After lots of trial and error, this is the gear that we love and will set you up for a successful backpacking experience even if you’ve never been before.
The MSR Carbon Reflex 2 has a single carbon pole that makes it ultra-light at under 2 pounds and also makes it the easiest tent to set up that we’ve ever used.
The Magma 15 sleeping bag is made for cold mountain temperatures as low as 17 degrees F, it’s mummy-shaped so it traps the warmth inside and is super soft.