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EXPED Orion II Tent – Engineered for Winter Camping

EXPED Orion II Tent

EXPED Orion II Tent – Engineered for Winter Camping   The EXPED Orion II tent is celebrating 20 years in 2018. In those two decades, the Orion tent has seen many adventures.   We took the Orion II tent into the Colorado mountains for some serious testing.  From summer camping trips to winter snow storms, the Orion did not let us

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Exped Downmat 9 Winter Sleeping Pad – Insulation Uber Alles

Exped Downmat 9 Winter Sleeping Pad

Exped Downmat 9 is the top level winter camping sleeping pad. There are several versions available, such as an ultraLight version, synthetic and even a slightly less warm version of this Downmat 7. We will focus on the DownMat 9 and all its features for this review.   The DownMat is filled with 700 fill down that is treated to repel water

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