Ultralight outdoor gear just got a radical upgrade, thanks to the Colorado-based outdoor equipment specialist Big Agnes.

According to Big Agnes, HyperBead is 25 percent more waterproof, 50-100 percent stronger and six percent lighter than traditional tent fabrics. But here’s the real kicker: Big Agnes managed this ...

It's true that some companies have been building impressively compact, lightweight freestanding tents for generations. In fact, a colleague and I were just talking this week about the Big Agnes ...