I was introduced to alcohol stoves by my Dad when I was a teenager. My first model was a Trangia, still being made, which is a bombproof aluminium set up packing an obese 850gr. How far stoves have come since then.  

  No, not tucking your beloved cookware up at night, more a tried and tested method which makes so much sense that there really isn’t an excuse not to use it.

Although I write, I don’t actually read that often. When I do, I veer towards those books that appeal to my adventurous and wandering spirit. This is a list of my favourite reads; some go back a few years, others are more recent. Enjoy!

  Danish Rasmus, a hiker I met during the latter stages of my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2012, writes this guest blog about why it took him 2.1/2 years to complete his thru-hike.

  Every once in a while a bit of outdoor kit comes onto the market and after a month or so the reviews trickle in. Some are poor, sending stuff to an early grave. Others are middle of the road, some good points and some bad. Then there is the good stuff, great reviews, perhaps […]

    Following on from last week’s review of the excellent Salewa Wildfires, this week I’m looking at a pair of New Balance 810’s and finally next week, I’ll finish with some Brooks Cascadia 7’s.  

    I’ve been fortunate to have tried four different trail shoes this year; I even paid for two of them, it was very upsetting. The first were the excellent Salomon X Ultra GTX back in the Spring (HERE). The other 3 culprits I’ll be reviewing over the course of the next few weeks starting […]

  Did you read that correctly? A pillow? Well yes, you did. I have succumb to a soft and comfortable resting place for my head of a night. More on that later, first let’s look at the mat.