YOUR ONE HOUR OUTSIDE CHALLENGE | NOVEMBER 2020
November is a notoriously cold, dark and damp month. The position of November in the Gregorian calendar means that those of us here in the UK get short days, dark mornings and evenings, often poor – wet and windy – … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 41 | THE TOILET PAPER MYSTERY
Hello and happy Sunday! What’s this? A weekly blog on the day I said I would publish it?! Go me! How has your week been? Are you still feeling emotionally and physically drained thanks to the continued effects of the … Continued
DAY PACKS WHEN YOU’RE NOT HIKING
My Osprey Tempest 20l is an absolutely fabulous day pack. I’ve had it since summer 2014, and have used it (and abused it) very regularly since then. It’s my go-to pack for day hikes, for cycling, and even for the … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 40 | THAT SUMMER BUCKET LIST
I think we can safely say that summer is done. It happened. It finished. It is gone. Autumn is here. The leaves are falling off the trees, the temperatures have dropped, and the days are short. I know lots of … Continued
THE BEST CAMP SHOES
What do you wear on your feet when you are camping? Do you have camp shoes? A dedicated pair, or just a pair of trainers you think are camp worthy? I’m one of these people who loves having exactly the … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 39 | ENGLISH DOUGHNUTS AND WELSH COUNTRYSIDE
Hello Tuesday, you’re a funny Sunday… No, I’m not off work (unfortunately!), but I am posting my weekly blog today so it kind of feels a bit Sunday-like. How has your week been? Have you been busy? Eaten well? Slept … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 38 | WALKING IN THE RAIN
Good evening and welcome to another in my series of 2020 weekly blogs. How has your week been? I hope it has been a decent one. Things have been fair to middling here… It’s easiest to describe my version of … Continued
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN HIKING SHOES
One of the things I try to do here on Splodz Blogz in my desire to encourage you to spend lots of time outside, is to help you choose the right outdoor gear for you. I’ve written posts on best … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 37 | NATIONAL GETOUTSIDE DAY
In this week’s weekly blog, episode 37, I am musing on the fact that today is National GetOutside Day. Ordnance Survey and my fellow GetOutside Champions are asking – will you go out with me? I guess by the time … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 36 | OUT OF THE OFFICE
As you are reading this episode of my Weekly Blog series I should be well on my way to the first stop of our week-long road trip. As you know from episode 26, our original plan had been to head … Continued