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That is the Prototype built. Couple of bits I am not happy with on this one so will improve the next model Here you can see the bottom lip folded up ready for the base and the seam on the right rivited inside. I will move this seam to the outside so I dont have a sharp edge. This one shows the base fitted on the prototype and you can see the sharp edge on the left that I wish to get rid of. ...
Are you fed up with smelling like a rotting cabbage after sweating it out on a long overseas trip? Yeah, me too, so I thought I'd put a merino wool top through it's paces in the only way that counts; the Adventure Travel (and now, the Adventure Bike Rider) 'sniff my pits' gear test.After years of hiking in man made base layers and smelling like a month old bag of groceries the key question was, would I, or more to the point, would my partner survive a five day adventure in the Alps?The test was extreme, not so much for me, the tester, but for t...
Well. Its been a while since I was out on my last big trip on the bike. This year, I finally wanted to head out for Norway, Sweden and Finland. So I once more dough up my alloy side cases, the waterproof roll and my old tank bag. I soon remembered, that with the tank bag I was nothing else than annoyed. This floppy thing in front of me was anything but good, or functional. Always a struggle to put the rain cover on and just in my way all the time. Not to mention, that if you use a map, it has to b...
Whilst the bearded red sock brigade have been bowing and doffing their cap to the false idol of 'low weight is all' my view has always been that I'm prepared to carry a larger tent (and therefore a little more weight) to get the extra comfort that comes with additional space. And I've based that decision on a lifetime of biking, hiking in the wilds and high altitude mountaineering expeditions – where weight is far more critical than a weekend in The Lake District. I've spent a great deal of time over the past 15 years reviewing outdoor apparel and equipment for a living, and let me tell you, that's a hell of a lot of red socks and wool bobble hats. In the process I've tested 1000's of items of performance products from heavy duty life preserving gear that'll keep you alive on an ascent of Everest and lightweight kit designed to get you from A to B with the minimum of fuss. There have been occasions where the performance of this clothing and equipment had a direct say on my survival. From savage, fatal st...
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In the ferocious world of the UK outdoor gear testing mafia, where bobble hatted blackberry pickers garrotte those who question the recommended hydrostatic head of a waterproof jacket, I've been a loan voice as to what size of tent you should pack for an adventure. And I've the neck scars to prove it.
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