Nemo Sleep System Review - "Perfect for 3 and 4-season use in the UK''
Posted by Lois Fife on May 25, 2023
As a cold sleeper, I find the combination of the Nemo Women’s Riff 15 Sleeping bag and the Tensor Insulated sleeping mat perfect for 3 and 4-season
use in the UK. The spoon shaped Riff 15 has 825g of down in the Women’s (and
540g in the men’s) and 800 fill power in both versions giving a comfort limit
of -9C for both men and women. As a side sleeper, I find the Riff has the
ben
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Andy’s 2023 TGO Kit List
Posted by Andy Neil on May 09, 2023
May means one thing here in the Ultralight office, The Great
Outdoors Challenge, or the TGO for short. We are incredibly proud to be a
sponsor of this communal coast-to-coast crossing of Scotland. Three of our team,
Danny, Chris and myself, are participating in this year’s TGO, so I thought I’d
give you an insight into what’s in my pack and some of the gear I’ll be taking
for this year’s chal
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Exped Ultra 7R Down Mat Review - “Unrivalled in comfort, the Ultra 7R offered us a seriously good night’s sleep throughout the winter months”
Posted by Trek Scotland on Apr 18, 2023
With a weight of 650 grams and an R-Value rating of 7.1, this is a
mat reserved for the winter seasons or travel in below freezing environments.
These were our first thoughts when first looking up the specs for the Ultra 7R.
What we found out after only our first few nights sleep is this is a mat which
we kept reaching to place in our kit over a winter season that fluctuated
widely in t
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Thermarest NeoAir XLite and XTherm Review - “Increased the comfort and thermal qualities making this the perfect option for lightweight wild-camping ”
Posted by Trek Scotland on Apr 11, 2023
Thermarest had, for us, changed our approach to wild-camping
when we first received a NeoAir XLite around a decade ago. We have now used the
XLite and XTherm as our core piece of kit for multi-day wild-camping group activities
since we started our business 9 years ago. We suppose that once you put trust
in a product it’s easy to stick with it, with
Thermarest offering a dependabl
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Exped Summer Kit List
Posted by Andy Neil on Mar 20, 2023
We love working with, Exped, so we compiled a summer backpacking
kit list, an all-encompassing kit list perfect for one-night adventures and
week-long trips.Exped’s new Mira II HL Tent – is a robust and roomy
two-person tent that isn’t just a place to bed down but is a nice place to hang
out; the tent has a lot of headroom, so if you are confined to it for any
length of time, you can still si
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The Ultimate Ultralight Bikepacking Advice Page
Posted by Chris Futers, Lois Fife and Rob Farquhar on Mar 15, 2023
Bikepacking
Travelling on two feet can require little more than a
rucksack to carry your belongings and enable you to travel far. An ultralight journey on
two wheels can require a bit more thought. Some of the main factors being the
terrain and the duration of the ride. Gruelling miles off road can feel very
different to those on the road, and take a lot longer, but the rewards when
b
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About Exped
Posted by Fran O'Donnell on Feb 07, 2023
About EXPEDEXPED's history is closely linked to the life story of Heidi and Andi Brun, who set off to fulfill their common dream of experiencing solitude in the wilderness. The experience they gained turned them into extraordinary innovators. A honeymoon of a different kind began in 1980.After selecting a location, they embarked for northern Canada with the bare necessities and built a log cabin b
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Thermarest 'How To' Videos
Posted by Mark Richardson on Jul 08, 2022
In this post we've drawn together the range of 'How To' videos from Thermarest, some are particular to their own products but others apply more generally.
About Thermarest
Posted by Mark Richardson on Jul 08, 2022
In 2022 Thermarest was 50 years old. They were the first to design a self inflating sleeping mat for backpackers, and have been innovating ever since. Thermarest, we salute you.
R-Value Explained
Posted by Fran O'Donnell on May 23, 2022
What is an R-value?The R-value is a measure used to rate how well your sleeping mat will stop heat loss. Thermal resistance is the measurement that indicates a materials ability to insulate - there are a number of different ways to express this but, as they all measure the same factor, they are all related. The starting point is the R-value.In the past, some brands quoted the R-value in SI units,
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Gram-counter Gear Featherweight Evazote Foam Mat Review - Trek Scotland
Posted by Trek Scotland on May 19, 2022
As the name suggests this is a superlight foam mat weighing
in at an impressive 74 grams with a sizing of 150 cm x 50cm and a thickness of
3mm. It has a low profile which means it can easily be rolled or folded to fit
within our pack. Rather than replacing a sleeping mat, we found it much more
suitable as a footprint for a solo tent or bivy bag.
Protection from the ground is very impor
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Ultra 3R M Sleeping Mat Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Mark Richardson on May 05, 2022
Exped have revamped their sleeping mat ranges and are now
using recycled fabrics and are producing the mats to a carbon neutral standard,
furthermore they have simplified their naming convention so that the mats now feature
the R-Value in the name. This is only a good thing if you understand R-Values
and we think the names could have been better.
The
R3 is a regular sized mat 7cm th
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