I love the Ridgeline 7500 bag, but the early aluminum-stay frame kept it out of sheep country. Here is what worked, what failed and what changed.

After roughly 100 km of real backcountry use, the Backcountry Monashee Timberline Gaiters are holding up extremely well. Here is what they do differently, how they compare with my proven Stone Glacier gaiters and what still needs winter testing.