If you’re into backpacking, the stuff Mont Bell has to offer is just the best.
Ironically, I don’t even like backpacking much anymore. But I would love to own just about everything they sell. It’s just the lightest, highest quality, finest designed products available. (They are now what Sierra Designs or North Face used to be.) Maybe I’m like like the SUV owner who never puts it into 4WD. I just like the possibility of using the extreme capabilities.
Their US flagship store is just 40 miles from my house. The siren calls…