Dave Roberts Reviews the Paramo Quito Jacket in glorious orange, with an update of how well the jacket is performing FIVE YEARS later. Having run all winter in a black Paramo Adventure Light Smock, in the dark may I add, I had to get hold of one that made me a bit more visible. While […]
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I think I’ve got far too many tents. Here’s my justification, mainly to myself, why I need each one of them and whether or not I can justify shelling out for another one any time soon! 1 -Bivvy bag –the lightest option, and usually one for the summer months for me, camping on summits in
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When you’re camping, wild or in a campsite; you can’t beat real coffee in the morning. Nothing surprises wild camping companions than the smell of a real cup of coffee wafting from your tent. You can choose to share, but it depends how generous they were with the single malt last night. Lets get this
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If you’re a keen walker, runner camper or mountain biker then you’ll probably have some sort of kit bloat. Partake in all of these, and you begin to have a problem! This doesn’t even touch the storage of photography kit! Cull. This is the most obvious method, but can you really face parting with all
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WIN the Mud and Routes Christmas Hamper! The Mud and Routes Christmas Hamper is back, bigger and better! Once again as a thank you to you, the loyal Mud and Routes readers, for your support during the year, we’re looking to give one of you a special Mud and Routes Christmas Hamper. We’ve brought together
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The Mud and Routes Christmas Hamper Give-away! As a thank you to you, the loyal Mud and Routes readers, for your support during the year, we’re looking to give one of you a special Mud and Routes Christmas Hamper. We’ve brought together a select few items into the Mud and Routes Christmas Hamper, from previously reviewed items/featured
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Ever got frustrated with trying to use your walking poles and compass at the same time? Well there’s now a solution, the Compass Caddy, or there will be if there are enough backers on Kickstarter to make this a reality! The Compass Caddy easily clips onto most standard walking poles, and holds your compass firmly in
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Montane are releasing a cool looking Allez Micro Hoodie for Women as part of their new VIA™ Trail series of mountain trail running gear. It’s made from Polartec® Power Grid™ fabric and is designed with world class trail runners, epitomising Montane’s core ethos of ‘lightweight yet functional’. The Polartec® Power Grid™ fabric used in the Allez Micro Hoodie
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Sick of stinky boot feet? Not quite ready to go barefoot or sandal crazy? Mammut may have the solution with their new Surround Comfort Footwear. The technology works by having 30% more breathable surface than a regular waterproof shoe. They also breathe into the open structure of the “spacer” [a space between the insole and the
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The wonderful guys and gals at True Mountain have sent us some of their kit to try out. So here’s a first look at the kit, before we really put them through their paces in the Welsh winter hills over the coming month! True Mountain are a new company that produce all their kit here
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Extremities have just launched some funky new kit for 2015. Thier Performance Baselayers are made from extra fine Australian Merino wool and are available in both men’s and women’s styles as well as zip necks, long or short sleeves and even long johns. We don’t think they’d look so fetching on us, so here are
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Adventure to the Extreme Ascending the highest mountains in the world Base jumping from the highest waterfall in the world Ballooning over Everest These are the few achievements of Eric Jones, a modest man from Wales who is known world over for his climbing and feats of extreme adventure. After years of persuasion he’s finally
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We all suffer a sport/activity injury every once in a while, be it a bump, bruise or sprain, and when it happens we often resort to compression as a solution. And why not? It offers reduced pain, reduced swelling and reduced recovery time. Add to this a period of cold therapy; say the application of
Personally, I like to take some cash with me on a run. Often, I may be running a linear route with an arranged pickup at the end, or I may just need a bail out option for those longer runs when you just don’t feel 100% before setting off. I’ve stashed cash into my mobile
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With the wild camping season kicking off, unless you’re into winter wild camping, there’s always more options than just your common or garden gas canister or petrol pressure stoves, depending on the kind of camping you plan on doing, and where you plan on doing it. Here’s a run down of the fun alternatives, Although
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I’ve had the Snow Peak Titanium Mug for years. It was an expensive bit of kit when I bought it, anything up to seven years ago, and it’s a little bit cheaper now. What can you say about a mug? Not a lot usually. It’s a metal cylinder, closed off at one end to keep what you
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This is as gimmicky a product as you can get we reckon, but good for a laugh on a wild camp at least so we took the punt and gave it a taste test on last weekend’s wild camp. Astronaut Ice cream is apparently real freeze dried ice cream that you simply eat as is
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It’s taken us a while to get hold of a set of these Orikaso Folding Dinner Set, mainly as they were just too expensive for what you got. Finding them for under three quid online, we decided to give them a go as that works out even cheaper than budget bowls and cups by the
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KT Tape If you’re a sports fan you must of seen the recent appearance of coloured tape on some of your favourite athletes? These are Kinesiology tapes, but have you ever wondered what it’s all about? Pro Athletes using Kinesiology Tape Kinesiology tape was invented by Dr Kenzo Kase, a Japaneese chyropracter almost 30 years
Some brands out there are almost synonymous with the item they create. Hoover, Google, iPod to name just a few. As close as you’ll get in the outdoors world is probably Teva, who produced the first and best known sport sandals. So we were intrigued when we were given the opportunity to review a pair
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I’ve never been one for using these myself as I tend to run warm. So when we got our hands on a couple of these to review, and night time astrophotography being a blossoming new interest, we could finally see some use for them. First and foremost, I’m a firm believer in taking kit that’s
As a response to our fast changing mobile lifestyles the well established back pack makers Osprey have launched the Portal series. The series includes a myriad of pack solutions, including the Cyber, Cyber Port, Pixel, Pixel Port, Beta and Beta Port. As you can gather from the blog headline we’ll be taking a closer look at
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I’ve sworn by my Garmin GPS watches for many years now, and while I’ve dabbled with mobile apps, they don’t come close to the experience you get with a watch built for that purpose. So when I got my hand on the Sony SmartWatch 2 (or should that be the other way around?), I though
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Osprey Cyber Port As a response to our fast changing mobile lifestyles the well established back pack makers Osprey have launched the Portal series. The series includes a myriad of pack solutions, including the Cyber, Cyber Port, Pixel, Pixel Port, Beta and Beta Port. As you can gather from the blog headline we’ll be
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