A warm ultralight sleeping bag Lightwave’s Firelight 350 sleeping bag is made in Poland and filled with 900 fill power Polish goose down by the EU norm and 970 by the USA standard. That’s an extremely high fill power. Combined…
Return of an old favourite with a modern update Back in the 1990s the Sprayway Torridon was a popular waterproof jacket. Now Sprayway has relaunched an updated version that looks very similar to the original – with the same rather…
An organic cotton windproof jacket Windproof jackets are versatile and practical. I wear one more than any other garment. They’re more comfortable and breathable than any waterproof and if you have one you can save the latter for when it’s…
A Daypack for Walkers and Photographers Most camera packs are designed more for photographic gear than outdoor gear. Often, there’s little room for the latter, which isn’t much use for all but short walks in fine weather. Walkers who are…
A comfortable summer tee-shirt Swedish company Klättermusen makes a range of top-quality outdoor clothing that’s not yet very well known in Britain. Recently I’ve been trying a few of their items. The first one is the Vee Tee, described as…
Lightweight summer base layer Smartwool’s latest tee-shirt, new for this summer, comes with the option of different graphics printed on the front as well as different colours. The one I’ve been testing has the same graphic as in the picture…
Comfortable hiking underwear Over the years I’ve tried many different underpants for warm weather walking and never found a pair that was really comfortable even for a day out, never mind one that stayed that way for several days wear…
An unusual lightweight waterproof jacket Columbia launched their first OutDry jacket three years ago and the unusual concept has slowly been gaining acceptance. OutDry turns the design of rainwear inside out, with the waterproof layer and the taped seams on…
A functional lightweight headlamp The Edelrid Cometalite is a lightweight (94 grams with batteries) and compact headlamp that’s easy to use. There are two LEDs, red and white, and power output is 40-165 lumens, depending on the mode, with burn…
New walker’s socks in different weights Sock specialist HJ Hall has launched a new range of walking socks for 2019 called ProTrek. For the last few months I’ve been trying a couple of pairs, the Adventure Hike and the Mountain…