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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Trek Scotland Review - Six Moon Designs Silver Shadow Umbrella
Posted by Trek Scotland on Feb 11, 2019
Every year we get sent through pieces of gear which may not be that
common in the UK but are growing in popularity in other countries. The
Silver Shadow Umbrella certainly fits this category. We have to say that
we have never seen anyone in the high mountain ranges of the UK with an
umbrella, and it did make us wonder why not? Walk around a city in a
shower and you are constantly dodging
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