The big expedition gear review: navigation and miscellaneous kit
Behold, the third and final part of my massive gear review, following this summer’s Green Ribbon. Parts one and two concerned sleeping and eating and clothing, and now I’m finishing…
The big expedition gear review: clothing
A couple of weeks ago, I started an extended review of the gear I took on my Green Ribbon this summer. The first instalment was on sleeping, carrying and cooking,…
In praise of the Meindl Bhutan
Last summer, I bought myself a pair of Meindl Bhutans, and as hiking boots go they’re hands-down the best pair I’ve ever owned. The Bhutan is the successor to the…
The big expedition gear review: sleeping, carrying and cooking
Over the past couple of years I seem to have spent a fair amount of time and money on outdoor gear, and I’ve been thinking that it might be worth…
Walking trousers to fit the season
Hiking is all about being adaptable. Gear does not make the man, but it helps make the man more comfortable. Most people can only justify the expense of one pair…
Keeping the weather off
Can something be a series if there are only two of them? Can you be continuing a series if there was only one before? A few weeks ago I said…
Wingshooters
I’ve never really been a ‘gear’ sort of person. Generally when it comes to outdoorsy apparatus I tend to get something decent then use it year after year until it’s…
