Rigged and Ready Smuggler 4 travel fishing rod is a perfect fishing rod for those who want to fish from kayak, canoes or packrafts. Using the same concept of all of the Rigged and Ready travel rods, the Smuggler 4 offers and wide range of fishing styles all in one rod tube. Just like the…
I’ve written about bike rafting with with the Alpacka Caribou previously but this year iv’e spent more time combining these two sports. Essentially you’re just biking to a place to launch your packraft and instead of heading out for a days paddling and then heading back, your taking your bike with you. This opens up…
The MRS Microraft has been supplied by Paqualife who are the U.K’s distributor for their products. MRS Packrafts MRS packrafts are based in Longquanyi, Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, China. Please don’t think that there packrafts are like some of these cheap Chinese packrafts, they are not. MRS have a dedicated factory specifically for building only their…
I went on the packrafting course with Tirio in North Wales as I wanted to develop my packrafting skills and also wanted to test out the Anfibio Revo on some white water. After speaking with Jason from Tirio I was recommended to take part in the Packraft Paddlers course. Tirio offer a great range of…
Foot care whilst hiking is so important. During the warmer months of the year, it is particularly important that you air your feet and change your socks often during your trek. Blisters are not only caused by hard boots or a wrinkle in your sock. The closed environment in your boots is the perfect breeding…
Wet Feet & Blisters will ruin a planned adventure. If like me you spend a lot of your time with wet feet, due to portaging your canoe, trail running or walking through boggy ground you are leaving for feet more open for blisters. I’ve been using armaskin’s anti blister socks for about 4 years now…
The Anfibio Buoy Boy packrafting flotation device to me is a for calm water paddling. Especially if you want to keep weight and space down whilst hiking. With packrafting, especially if you’re spending a good amount of time hiking or bikerafting, it’s all about limiting weight. Saving space to keep your gear bags as small…
The Anfibio Revo XL is a game changer of a packraft. A whole new design with loads of innovative features. The Revo XL is part of the Revo concept which is basically a self bailing packraft designed by Anfibio Packrafts. The self bailer can be closed when paddling calmer water. The Ventri Tube isn’t a…
Packrafting. I think I can safely say now after 3 years packrafting, how owning a packraft can allow you to see the same routes from a different view. During the pandemic when we where limited to our local areas, packrafting for me really allowed me to visit the same areas from a completely different angle….
Lykke Ragg Socks, or Raggsocka are perfect for hiking. In Swedish Lykke means Happiness, and that is exactly how your feet will feel, wearing these socks. Based in South Wales, Lykke is run by Scandinavians who are dedicated to bring the very best Scandinavian design, style and sustainability to the UK. Most of us who…
