Dave Roberts checks out the Budget Posma W3 GPS watch and ponders whether it’ll persuade him to ditch the Garmin/Suunto and pocket the money saved. For around £40, depending on how generous Amazon and the sellers are feeling, you can be the proud owner of this dirt cheap Posma W3 running watch, sometimes branded as Trywin and …
Dave Roberts reviews the Caplight out on the hill. The Caplight is a baseball cap with three ultra-bright built in led lights . The cap itself is quality, with reasonably bright lights that can be switched between off, low and high brightness. While the Caplight is not going to be used as your main lighting …
Best Sweat Proof Headphones for Running Preparing for a marathon is tough and sweaty work, which is why having a pair of the best sweat proof headphones for running can be a blessing. It gets irritating after a while when headphones are sliding off your head and earbuds are falling out because the area is …
I’ve been a keen user of digital maps ever since I bought the whole of Wales in 1:50k mapping from Tracklogs over ten years ago. That really got me hooked, but only to a certain degree as ‘proper’ 1:25k mapping was simply too expensive. I’m fully used to the way Tracklogs works, having tried out …
Dave Roberts reviews the Suunto Traverse GPS watch, which is an outdoor GPS watch that’s suitable for any sport you choose to throw at it. The Suunto Traverse GPS watch is a sturdy watch, as even if it was due for return after the review, we didn’t take any prisoners in use! We used it hill walking, …
We’ve all been there on a walk or a backpack, where you need to re-stock on water and aren’t 100% sure of the safety of the water supply. While I’ll drink straight from many mountain streams, when there’s a good flow of water, that’s not always the case. And if you’re walking a lower level …
Many of you will probably have gone for a run and, if you’ve got a smartphone, there’s a good chance that you’ve made use of a running app or two. While they’re a great aid for training, if you want to know how hard you’re working out you’ll need a Heart Rate Monitor. You could …
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Lightweight easy to use fully flexible tripod, perfect for any budding adventure seeking photographer. Read the full review on Tryf’s Blog. Please rate this Rating
The Sony SmartWatch 2 is one of the latest smartwatch offerings along with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, that follows in the footsteps of the Pebble and the previous, rather unloved, Sony SmartWatch. Wearable tech is certainly coming of age, but is this device the mass market watch we’ve been waiting for or something strictly for …
I’ve been eyeing up pico projectors for many years now, but not one of them seemed suitable for camping off-grid. They were heavy, bulky and more importantly didn’t really have the battery life for watching a full movie. Well, actually neither does the Aiptek Projector, but does run effectively for long enough from an external …
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The first thing that I look at when buying a mobile is how useful it’ll be on the hill. That makes being water resistant a given and that usually means that the actual phone spec being well below par. Well for once, it seems that not only can I have waterproof but also top specs to …
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This device for wild camping is certainly going to divide opinion. However, on one of those sociable wild camps, a bit of music or radio is usually welcome and this allows you to do so without having to listen to the tinny smartphone speakers. The Veho 360 is a single, tiny speaker that booms your …
All the good intentions in the world don’t count for anything when you’re fumbling in the dark to change batteries for your head-torch, only to find that those rechargeables have gone flat since you last used them. Since then, I’m ashamed to say that I’ve been using chuckable batteries as my spare batteries as i …
I’m always up for a bargain, and while the outdoor geek is strong in this one, so is the upbringing that a bargain isn’t to be ignored. The Note Android N8000 is a Star mobile, or a tablet if you’ve got small hands, that comes in at only £120 or so all in. Essentially, it’s modeled on the Samsung …
While we’ve had our hands on this nifty little tablet for a few months, with first impressions here, we decided to give it some time before finally reviewing it. The Google Nexus 7 is the internet giant’s first attempt at a tablet, with the idea that you get a tablet with none of the bloat …
Motorola recently released the Motorola Defy Mini, which is essentially a budget version of the Defy outdoors phone. The Defy range are mobiles that are sold as ‘life proof’, that is they offer some resistance to water, dust and general rough and tumble. The original Defy served me well, but I replaced the battery with …
It took me a while to be convinced of the merits of this device, but as I needed to take reading matter on a 4 night trip into the wilds, it was the ideal time to give a Kindle Touch a try out. The reading experience is as expected, brilliant. Words are crisp, even in …
If you want a cheap and cheerful cover for your Kindle or mini tablet, then you can’t go wrong with the Lupo Waterproof Bag. It’s not really suitable for using the kindle touch as trying to turn the page gives strange results, but will protect the device whilst in your pack from water and minor …
The Garmin Forerunner 110 is a basic gps watch, with an RRP of £150 alone, or £180 with a heart rate monitor. I was fortunate enough to pick one up on Amazon at just over £100 without the HRM, but seem to be around the £125 mark now with the HRM bundle being cheaper than …
If you’ve read my disappointing review of solar chargers, or rather the poor summer that made them rather redundant, you’d know that I’m on the lookout for a different option. While I’d considered spare batteries for my phone, you’re still in the position where you need to leave your phone unattended if you manage to …
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This is a combo pack that combines the Freeloader Solar Charger, Super Charger solar panel, carrying pouch and various charging tips (though curiously no new micro usb!). The Freeloader Solar Charger is a compact battery pack (capacity) that comes complete with a pair of built in solar panels that you can use to recharge the unit …
If you’ve invested in one of these expensive bits of kit, then you’ll want to protect it if you take it outside or just want to read in the bath. The Aquapac iPad waterproof fits the iPad or any similarly sized 10″ screen tablet, the Asus eee Transformer fits perfectly, even if you include the …
I wanted an anemometer to see how strong the winds really were that were rocking my tent. I want to be able to relate the speeds given on the forecast to something i can see on the hill. So i wanted one of these. Their basic model, XPlorer 1, is just a wind speed meter …
We’ve all been there. You need to make a phone call after your wild camp, possibly to sort out your lift or to let someone know you’re late and not to ring mountain rescue and it’s flat. You know you shouldn’t be using the battery to watch another episode of Dr Who on iPlayer before …
