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.
Cicerone’s comprehensive guidebook and map book to walking the 784km Camino Frances from St Jean-Pied-de-Port in southern France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, including an additional route to Finisterre. Split into 6 sections and 36 customisable stages, the guide lists over 500 pilgrim hostels. The map book covers the entire route, which can be…
We may love being in the outdoors but many of us can’t handle a day without a caffeine hit. For the addicted among us, we present GSI’s ingenious Commuter Java Press mug – a personal, portable cafetiere. Dispensing with the unwieldy plunger of domestic coffee presses, GSI have come up with a sliding inner carafe…
Skratch Labs Strawberry Lemonade Sport Hydration Drink Mix was created for a simple purpose – to replace the electrolytes lost in sweat and to provide a little bit of energy when working out, without offending your palate or gut.
Elevate your outdoor escapades with Sim Pure’sfilter straw, the life straw, assuring a consistent provision of untainted drinking water. Crafted to be compact and easy to carry, this mini life straw is the ultimate accessory for recreational ventures such as hiking and camping.
This Deuter Speed Lite 13 pack is speedy, light and sustainable thanks to Deuter’s Lite back system, ergonomic, perforated shoulder straps, a detachable waist belt, precision-adjustable sternum strap and 100% recycled, bluesign certified body fabric. Designed for fast-paced hiking, side compression straps effectively reduce load wobble and enable full range of movement. This helps save…
This 5L Big River Dry Bag is a durable and abrasion resistant option that uses a strong 420D nylon fabric. If your idea of outdoor recreation involves rugged water sports like kayaking, canoeing, rafting, or motorcycle touring, they are the perfect storage bags to keep your gear dry. A white interior laminate affords greater visibility, and…
The Mont Batwing is an ultralight tarp shelter with multi-option pitching, tiny packed size and fast set-up. Unique Mont designed Hold-Em-All support pocket securely grips the trekking pole handle while pole tips are firmly in the ground reducing the chance of collapse and providing stronger, safer support for the extended arrow-shaped ridgeline.
Drink directly from lakes, rivers, and streams with Lifestraws’s Personal Water Filter Straw or fill a container to use your straw water filter on the go with protection against bacteria, parasites, microplastics, silt, sand, and cloudiness. The Enhanced microfilter performance helps to reduce clogging from sand and siltfor better flow rate. It’s lightweight and durable,…
The functional Deuter Aviant Access offers a high level of carrying comfort thanks to the Contact back system, continuously adjustable chest strap and padded hip fins. Items are well organised inside thanks to the padded laptop compartment and valuables pocket. The fold-out main compartment with reinforced outer walls also allows quick access. The backpack can…
Crampons are sharp, bulky, heavy and expensive, and should only be carried by mountaineers. But what if you need to cross packed snow, or icy rocks or just wet slabs on your bushwalk You could risk your neck, sure, and sometimes provide your mates with a good laugh, or you could carry some Microspikes and…
John Brierly is one of the acknowledged experts in walking the pilgrim’s route of the Camino Frances, Way of St. James, or Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain. For walkers who do not wish to carry the full guide book, and who only require maps, John has produced this map kit, with full daily stage…