MSR's Lightweight Bikepacking Kit List
Posted by Lois Fife on Mar 01, 2024
Whether you are racing the length or breadth of the country
or enjoying a scenic tour of coffee shops and stately homes, your basic needs for
shelter, sleeping and making a brew won’t differ greatly so, here are a few
items that are compact and lightweight enough to fit on the bike and not weigh
you down, allowing you to enjoy your next adventure.
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 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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MSR pocket Rocket Deluxe Review - “Does everything you could possibly ask of a humble gas stove”
Posted by Mark Richardson on Oct 18, 2022
This is one
of the easiest reviews I’ve ever had to write,
MSR’s Pocket Rocket Deluxe stove
does everything you could possibly ask of a humble gas stove. I used it first
on a trip to Glen Shiel in Scotland and on the first night I camped on the
Kintail ridge, it was windy and exposed but the Pocket Rocket Deluxe coped with
it well, the concave burner head (while not an original
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Soto Fusion Stove and Montbell Pot Review - “A versatile stove and a great addition to the Soto line-up”
Posted by Trek Scotland on Oct 17, 2022
This is the third stove from Soto we have now had the
pleasure of using, the Windmaster being a firm favourite of ours for
lightweight solo adventures throughout the warmer months, whilst also spending
much of last winter using the
Stormbreaker; a truly versatile multifuel option
making for a reliable stove for group activities in remote and harsh
conditions.
The Fus
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Jetboil Stash Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Andy Neil on Aug 02, 2022
I've never really got on with any of the stove systems I’ve
used in the past, I am constantly looking for something else to suit my style.
Recently I've been using the
MSR WindBurner 1.0L, which is brilliant, however,
for an upcoming two-week trip I had planned, I felt the WindBurner was
overkill, bulky and a tad on the heavy side, at over 650g (if you include
the 100g gas canis
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Soto Fusion Trek Stove Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Danny Pearson on Jul 05, 2022
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
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Jetboil Stash Review - Trek Scotland
Posted by Trek Scotland on Apr 19, 2022
The
Jetboil Stash is the lightest option in their range of well-established
stove systems. This all-in-one system containing a FluxRing cook pot, titanium
burner, lid and stand, fits neatly together weighing only 232 grams. With an
added 100-gram gas canister and a lighter, the total carried weight comes in at
456 grams.
This can certainly be regarded as a compact option for
lightw
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Knowledgebase Page - Our 'Big 4' gear choices for winter camping
Apr 08, 2019
TentsIt almost goes without saying you need a four season tent, but which one to choose? The ability to cope with high winds, rain and potentially snow mean that strength has to be a major consideration.Hilleberg make a range of tents that are certainly capable of withstanding the worst winter conditions you can expect to encounter in the UK. Their Red Label range of tents offer a balance of weigh
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The Ultimate Guide to Ultralight Stoves
Apr 16, 2018
Choosing a stove can be a challenge as there are so many products available. Here at UOG we try and test as much gear as we can and our staff are regularly out in the hills and mountains doing just that. We want to provide you with the best information to help you make your choice.
Knowledgebase Page - Stove Test 1
Apr 16, 2018
The Stove Test IdeaWe are often asked which of our gas stoves perform best in windy conditions. We tend to have our own personal favourite stoves, so our suggestions are very subjective based on our experiences.We decided to have a bit of fun performing an ‘in-house’ group test of some of the UOG team’s favourite stoves. The test would aim to be fairly scientific and objective in its approach but
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