch even if you take a nasty whipper.