National Outdoors -- Snowboard Gear Shop

The REI SubKilo Sleeping Bag gets it’s name from the weight of the bag. It only weighs .91 kilograms or about 2 lbs. As you can see from the picture below, this sleeping bag packs up to be about twice the size of a Nalgene bottle. It’s a little tight around my shoulders (I’m about 6 ft. with a 44” chest), but I expect that with a mummy bag. I got the long version so I have room to curl up in the bag. The standard version of the sleeping bag will fit heights up to 6 feet.

Polar Pak’s MOFLOW provides you with a pressurized water bladder.  We tested the MOFLOW while mountain biking in the Tetons, and were impressed by how well the bladder rode in our packs, and how quickly and easily the water was discharged.  As you can see from the picture, once you inflate or pressurize the MOFLOW, it becomes very rigid and slides into a pack with ease.

The WeeRide is a newer type of child carrier for bikes that mounts between the rider and the handlebars instead of behind the rider. I had read about this type of child carrier last year, but this past weekend was my first time using it. It is intended for children more than a year old and under 40 pounds, which pretty much means 2 and 3 year olds.