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Vango Force Ten Vortex Lite Pitching Review

Vango Force Ten Vortex Lite Pitching Review

admin March 10, 2012 0

  RRP £650 Specification • All in one pitching • Protex® 3,000HH SPU ripstop nylon 15D • 15D 28gsm breathable ripstop inner tent • 20D ripstop nylon PU 5,000mm groundsheet • Force Ten UltraLite

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MSR Fury Review First Thoughts

MSR Fury Review First Thoughts

admin March 8, 2012 2

                  Specifications from MSR Fly weight 1 lbs 14 oz / 845 g Frame weight 1 lbs 14 oz / 837 g Floor Area 36 sq.

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Winter Sleeping Bag Shoot Out!

Winter Sleeping Bag Shoot Out!

admin February 29, 2012 0

The UK weather is renowned for being somewhat unpredictable.  So after a few years of heavy snow and really cold weather it might not have been such a shock to have so far encountered

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Lifesystems Mountain Leader First Aid Kit

Lifesystems Mountain Leader First Aid Kit

admin February 28, 2012 0

                                                        According to the details from Lifesystems

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Haglofs Grym Boot

Haglofs Grym Boot

admin February 13, 2012 0

FIRST REVIEWED JANUARY 2011 With a recommended retail price of £235 these Haglof Grym boots aren’t particularly cheap.  Haglofs describe this as an ‘innovative lightweight hiking boot’ but in reality the Grym offers far

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Mountain Hardwear Victorio Jacket – DryQ Elite

Mountain Hardwear Victorio Jacket – DryQ Elite

admin February 10, 2012 0

Chest pockets for easy access while wearing a harness Helmet-compatible hood with single-pull adjustment system.  One of the Jacket’s best features Welded watertight pockets and zips Extra long pit zips for ventilation Interior zip

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Marmot Plasma 15

Marmot Plasma 15

admin January 28, 2012 0

                          This is the lightest and on paper the least warm of the winter sleeping bags that we have had in for

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Alpkit Skyehigh 1000

Alpkit Skyehigh 1000

admin January 28, 2012 3

                                    650+ fill power down, side baffles, YKK zips, duraflex buckles, shoulder baffle, passport/ipod pocket and a

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Rab Andes 1000 Sleeping Bag

Rab Andes 1000 Sleeping Bag

admin January 28, 2012 0

                                “You get what you pay for” … or so my Uncle John has always said.  After spending some

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Lifesystems Intensity 80 Head Torch

Lifesystems Intensity 80 Head Torch

admin January 27, 2012 0

OK, I put my hands up.  I’m something of a gadget freak and when it comes to hiking and camping one of my favourite pieces of kit is the trusty head torch.  Over the

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