Lightline Down Jacket Review

This is a review of the Mountain Equipment Lightline Classic Duvet Jacket that can be found in a lot of outdoors stores at the moment. I first bought this jacket for those cold and frosty mornings when something a bit warmer than a fleece is required. I’ve found that I’m wearing it a lot more [...]

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Haglofs Krypton Q Jacket for Women

Haglofs seems to be one of the ‘cool’ outdoors labels to be wearing this year and understandably so. This women’s jacket, the Haglof’s Krypton Q is definitely cool. It’s constructed of Goretex 3 Layer Soft Shell fabric. The Krypton Q has water resistant zippers, 2 chest pockets and a sleeve pocket. It also has Recco® [...]

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Berghaus Mera Peak Jacket Dirt Cheap

M and M Direct are currently were selling the hugely popular Berghaus Mera Peak Jacket at the shockingly low price of £149.99. I’m not sure if this is for last year’s colours or styles, or if they are just into huge discounting but this is a bargain in anyone’s books for a full blown 4 [...]

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Merrell Kahuna Sandals

As it now seems more like summer than winter outside in the northern outpost that is Love Outdoors, thoughts turn to swapping my well worn Merrell approach shoes for something a little more… summery. These Merrell Kahuna Sandals might fit the bill. More body to them than my old basic Tevas, and a good antibacteria [...]

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Berghaus 200 Pro Sports Fleece

Berghaus say that this 200 weight Polartec Classic fleece jacket is styled to fit under jackets with a snow skirt comfortably. That could just mean that it’s cut short and is probably not that suitable for tall people. Just a guess though. It’s got 2 hand pockets and a zip chest pocket and comes in [...]

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Rab Summit Extreme – Fully Waterproof Down Jacket

Rab are know for their top-notch down jackets and sleeping bags. With the Rab Summit Extreme however they’ve taken a down jacket and enclosed it in a fully waterproof shell. Could this be the most cosy jacket on the planet? You would want to know that the outer fabric was going to be breathable enough [...]

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Flat-pack Camping Bowls and Plates

Orikaso have created a flat-pack mug, plate and bowl set. It looks ingenious and could possibly save some space when backpacking, though I always found that my spare socks fitted well enough into my regular mug that I don’t waste any space. Still, if you like everything neat and tidy then maybe the Orikaso Solo [...]

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DMM Cirque Alpine Ice Axe

Cotswold have the rather nice DMM Cirque Alpine Ice Axe on sale at the moment down from £65 to £45 ( out of date prices). Even at full price this ice axe would be suitable for most winter hillwalker’s activities. It comes with an ice axe leash in place too so you don’t have to [...]

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Scarpa ZG65 XCR

The Scarpa ZG65 XCR boot is one of the lighter-weight boots in the Scarpa range. It comes in both men’s and women’s styles and is a very attractive lightweight boot. A big toe rand should help keep the ZG65 materials safe from errant rocks, but this boot is never meant to compete with heavy mountain [...]

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Terra Nova Voyager Superlight

Live For the Outdoors have a good review of this superlight sub 2kg tent. It looks pretty bombproof in design though who knows how long the lightweight materials will last. Not too cheap though at £330. Click here to read it

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