Maximize Warmth: How to Re-Loft Your Down Quilt on Trail
Down has one of the highest warmth-to-weight ratios out of any material in the backpacking world. However, it’s only effective when it’s evenly distributed throughout your...
Gear & Tech Talk
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R-Values and EN/ISO-Matched Performance Explained
The insulated barrier below you (your mattress) needs to be thermally matched to the insulated layer around you (your sleeping bag). One cannot work if the other is failing. There is a mattress used to get the EN/ISO rating...
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All About Down: Hydrophobic Down, New Technologies, and More
Despite what you may think, down filling is not made from feathers. It’s made from goose or duck plumage, the fluffy insulation directly beneath the feathers. This is nature’s mid-layer,...
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One Quilt, Every Adventure. How To Use Sheets and Mattresses To Optimize Your Setup
Good gear is versatile. Once you have a quilt, you're set for any trip. Since all Zenbivy clip quilts are compatible with all clip sheets, you can mix and match your quilt...
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“Wide Mode” Is the Superior Footbox Mode. Here’s Why.
Fixed footbox quilts are great because they’re super simple to use, but they can be constricting and they lack versatility and room to move around. Our patented, semi-fixed Fast Footbox™ design...
Guides & How-To's
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How to Freshen Your Quilt
Deep cleaning your quilt can be a time-consuming hassle. In most cases, a light surface cleaning and refreshening of the down is all your quilt needs. Skip the deep cleans and simply “freshen” your quilt in...
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Backpacking 101 - The Zenbivy Way
Temperatures are warming and summer is just around the corner. If you've always wanted to try backpacking now's the time to get ready for a summer outdoors. Backpacking is a...
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Backpacking 101 - Food for the Backcountry
Deciding what to eat in the outdoors stumps even seasoned backpackers, but having a delicious meal when you get to camp can take your trip to the next level. There...
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Backpacking 101 - Gear to Get Out
Backpacking evokes images of overstuffed packs with gear strapped all over the outside - an uncomfortable monstrosity you're supposed to strap to your back and carry for miles. It doesn't have...
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Think Outside the Tent: 4 Alternate Uses for Your Quilt
Let's face it, the versatility of a backpacking quilt is hard to beat! From hammocks to hostels, campfires to sunset spots, quilts provide easy, portable, lightweight warmth. Here are 4 ways to use your...
Trip Reports
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Trip Report: Alaska by Foot, Plane, and Raft
This trip started off as a lot of Alaskan trips do - with bags packed, loading up into a float plane. Alaska is incredibly inaccessible - it only has a...
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The Journey of a Quilt - Versatility in an Adventurous Life
I have been using my Zenbivy for years and I've spent well over 800 nights in it. I'll trekking poles for ice axes, tents for nights cowboy camping under the stars,...
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Gifts of the Night Sky
Stargazing is an amazing experience, and it will give you a little break from your home life and allow you to reconnect with nature for a night. Grab your Zenbivy...
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5 Of Our Favorite Adventure Books
You know you’ve been putting off cracking into a book for a while, but with lockdown you have all the extra time you need now. Grab your Zenbivy Quilt and dig into...
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Bringing the Outdoors home
With social distancing in play, it's often a question on how we can still get outside and recreate while doing it responsibly. We have a few quick tips for keeping...
Thru-Hiking
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How Thru-Hikers Deal With Rain
When you're out hiking every day for several months straight you're bound to get rained on. We asked Snackbar and Scribe how they deal with the inevitable rain—What rain gear do they wear?...
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How to Get Good Sleep on Trail
Sleep, oh glorious sleep. It is not always easy to achieve on trail, though! When I get into camp, all I want to do is just throw down my pack...
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Can You Eliminate All Single-Use Plastics From a Thru-Hike?
From food wrappers to water bottles, take-out containers and utensils, single-use plastics are everywhere in our day to day lives.... Turns out: you can't even escape them out in the wilderness. While...
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What's in Our Thru-Hikers' Packs?
We asked our thru-hiker ambassadors to share what gear they love... and what they don't! From luxury items, to the strangest thing they're carrying on their 2023 thru-hikes.
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How our Thru-Hiker Ambassadors Pack Their Packs
Ever wondered how a thru-hiker packs their pack? We asked our ambassadors to show us how they do it! Journey Man (PCT) "When packing my bag I usually just...
