by Garrett Martin | Oct 1, 2025 | Mixed Bag
ULA Packing Cubes vs. Conforming Compression Cubes: Two Tools, One System Earlier this year, we introduced our Dragonfly Packing Cubes, designed to pair perfectly with the Dragonfly 30L and 36L packs for those that utilize them for travel. Now, we’re expanding the...
by Garrett Martin | Sep 24, 2025 | Mixed Bag
HIking the Arizona Trail with Mallory “Baja” Jackson The following is a how-to guide for thru-hiking the Arizona Trail by our good bud Mallory “Baja” Jackson. All words and photos by Mallory unless otherwise noted. Gabrielle stuck her hand out...
by Garrett Martin | Sep 17, 2025 | Mixed Bag
How to Choose Your Backpacking Gear: Pt. 3 Cooking, Toiletries, and Everything Else In part 3 of our “Backpacking Gear” series we cover all the other stuff that you’ll need to consider when packing for something like a thru-hike or extended time out...
by Garrett Martin | Sep 3, 2025 | Mixed Bag
How to Choose Your Backpacking Gear: Pt.2 Sleep Systems + Clothing When you’re heading into the backcountry, every ounce of gear you bring plays a role in your comfort, safety, and overall experience. In Part One of this series, we broke down two of the biggest...
by Garrett Martin | Aug 19, 2025 | Mixed Bag
Aging into Ultralight: Why Older Backpackers Should Rethink Their Gear and Embrace the UL Life Garrett’s preface: Although this article targets an aging enthusiast it’s not to say ultralight backpacking only benefits older people or that older people aren’t spry...
by Garrett Martin | Aug 13, 2025 | Mixed Bag
ULA 22L Everyday Carry Pack the Cicada Overview For the past 5 years we’ve gotten countless customer customization requests from new materials, new features, and even some sporadic one-off designs. In order to step off of this perpetual motion machine of incredible...