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Thermarest divide their sleeping mats into three distinct ranges, Fast & Light, Trek & Travel and Camp Comfort - In this post we focus on the Fast & Light category explaining the differences between each mat and giving our opinion.

When we first saw the specifications for the  Wechsel Bella tent we couldn’t wait to try one. There are so few freestanding tents with external poles that are also lightweight. On paper, the Bella looked like a perfect 3 season tent for the UK. The advantage with the use of external poles for the UK is the ability to pitch the tent as one. It’s often wet when camping in Northern …

We have long been fans of Soto stoves, especially the innovative Windmaster stove. We love the Windmaster’s quality build, ability to work in windy conditions and regulator allowing for consistent performance in the cold or with a near-empty canister. It’s a ground-breaking design that the competition has copied. There are however a couple of potential problems with canister stov …

Quilts have been a popular choice amongst American backpackers for years but took longer to gain popularity in the UK. We have seen a significant increase in quilt sales and enquiries over the past couple of years. There are clear pros and cons of a quilt vs. a sleeping bag, read our article here ‘Why choose a backpacking quilt?’ As a long-term user of mummy sleeping bags, i …

Here we look at the differences in the ranges between the Blacktail, Salt Creek and Seedhouse tents from Big Agnes

We stock all the key Big Agnes Tent  models. In this post we explain the differences between them. Part 1 covers the Copper Spur series, the Fly Creeks and the Tiger Walls.Checkout Part 2 for Salt Creek, Blacktail and Seedhouse

We stock the full range of Sea to Summit Tents. In this post we explain the differences between the models.

Thanks to Sea to Summit for posting these great recipes on their You Tube channel, we've re-posted them here for convenience.

In this post we tell you all about Sea to Summit. We were the first company in the UK to recognise the quality of products made by this company and for many years we were the only ones selling Sea to Summit sleeping bags.

We stock the key ranges of Sea to Summit sleeping mats, find out which they are and what they do on this page.

In this post we tell you all about about the company Nemo Equipment, we were the first in the UK to sell their products and the relationship is as good as ever.

We've pulled together the range of videos from Nemo Equipment covering everything from how to wash a sleeping bag to how to guy out a tent.