Fully featured without weighing you down, the Yacuri ND 48L is a highly versatile pack that takes you wherever you want to go, from spring bivi and bothy trips to light multi-day hikes. The adjustable V-TRAX carry system, with its thermoformed harness and dual densities of foam, ensures full contact with your back while delivering…
Whether you’re the outdoor type or not this USB hand warmer will keep you comfortable despite the cold. The convenient power bank feature also recharges your USB compatible device, so you can stay connected while outdoors. It is easy to operate with 4 heat settings from 40 up to 50 degree centigrade and has dual…
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…
This artificial leather sheath is suitable for traditional knives N07, N08 and N 09, as well as the Slim knives 8 and 10. With a easy use, single popper fastening it is great to keep your knife safe whilst working or hiking.
Exped’s Flex Mat Plus and the like have become the go-to choice of thru hikers, gram counters and alpinists all over the world. Like Papa Smurf this mat is bluer and a little bit chunkier than the regular Flex Mat providing extra warmth and comfort. The closed cell IXPE foam is 3.8cm thick and comes…
Nikwax Tech Wash is a technical cleaner for outdoor clothing and synthetic sleeping bags. It cleans effectively, restores water repellency and revives breathability and revives the performance of your gear, keeping you warmer and drier. Recommended for Gore-Tex, Windstopper, Nikwax Analogy and all other waterproof, windproof and fleece clothing and gear.
Marmot’s Tungsten UL 1 is the perfect 1 person, 3-season tent for those solo hikers focused on shaving weight without compromising on reliability. The tent features excellent ventilation, a large vestibule for gear storage, an easy 2-pole set up, and comes in at only 1.1 kg. With pre-bent poles creating more verticality in the walls,…
This is one of a series of excellent guide books from the Cicerone. Their guides are an inexpensive option for hikers heading all over the world looking to explore the world’s best walks and treks, mountains and cycle routes. This book details walking the GR20 through Corsica’s high mountains. A challenging trail between Calenzana and Conca that…
A taste of Japan on your next trek With the beef, rice and vegetables smothered in teriyaki sauce your palate will soon be conjuring up images of kimono-clad geishas gathered around onsens playing nose-flutes. Back Country Cuisine is freeze-dried in New Zealand from natural ingredients free from preservatives, and is so easy to prepare: just pour boiling…
Kahtoola’s innovative Microspikes are great for ice and packed snow, but this is Australia! The Nanospikes are smaller, lighter and designed to give you confidence on wet rocks or roads during light hiking or winter runs. The flexible elastomer skeleton allows your gait to remain natural, from heel strike to toe off, so no more…
Keith’s latest and greatest cutlery is their folding and spoon! It’s ultralight at only 17.5 grams and with a folding handle, it packs down so small you can fit it pretty much anywhere in your pack. We’ve found it fits perfectly into along with an and a 100g gas canister which gives you a 222g cooking setup not including…
The Catalyst 2-Person Tent is easy to pack, pop up, store, and care for-and more. Roomy and with two vestibules, this camping tent is the go-to when you’re bringing all the gear, and it even packs its own footprint. Plenty of mesh offers great airflow for summer camping, and it’s got tiebacks that roll back-perfect…