GEAR REVIEW | BEAR KNUCKLES DOUBLE WEDGE GLOVES
Most gloves are designed with the extended, flat hand in mind. Idaho based Bear Knuckles make gloves with a double wedge design, built to fit the natural curve of the fingers. This allows their gloves to provide less resistance and … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 62 | A FAILED LENTEN CHALLENGE
It’s Sunday evening and so time for a new episode in my Weekly Blog series. And it’s another week of things being pretty samey in my world, as I’m sure it has been in yours, too. The joys of lockdown. … Continued
WHAT TO WATCH AT THE OUTSIDE & ACTIVE FESTIVAL
The programme for the first Outside and Active Festival, taking place online from 27 March to 3 April 2021, has been announced. And while in person festivals are still a little way off, I’m very much looking forward to catching … Continued
CURRENTLY LOVING | MARCH 2021
My Currently Loving feature here on Splodz Blogz is my excuse to share with you a few of the things that I’m particularly enjoying right now. Some might be from my new things pile, others might be very old and well … Continued
BOOK REVIEW | 100 GREAT WALKS WITH KIDS, JEN AND SIM BENSON
My bookshelf is full of walking guides and adventure inspiration. Whether they be complications of walks based on geographical area, specific features such as walks up hills or by the coast, or particular long-distance trails, I find surrounding myself with … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 61 | A GOOD FRIEND KEEPS YOU HONEST
Sometimes it takes a good friend to help you realise you didn’t “do nothing” all week. My weekly blog series was always designed to share the bits and bobs I get up to in between the day job and the … Continued
ON BRAND WITH ORANGE DAY HIKE GEAR FROM ORDNANCE SURVEY
One of the things I am most looking forward to when lockdown starts to ease again, is to get back out on some decent length day hikes. As you know (from such posts as Seven Days of One Hour Outside … Continued
SEVEN DAYS OF ONE HOUR OUTSIDE IN LOCKDOWN
With lockdown starting to come to an end on 8 March (slowly, very slowly), I thought I would mark (what we hope will be) the final week of the strictest restrictions with seven days of One Hour Outside mini adventures … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 60 | SPACE ROCK AND A PERSONAL PONG
Do you consider Sunday to be the end of the week or the start of the week? I think I have it categorised as the end of the week, with Monday being the beginning of the next. Or maybe Friday … Continued
SPLODZ BLOGZ DAILY PHOTO CHALLENGE 2021 | #SPLODZDPC ROUNDUP
For the last four weeks I’ve enjoyed my annual February photo challenge, motivating myself and encouraging you to look at the world a little differently to normal by hunting out scenes and sharing images that fit a given theme each … Continued