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If you read our Wild Camping on a budget article, where we camped out in Snowdonia with £80 to...
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A few years ago, we set out on a wild camp with only £100 to spend on the actual...
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You may remember when we set ourself a challenge a few years ago to kit someone out with wild...
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If you’re out for a wild camp in your usual UK conditions, over a few days then do you...
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What counts as a decent brand of compass? We’ve used Silva, Suunto and Recta which tend to be quality...
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If you read our review on the Nathan Lock Laces, you’ll have realised that we weren’t overly impressed by...
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We love our little Garmin 110 GPS watch. So much in fact that it’s recently clocked 4000km of use,...
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A quick Google on this will find figures that range from about 500 km upwards to 1000 km, and...
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Whilst looking for something completely unrelated, as you do, I came across what has to be the cheapest gas...
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Thanks to Tryf – Tryf’s Blog – for this idea. Finding himself needing to carry a spanking new pair...
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If you want what’s definitely the cheapest and possibly the lightest camping stoves going, then you’re going to have to go...
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Can I get kitted out and tackle Snowdon for under a £100 from the skin up? We take on...
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What can you get for £15 these days? In my local, you can just about get a round of...
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While we had a bit of a winter this week up in Snowdonia, it’s likely to be mostly gone...
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Cheap and cheerful running windproof. While it may have an RRP of £45, it’s available for a very reasonable...
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If you want a bargain running sock, then look no further. These are a fiver for two pairs (though...
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Cheap and cheerful running shorts that might suffice if you’re not used to more salubrious inner pants (to put...
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Anyone who is older than the age of consent will probably have heard of the Karrimor brand. Erstwhile stalwart...
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This is a decent budget synthetic bag from Gelert that makes an ideal entry level bag for summer wild...
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When we reviewed the Vango Ultralight Gas Stove we thought that it was a pleasant change to find any...
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To start with, you don’t get much for your outdoor pound when buying tents or anything else for that...
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The challenge accepted, camping out in the Snowdonian mountains with just £100 worth of camping gear was the next...
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Who said wild camping had to be expensive? To prove the point, it was decided that i was to...
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Fed up shelling out for those magazines and can’t be arsed to go to the library? Here’s a few...
Walk up Long Mynd from Church Stretton April 16, 2019
Walk up Caer Caradoc Hill from Church Stretton April 13, 2019
Bleaklow Head Circuit from Old Glossop via Doctor’s Gate April 7, 2019
Helvellyn via Sticks Pass from Patterdale March 20, 2019
The Kentmere Horseshoe March 8, 2019
Walk up Cadair Berwyn from Pistyll Rhaeadr – Wild Route March 3, 2019
Walk up Glaramara and Allen Crags from Seatoller March 3, 2019
The Sandstone Trail March 1, 2019
Montane Trailblazer 30 Rucksack Review April 7, 2019
The Wainwrights – a Brief Mud and Routes Introduction April 4, 2019
Ruffwear Vert dog jacket Review March 21, 2019
How to Choose a Rucksack March 18, 2019
Best Walks from Ladybower Reservoir and the Upper Derwent Valley February 23, 2019
All the Walking Routes up Cadair Berwyn February 22, 2019
Best Walks From Bowness and Windermere in the Lake District February 20, 2019
Montane Men’s Fast Alpine Stretch Neo Jacket Review January 2, 2019
