This week, we’re looking at some gear for on the go, and we’re staying in state with two Colorado companies. We took to the trail to put Boulder-based outdoor gear company GoLite and Denver’s MHM ...

This streamlined pack performed above its weight class on every trip, thanks to durable polyurethane-coated nylon throughout and a suspension—framesheet and aluminum stay—that can handle a heavy load.

The company that helped bring ounce counters out of the closet has struck a sweet balance between low weight and high value with the Intuition. The key is matching the stiff suspension—a polystyrene ...

So GoLite set me up with their 2 pound, 4 ounce Continuum pack ($160) that, despite its scant weight holds 2,050 cubic inches of gear. For sleeping comfort, I wimped out and opted for their warmer, 20 ...

SOME of us haul so much stuff up ski slopes we need backpacks, which all too often drape over the tops of chairlifts and pin us in -- flailing and mortified -- when we ought to be dismounting ...