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    Robert MC

    Robert MC

    Backpacking Advisor
    Robert MC

    Robert MC

    Backpacking Advisor
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    About Robert

    Twenty years selecting, testing, and recommending outdoor gear. My focus is backpacking: systems that hold up at mile 35, not just mile 5. I don't optimize for the trailhead. I optimize for the last hour.

    DETAILS

    DisciplineBackpacking, Hiking
    SpecialityBackpacking
    LocationDoylestown, PA
    Joined RendezvuNov 2025

    HIGHLIGHTS

    Summited Mount Washington, NH - January 2003
    Completed the GORUCK Philadelphia Star Course 50 Miler - October 2019
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    About Robert

    Twenty years selecting, testing, and recommending outdoor gear. My focus is backpacking: systems that hold up at mile 35, not just mile 5. I don't optimize for the trailhead. I optimize for the last hour.

    DETAILS

    DisciplineBackpacking, Hiking
    SpecialityBackpacking
    LocationDoylestown, PA
    Joined RendezvuNov 2025

    HIGHLIGHTS

    Summited Mount Washington, NH - January 2003
    Completed the GORUCK Philadelphia Star Course 50 Miler - October 2019