The Thermodynamics of Sleep: Why Women Need Specialized Backcountry Insulation

Published on Nov. 17, 2024, 2:49 p.m.

There is a specific, biting cold that settles in the backcountry just before dawn. It is a cold that ignores basic layers and s…

The Physics of the Backless Sleep: Engineering the Ultralight Quilt

Published on Nov. 17, 2024, 1:02 p.m.

In the calculus of ultralight backpacking, efficiency is the only variable that matters. For decades, the mummy bag was the sta…