PHD Launches Sleep Systems
PHD announce their new "Sleep Systems" guide. It lists the best lightweight combinations of their kit to keep warm in a range of conditions.
Weekend of Mourne Wild Camping
A mostly wet and windy weekend in the Mournes, but with just enough breaks in the weather for beautiful views.
Montane first outdoor clothing brand to secure gore license in over a decade
Lightweight performance clothing and equipment brand Montane has become the first technical outdoor manufacturer to receive a Gore license in over a decade, marking its Autumn / Winter 2016 season as the debut for its new GORE-TEX® collection. The collaboration between Montane and the world’s leading developer of high performance textiles – W. L. Gore […]
MSR XGK EX Liquid Fuel Stove Review
Ed reviews the XGK Ex - a multi fuel stove from MSR
Force Ten Vortex 200 Tent Review
Oisin has put the Force Ten Vortex 200 geodesic tent through its paces in every kind of weather. Check out his review of this behemoth tent
Video: Newcastle Festival of Flight 2016 and Wild Camping at Drinnevar and Tollymore
We spent the day watching the 2016 Newcastle festival of flight. Followed by two nights of camping at Drinnevar and Tollymore.
A quick microadventure overnight camp on Slemish mountain
It was Friday afternoon when Ed, Dave and myself met each other outside Belfast’s City Hall during our lunch break. The sun was beating down and the workforce were out in their numbers relaxing on the grass around the city’s iconic building. It was during this break in our day that we decided that we […]
Video: Quick overnight Microadventure on Slemish
Eager to head somewhere green after spending a sunny day in work, we headed for Slemish in County Antrim, arriving just in time for a magnificent sunset.
What my Duke of Edinburgh expedition taught me
It seems like yesterday I was taking off on my expedition for my bronze award, and even though it was over seven years ago, I still remember it vividly. There is plenty of room in your 70 litre rucksack I can remember thinking I needed a bigger rucksack as I jammed my equipment and clothing […]
Craghoppers Steall Winter Trousers Review
Oisin finally decided to try something different from his usual Kiwi Stretch trousers. He's given the Steal a thorough testing in a range of conditions
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