Ready to adventure with you mile after mile, the freestanding Tungsten 1-Person Tent blends durability, roominess and an intuitively livable design for the solo hiker. Its strategic clip placement offers more interior volume for stretching out after a long day on the mountain. If a sudden downpour approaches, the colour-coded easy pitch clips and poles…
The One Planet Bungle sleeping bags are the all-rounders choice, balancing exceptional comfort with loads of features whilst maintaining lightweight status. The tapered rectangular shape gives space to move, while the vertical baffle system, neck muff and twin draft tubes keep warmth where you need it. The shell is made from durable, water-repellent and highly…
Ideally, everyone should be using some sort of sleeping bag liner: it protects the bag and means you won’t have to wash it as often (which eventually degrades the down or synthetic fibre); but if you need more warmth than protection, this is the liner to choose. Fast-drying, premium quality Thermolite yarn is cuddly and…
Big adventures require even bigger packs and Lowe Alpine’s Cerro Torre delivers a classic hiking pack design with technical materials, an Axiom 7 harness, plenty of space and a rugged durability that remains weight conscious. This design makes it a comfortable heavy gear hauler for trekking, camping, backpacking and expeditions in the most extreme places….
Lightweight, warm, and incredibly comfortable, the Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated Mat is perfect for trips year-round. This rectangle version gives you 9cm more width down the length entire mat compared to the regular tapered version preventing those annoying slips off the mat in the middle of the night!
South-East of Tasmania is one of Australia’s most beautiful regions, and with its stunning scenery and iconic walking tracks it is the perfect place to experience and enjoy on foot. This guide contains a diverse range of walks to explore, including strolls around historic villages, hikes through pristine bushland and rambles along the sparkling, unspoiled…
It may have been been renamed, but the Field MS (formerly Field 7) is still the industry standard compass for schools, scouts and anyone delving into the art of navigation for the first time. The baseplate, rubber grip and common scales will help teach the junior explorer this lifesaving skill. All Silva compasses include a…
If one thing is guaranteed in This Hiking Life, it’s precipitation at one point or other. This is a simple, no-nonsense Raincover from Swiss legends Exped. A shock cord ensures it will fit tightly around your pack and when not needed it stuffs down to almost nothing. Now you’ve no excuse not to go hiking…
John Chapman and his co-authors spend their lives hiking all over this great land and writing guide books so the rest of us can follow them. Through years of refinement John & Co’s books are well laid-out and colourfully illustrated that detail routes, background, safety, trip planning and further reading.
Named after one of the most iconic hikes in Australia, the Summit Gear Overland 40L ultralight pack combines the trifecta of ultralight, durability and comfort. The pack itself has been designed and made in Katoomba – Australia, by professional machinists who take immense pride in their craftmanship, are paid a real living wage at a facility…
If you’ve packed everything but the kitchen sink, then you’ve made a mistake. Sea to Summit’s Kitchen Sink is 5 litres in volume and quite possibly the most versatile, useful accessory you’ll bring on your trip. The brilliantly designed bowl holds itself upright and stable even if it’s not completely full of water. Use it…
Cicerone’s inspirational guidebook to 20 treks along the 2400km Himalayan chain. Includes classics such as the treks to Everest and K2 base camps and the Annapurna Circuit. Also epic glacier treks, ultra-long expedition treks and sacred treks. This is a book to inspire and excite, guaranteed to entice any with an adventurous spirit and love of…