Blog

Thermal Pro High Loft is one of a range of insulating fabrics from Polartec, we explain what it does and include our opinion of it.

GORE-TEX comes in many forms - we look at the full range on this page - Whether you're hiking with friends or exploring downtown with your family, you need protection from the elements. GORE-TEX garments come in a wide range of styles, for a huge range of activities, but every single one comes with the GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™ promise, is totally windproof, and very breathable.

GORE-TEX comes in many forms - we look at the GORE-TEX Original Technology on this page and give our opinion of it.

GORE-TEX comes in many forms - we look at GORE-TEX ShakeDry on this page and give our opinion of it.

GORE-TEX comes in many forms - we look at GORE-TEX Paclite Plus on this page and give our opinion of it.

GORE-TEX comes in many forms - we look at GORE-TEX Pro on this page and give our opinion of it.

GORE-TEX comes in many forms - we look at GORE-TEX Active on this page and give our opinion of it.

Wechsel Bella tent - designed by women, optimised for women but a great backpacking tent for anyone.

I used this pack on a three-day winter backpacking trip to the Lake District and was mightily impressed, Gregory don’t seem to have compromised at all which makes me wonder why all backpacking rucksacks don’t weigh in at 1.2kg or thereabouts. How much does it weigh? The sample pack I used had a medium back length and with all the optional components removed it weighed 1100 grams, but you …

Criterion has two particularly lightweight ranges of sleeping bags of interest to backpackers, they are the Ultralight range and the Quantum range. The former uses 700 Fill Power down and the latter uses 870 Fill Power, therefore the Quantum range has the highest warmth to weight ratio of the two so is of most interest to us. Down Quality At 870 Fill Power Polish Goose down (in a r …

The Hoka One One Sky Kaha boot is the closest to a ‘traditional’ hiking boot in the Hoka range but you won’t have experienced this level of comfort in your typical leather hiker. The deep midsole combined with the rocker makes you feel like you are almost floating across the trail. They are part cushioned trail runner and part-leather hiking boots.The upper is nubuck leather wit …

With new sleeping bags being introduced into the range for 2022 the range is now very big, we explain how to make sense of it and choose the most appropriate Rab bag for your activity.