This helmet's awesome, comes with replacement padding and protective cover. It's super well vented and has worked great on the hottest days, it's low profile and is really easily adjustable so it can sit squarely and securely on your noggin'. I had previously used another superlight foam core helmet from a rival manufacturer which was great 'til the padding started peeling off, I thought I'd fix it with some barge cement and that managed to melt the foam. The Petzl has all straps and pads well attached and Backcountry's stellar return policy swapped out the helmets no questions asked.

I've owned three of these watches over the last 6 yrs., they work well when they work, reliable and accurate enough in the mountains, skiing/climbing in the northwest and BC, But, the first one I had water seeped in (accidentally pressed function button while in shower) and the condensation never dried out, then the battery lid was trashed in the process of trying to change the battery, second watch the compass bezel broke off, never did get that fixed, warranty two, tried a highgear, unfortunately they're nowhere near as accurate or detailed as the vector, then I had a handheld brunton and unfortunately lost it!!, I then bought another vector and now changing the battery plagues me again!!, I've tried taking the watch to a retailer to change the battery and that works well, but this time I bought the battery kit and tried it myself, one of the inner plastic tabs w/in the watch broke off so the lid won't seal on!!!, now Suunto wants $$$ to fix it, and getting the watch to them and from them is a headache. The watch is great when it works but be warned unless you're prepared to keep buying &/or warrantying them.

Looks like a great glove for skinning and climbing. I bought them for my girlfriend who says she's got small hands, I bought a unisex/men's small, too large though, she tried on some other OR women's med. gloves and they fit great so we unfortunately had to return them, thankfully backcountry is great about working with you on any issues with the items they sell.

the draws are super light, they'll twist occasionally but it's not much of a problem considering the nice wire gates and light weight. The wire gate's easy to clip and secure. They work well clipping bolts and seem fine when placing gear.

These draws are awesome, they stay put, don't twist, they're easy to clip. The skinny dynex draws are great too but they'll twist and swing unlike these beefy draws.

The helmet fits great, stays snug on the noggen, super light and breathable, it has lots of adjustability. I've got an average sized head and the medium fits great, I used to hate wearing the old school petzl but I can even wear this thing around the house!!

Nice, simple and easy to use. The declination scale works well and seems easier and quicker to use than turning the tiny screws for the adjustable declination compasses. The clinometer is nice for a little accuracy on slope angle when you're curious beyond the eyeball guess and don't want to set your poles up to get a slope angle. I'm not sure how long the plastic lid with the mirror will remain attached but otherwise the compass is small, simple, and inexpensive, great little tool to add for your snowpits too.

I'm a little on the shorter side so the small is still a little long, probably fit right at the waist for a 5'8 or taller, slim fit but I can fit a couple of layers underneath it, it doesn't take any room in my pack, I mostly use it for backcountry skiing and it works great, doesn't bunch up with other layers either.

I had this probe for one year, and began having problems within the first two weeks. I never did have to use it for rescue but regularly deployed the probe for digging pits, either the nut on the top wouldn't thread onto the bolt or the internal cable would freeze in one of the segments making deployment and occasionally breakdown impossible. I always dried and stored the probe as directed. I finally contacted G3 about this and they said to send it in for a repair, it may take 2-4 weeks though, G3 does not warranty probes.

Well designed & well constructed. The probe's quick to deploy/breakdown and well marked. The small butterfly nut that expands to lock the segments together looks finicky but seems indestructible. After using an unreliable and faulty G3 320cm, this probe's a great tool.

I hadn't originally had this shell in mind thinking it'd be too light & fragile or not weatherproof enough, one of the staff talked me into it and the shell's amazing. I'm mostly a backcountry skiier, and most of my time is in NW Montana / British Colombia so fairly cold and very wet, the shell keeps my dry, it's super light & breathable, very compact and fits incredibly well, I'm 5'6" and stalky, the shell goes just below my waist, the arms are the perfect length, and it fits whether over a base layer or a down jacket, the zippers and velcro tabs and drawcords are simple, slim, & durable. The hood is a little roomy, I don't wear a helmet and it's intended for that, but it keeps my dry and mostly stays out of the way when necessary. I'd reccomend this for anything alpine.

I purchased the duffel for a hut ski trip, it works great being hauled in any sort of cargo trailer or rack, keeps things dry and protected, if you need to haul the duffel on your back for any sort of portage or short hike it'll comfortably carry a lot of weight in a stable concise bag, the zippers are really beefy, my only complaint is that the flashy logo could attract undesirable attn.