I’ve had this Armaskin always dry base layer for a while. Due to the Covid-19 Lockdown I haven’t had the chance to try it out until now. First thing to mention when hiking long distances I like a base layer that is tight firstly to stop any chaffing especially if you’re carrying a heavy load…
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Real Turmat Dehydrated soups.
I have been using these Real Turmat dehydrated soups for a couple of years now and have really utilised the benefits of these as a midday meal. The soups available are all using meat as an ingredient so for the meat eater I cannot recommend a more valuable meal for midday when you are using…
Continue ReadingArmaskin Always dry base layer T-shirt.
Recently I received deliver of the Armaskin Always dry base layer T-shirt. It always good news when a parcel arrives from down under and this wasn’t anything different. Armaskin have recently released a few more products to help all of us enjoy the outdoors whether its running or hiking. Personally the only time I run…
Continue ReadingA short hiking Trip to Tyresta.
Finally i’ve gotten around to booking myself a short hiking trip to Tyresta. It will be a short hiking trip to Tyresta National Park which is just south of Stockholm. It will be solo which I haven’t done for a while. The Tyresta National Park and Nature Reserve extends over almost 5,000 hectares. It has…
Continue ReadingThe Fjern Aktiv down jacket review.
Fjern Aktiv down jacket review. I’ve known about Fjern for a nearly 2 years now. They first popped up on my instagram when I was in the market for a new waterproof layer. So I followed the link from there website to Sport Pursuit where I purchased the Orkan waterproof jacket. I was and still…
Continue ReadingWild camping in Ennerdale – The Lake District
Here’s a short film wild camping in Ennerdale on a recent trip to the Lake District. Ive visited this area before and wanted head back to take a friend Wild camping in Ennerdale – The Lake District. We where stopped by the weather but we had a great evening on the Friday and a good…
Continue ReadingTrek24 For East Anglian Air Ambulance.
So Trek24 has now been completed. We walked 24 miles across North Norfolk and the weather couldn’t have been better. Over 250 people participated and raised around £70,000 towards mission 24/7. Trek24 for East Anglian Air Ambulance. This popped up on my instagram feed the other day so I though I’d register my interest. I enjoy taking…
Continue ReadingNikkaloukta to Abisko June 2019 Day 5.
Nikkaloukta to Abisko June 2019 Day 5. So after polishing of the Rum and a couple a cans of 3.5% beer I slept really well. I woke around 05:30 and opened the tent to the heavy sound of the river behind us and a very windy / grey day. Today would be our final day…
Continue ReadingNevis Gorge to Steel Waterfall (Day Hike).
This walk through Nevis Gorge to Steel Waterfall is a short one with not much effort . There is almost 300 metres to climb, much of it being soon after the start on the path through the gorge of Glen Nevis. Nevis Gorge to Steel Waterfall. The walk heads through a narrow and wooded gorge…
Continue ReadingNikkaloukta to Abisko June 2019 Day 1.
Nikkaloukta to Abisko Trek June 2019. We arrived in Kurina on the 16th of June and we where greeted with 22c of sunshine. I originally walked this route in 2017 during the Fjallraven Classic and I wanted to experience the route without the thousands of people on the trail and at a different time of…
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