Sigg Kids Water Bottle Review

I must admit that this is one of my worst outdoors buys recently. I bought one of these aluminium kids bottles last year. It cost more than a tenner and looked nice and new for precisely 5 minutes. The bottle itself is fine and the top is leakproof, but I have three major gripes with [...]

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Camelbak – the bottle with the straw

I really didn’t think it was possible for a bottle to evolve further, but it would appear Camelbak are pushing bottle design further and further. How? Well this Camelback Bottle has a built in straw so you don’t have to turn it up to drink out of it. Neat. All Camelbak need to do now [...]

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Walking Trousers / Craghoppers Kiwi Classic

Summer’s around the bend and once again the Craghoppers Kiwi Classic Trousers are on the shelves. This is one of the most popular walking/trekking legwear that has ever been made and the Craghoppers kiwi remains a classic. Lightweight but tough, comfortable, fast drying and cheap, these outdoors trousers will be found in many outdoors and [...]

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North Face Denali Gloves

OE Magazine has this as their best buy for women’s gloves this season. Not sure why it’s not a best buy for men too as the North Face Denali gloves are a good basic fleece glove for men or women. Comes in three colours – black, grey or blue. The nice touch is the grippy [...]

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Sprayway Torridon V Gore-Tex Jacket

In these days of shorty waterproof jackets imported from America, it’s good to see that Sprayway are still making a version of their old classic – the Sprayway Torridon. This Sprayway jacket has all the features that most people should be looking out for when they buy a new Gore-tex. The hood is removable but [...]

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Mountain Hardwear Half Zip Sweater Fleece

This Mountain Hardwear Fleece is a nice little offering just before Christmas (especially in the striking red colour shown above). It’s Polartech Thermal Pro fleece material and is apparently styled with a “street look”. It’s got a small pocket on the sleeve for keeping basics in – just about big enough for a phone or [...]

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Womens Montane Superfly Jacket

The Women’s Montane Super-Fly has been is made for fast moving outdoor activities where lightweight and high breathability are crucial. The breathability of the Super-Fly is unsurpassed by any other waterproof jacket on the market today and the reduction in weight is achieved by keeping only essential features within the design of the jacket. This [...]

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Montane Bionic Base Layer

This base layer from Montane is constructed of Sportwool – a mix of merino wool and polyester. Quite a few manufacturers are now using similar fabrics for baselayer wicking garments. The Montane Bionic T-shirt itself is a relatively basic design but it does have the addition of reflective piping that will be attractive to runners [...]

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Sealskinz Winter Technical Glove

I’ve moaned in the past about Sealskinz making my hands freeze in the winter – waterproof, sure, but I always got cold in them. Well they’ve fixed that with style. These new Sealskinz Winter Technical Gloves are everything a winter glove should be – waterproof, windproof, insulated, durable. The Sealskinz Winter Technical should be selling [...]

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Starting again

Hi to everyone looking for old posts on my outdoors blog. The database got wiped out at the weekend and I’m starting again from scratch. I’ll post the old reviews etc that I managed to retreive from Google’s cache but there are probably some missing. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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