Image

Posts By Matt K.

Latest Posts | By Matt K.
Mountainsmith Carbonlite Pro Review
13 years ago

Mountainsmith Carbonlite Pro Review

By  •  Hike, Camp

Mountainsmith’s Carbonlite Pro hiking poles deliver impressive quality and bang for buck.
Read More

Top Light Hiker Reviews
14 years ago

Top Light Hiker Reviews

By  •  Run, Hike, Footwear

Summer finally arrived in Northern California. Here are three options in light hikers that can get you where you want to go – the Columbia Master of Faster, the La Sportiva CrossLeather and the Vasque Scree Low.

Read More

Vasque Scree Low Review

By  •  Camp, Hike, Footwear

Looks can be deceiving. The Vasque Scree Low has a most traditional light-hiker look. But where it really matters, the Scree Low uses Stealth S1 rubber making it as capable as even the most advanced new product on the market.

Read More

Columbia Master of Faster Review

By  •  Hike, Footwear, Camp

The Master of Faster is one of Columbia’s top of the line light hikers. And as you’d expect, it packs a bunch of the company’s proprietary technology into a cool looking package.
Read More

La Sportiva CrossLeather Review
14 years ago

La Sportiva CrossLeather Review

By  •  Footwear, Camp, Hike

Is it a trail runner or light hiker or both? The La Sportiva CrossLeather joins the company’s product this year as the more rugged sibling of the wildly popular and multi-award-winning CrossLite. As the name suggests, the CrossLeather replaces the Crosslite’s mesh with leather adding a higher degree of ruggedness to the standout platform.

Read More

Superfeet Insoles Review
14 years ago

Superfeet Insoles Review

By  •  Run, Hike, Footwear

Over the past few months, GearGuide reviewed a range of footwear – everything from trail runners and light hikers to minimal road shoes. Sixty to seventy percent of these shoes could benefit from an improved insole like Superfeet.

Read More