Review: New Active Root sports drinks
Scottish sports drink company Active Root has launched a new version of the Original Ginger flavour and a new product, Active Root Green Tea and Ginger drink. I should confess I am already a...
Category: Kit Reviews
Reviews of kit and gear including fitness, running, walking, outdoors, camping, cycling
Back Tailfin kickstarter for early bird discount on new bike packs
Cycling equipment company, Tailfin, is inviting backers to take advantage of discounted prices as part of a kickstarter project to create a new collection of bike packs. The new AeroPack product, with three models...
Choosing the Right Survival Knife for Outdoor Adventures
Do you know how you would cope in true wilderness, where your ability to survive against a range of dangers is required. Not many people ever face tis kind of wilderness situation but there...
Osprey travel bag: New Rolling Transporter
I am a big fan of Osprey packs and I was very happy to review this new travel bag on wheels. Osprey says: “By taking everything that we’ve learned about duffel bags and combining...
Review: Osprey Mutant 38 rucksack
The 5th generation of the Osprey Mutant pack is here – and I asked my climbing obsessed husband to test the 38 litre version. Osprey say: “The Osprey Mutant is a reliable, intelligently-featured climbing...
Best outdoors and adventure books
If you are looking for a good book to read this summer, here is my selection of the best outdoors and adventure books. Read the full pdf.
Osprey launch Digital Pack Sizing app
Osprey has launched a Digital Pack Sizing app, the PackSizer 2.0, to allow users to measure and match their torso length to the correct pack from Osprey’s range. The app uses a mobile phone or tablet...
Review: Komperdell Hike Master walking poles
Komperdell Hikemaster walking poles are part of the 2018 summer collection and have a newly designed grip called the Fatso Grip. The rubber grip is slimmer than many other Komperdell poles and the new shape...
Review: Berghaus women’s Freeflow rucksack
Berghaus has launched two women’s specific packs, the Freeflow 25 and 35. The rucksacks include the brand’s renowned curved back design to maximise airflow and reduce the build-up of heat. The Freeflow design has...
Review: SKINS DNAmic women’s Superpose shorts
Most people will be familiar with SKINS compression tights. I have written about these products before. A new collection from SKINS this summer includes SKINS DNAmic women’s Superpose shorts. I have been testing the shorts,...
