Montane Sirocco Lite Review - “A super comfortable jacket that truly does offer a great balance between warmth and breathability.”
Posted by Sam Naylor on Oct 23, 2024
Montane have designed this jacket to be a technical piece,
versatile enough to wear for most activities throughout the year. The idea
being to offer a warm yet breathable layer that also offers high wind
resistance. This sounded perfect for me, so I decided to put one to the test on
a three-day backpacking trip in Cumbria. As my trip was only for 3 days, I
planned to pack as light as po
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Montane Khamsin Hooded Softshell Review - “A very comfortable, very functional softshell that works great as an in-between jacket”
Posted by Nick Brown on Sep 30, 2024
New for the Autumn/winter season from Montane is the Khamsin
Softshell. It is a lightly insulated, wind resistant, technical softshell that
is perfect for those changeable windy autumn days on the hills. It is made from
wind resistant Raptor Flex fabric that is 88% recycled and has excellent four
way stretch, making it super comfortable to wear. On the inside it is lined with
an Octa fl
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10 Tips for Wet Weather Backpacking
Posted by Mark Richardson on Oct 11, 2023
#1
Take a Waterproof Cap: The hoods on
shell jackets are generally pretty good, some have a decent peak but the
lighter weight ones can be poor in this respect. None of them can beat wearing
a waterproof cap under the hood though, the large peak keeps the rain off your
face and it helps keep the hood from shifting when you turn your head. #2 Two
bags are better than one: Check
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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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Montane Terra Alpine Short Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Rob Farquhar on Aug 08, 2022
Montane’s Terra Alpine Shorts form part of the Terra Pants range that cover a variety of activities in a range of weathers. In this case,
these softshell shorts were designed for milder conditions. To test this out a
few days hiking in, what happened to be, changeable weather was certainly the
ideal start for someone that hasn’t tried this range of gear before. To give
you a brief i
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Rab Kinetic Alpine 2.0 Pant Review - Trek Scotland
Posted by Trek Scotland on Apr 19, 2022
Having previously tested and reviewed the original Kinetic
Alpine pant we were eager to see what alterations Rab had made to the newly
updated 2.0 version.
It’s instantly noticeable that Rab have not held back with
making changes and have instead nearly completely redesigned the Kinetic Alpine. We often use our original pair, so having them side by side gave us a
great insight into
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