Vendor discounts & demo gear
To help reduce your expenses, we are able to secure discounts with some preferred vendors and we have high-end loaner gear available to borrow (for free).
Product discounts
The following list reflects the product discounts offered in 2025.
- 40% off AndrewSkurka.com
- 10% off Durston Gear
- 25% off Gossamer Gear
- 10% off Hyperlite Mountain Gear
- 30% off running coaching with Joe McConaughy
- 15% off Katabatic Gear
- 20% off Katie Gerber Backpacking Health & Nutrition Courses
- 10% off Mountain Laurel Designs
- 10-20% off limited products at Trail Designs
- 15% off Ultralight Adventure Equipment (ULA)
Free product
- Signed copy of my book, The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide ($20 value)
- Free download of one of my high route guides ($25 value)
- 2-month Pro subscription to CalTopo
- 6 months free service to Aware Outdoors
Gear library
This is a free program. Sign-ups are on a first-come-first-serve basis. When reservations are open, you will be sent instructions in an email.
Backpacks
- Hyperlight Mountain Gear: Southwest Series
- ULA: Circuits and Catalysts
Sleeping bags
- Enlightened Equipment: Conundrum Quilts
- Sierra Designs: Clouds, Nitros, and Nitro Quilts
Shelters
- Mountain Laurel Designs: SoloMid + Innernet
- Durston Gear: X-mid 2p
- Warbonnet Outdoors: hammock systems, including hammock, tarp, and underquilt
Stoves
- Trail Designs: Caldera Cone Systems