Dry bags are the way forward, and will surely someday rule the world. The Exped Fold Drybag UL series is possibly the lightest-weight fold-top storage system on the market. Made from lightweight ripstop nylon with taped seams, and with an easy-squeeze buckle for closure and a grab handle, they’re also the best designed. Compartmentalise your…
Part backpacking pack, part travel pack and entirely made for adventure-meet the women’s-specific Fairview Trek 70, your new favorite globetrotting companion. An included AirCover, which doubles as a raincover, protects your pack until you reunite halfway around the world at baggage claim. The Trek will keep you comfortable while exploring both the back alleys and…
Black Diamond’s Cosmo 350 rechargeable headtorch is ideal for camping, around the house, and outdoor adventures that require a simple light with both an all-purpose beam as well as night vision. The USB-rechargeable Cosmo 350 headlamp is powered by integrated high capacity 1500 mAh Li-ion battery with micro-USB charge port and is now lighter, brighter, and smaller, boasting 350 lumens…
Functional yet elegant, the Spartan Swiss Army Knife packs 12 essential functions into its slimline profile. The ideal tool for opening cans or stripping wire in your everyday life.
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…
With the AMK Medical Kit Backpacker in your pack, you and a friend can confidently set out on multi-day wilderness adventures. This backpacking first aid kit equips you with enough first aid supplies to treat you and a friend on hiking trips of up to four days.
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.
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,…
All the mapping you need to complete the 95 mile (153km) West Highland Way, an official Scottish Long Distance Route from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William. Showcasing the wild beauty of western Scotland, the trail is a journey from the lowlands to the highlands, passing Loch Lomond then crossing Rannoch Moor before finishing in…
Compartmentalise to your heart’s content with these featherweight Zip Packs from Swiss legends Exped. The lightest splashproof packing cells on the market, this comes in at a ridiculous 31g. Use it to separate your dirty laundry, or thermals or undies, or whatever you like. The customs inspectors will be so impressed!
If there’s one luxury that should not be denied on a camping trip it is a comfortable seat at the end of a long day. Sometimes a knobbly log, cold rock or patch of swept ground just doesn’t cut it, but now, thanks to Helinox and their revolutionary Chair Two, even weight-conscious hikers can treat themselves.
Cicerone guidebook for walking the Tour of Mont Blanc, one of the world’s classic treks. The 170km TMB route typically takes 11 days and is described in both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions, with optional variants. Includes information about refuges and facilities and a separate booklet showing the entire route on IGN 1:25,000 maps.