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…
How to make a continuous ridge line. There’s a previous post about hammock camping where we look at some of the ‘hammock bling’ on the market. I thought it would be a good idea to show you all how this cheap and really versatile piece of tarp camping gear.
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Swedish Army LK35 Modification. I wrote a post a few years ago concerning the Swedish Army LK35 and since writing that article I have wanted to complete some modifications on the bag but never got around to it. The LK325 is such a versatile bag and many people choose it for there bushcraft bag and…
Finally good quality and tasty Vegan Outdoor meals. A lot of these outdoor meal producers don’t produce a good quality meal for those that are vegetarian let alone vegan.
This recipe for Easy Eggs perfect hiking meal came to me after being sent a freeze dried meal of scrambled egg and cheese. I thought “would I be able to make these myself?” I am not so keen on porridge and cereals for breakfast, I much prefer eggs or something more savoury. After trying the…
I came across this DAKY SubZero Waterproof Socks on instagram and after a little research on there website I thought these might be good to wear with the Armaskin anti blister socks in a pair of trail runners. Why was I thinking this? Heading to Northern Sweden this June to walk from Nikkaluokta to Abisko…
I been thinking about this Sauna mod for the Polish Army Lavvu for a while now and finally found the time to give it ago. The only issue is that the Polish Army Lavvu isn’t really big enough for more than one person to be sitting in it, when using the Frontier Stove as the heater. The Polish…
What I carry on a 3 to 4 day Hike. Some people have asked and I think its good to share experiences of Obviously there’s a lot depending on what you carry, things like weather, terrain, drinking water and if the dog is with me or not. I think it is a really good idea…
