Ultra-light American kit GoLite has just got a lot easier to find
with web outdoor specialists Hike-Lite
selling the brand online complete with some special web starter
packages at a decent saving.
If you follow OM you'll know that GoLite has developed from an
initial approach of puritanical minimalism - with kit designed by
lightweight backpacking guru Ray Jardine - to a still light, but much
more broadly appealing range using the latest fabrics and designs.
We actually credit the company, along with TGO's Chris Townsend,
with spearheading the increasing shift towards lightweight kit in the
UK. At the recent Friedrichshafen outdoors show the company announced
its first ever internally-framed pack, probably the lightest ever,
as well as showing some extremely neat clothing using fabrics from
the likes of Polartec, Epic and Gore. See the links below for more
information.
We've been very impressed with the GoLite kit we've used and
the latest stuff is light years away from the early days of sack-like
cut and no-frills design, so it's great to see it out there on the
web.
Some interesting ideas from Hike-Lite too, who are selling starter
ultra-lightweight packages at a good saving over recommended price.
You could, for example, buy a GoLite Gust pack, Cave shelter and Paclite waterproof
as a package. There are other specialist brands on the
site too.
It's great to see this interesting brand getting easier to find
and reportedly selling well. Hopefully it'll get easier to track
down in other retailers this year.
