The Alpkit Balance is an excellent, middle-ground walking and trekking shell at a very competitive price. Jon Doran gives the low down…
The Big Question: Waterproof fabric numbers – what do they mean?
Do some basic research into waterproof outdoor fabrics and jackets and you’ll soon wander into swampy groves of statistics: Hydrostatic Head? MVTR? 40 Denier? What do they all mean and can they help you choose the right waterproof jacket?
Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated Mat review
Jon Doran tries out a warm, comfortable and decently light sleeping mat from Sea to Summit…
Saxx Kinetic Boxer Brief review
Jon Doran reports on some men’s underwear that supports your… umm… ‘assets’.. better than standard briefs
Meet the designer: Lowe Alpine’s Dan Jenkin
We talk to Lowe Alpine pack designer Dan Jenkin about how he got into his line of work and what goes into creating all-new designs such as the latest Altus range…
Pack-buying tips from the designer
We’ve just spent a morning with Lowe Alpine pack designer Dan Jenkin, talking about his background and the story behind the brand’s packs, and we took the opportunity to ask him for his top 5 tips when it comes to deciding which pack you need.
Satmap Active 20 GPS UK Platinum review
Jon Doran tries out a rugged, all-season, outdoors-specific GPS unit running Ordnance Survey mapping…
The big question: GPS unit, Smartphone app or GPS watch?
What’s your best option for an outdoors GPS unit?…
Lowe Alpine Altus 42:47 pack review
I’ve been using the Altus 42:47 ever since Lowe Alpine launched the pack last summer in the Austrian Alps and it’s rapidly become my default, ‘go to’, medium capacity mountain-walking pack…
The BIG Question: What size pack do I need?
Something weird has happened to packs over the past few years, to put it simply, they’ve got smaller. Okay, so they haven’t exactly got smaller, it’s more that the capacity of pack that most of us need and are buying has got smaller…