This backpack is made from paper. Well, apart from the zips, but you get what I mean. Paper Bag Co, who are a Wiltshire-based company specialising in wholesale paper bags for retail (as in the bags you’re given when you … Continued
Talking about peeing outdoors might be too much information for a blog post, but it’s a key component of spending days out hiking. Not drinking enough is simply not an option – and holding it in impossible! A Kula Cloth … Continued
When I finished my UK coast to coast adventure journal series, I promised a handful of round-up articles providing information and advice for anyone who’s thinking about walking or who is actively planning to walk this now-National Trail. First up, … Continued
I have heard it said, both in hiking circles and in motorcycle travel circles, that you can fix almost any issue with duct tape, cable ties, or both. Tent rips – duct tape. Strap breaks – cable tie. Headlight rattles … Continued
A review of the new-season Robens Icefall Pro sleeping bag and Iceshield 55 sleeping pad. Over the last few months, I’ve been testing out a new camping sleep system thanks to my friends at Robens. They were kind enough to … Continued
I want to preface this episode of my weekly blog by mentioning something very sad. Last weekend, very suddenly and unexpectedly, I lost a friend. Just four days prior, as I was putting up my tent in Pembrokeshire, my lovely … Continued
Oh how I love camping. And oh how I’ve missed it. I hardly spent any time under canvas in 2020 (I don’t need to explain why…), and it took until more than six months into 2021 before the tent came … Continued
How has your week been? Oh wait, let me ask that properly, seeing as it’s been nearly two weeks since my last weekly blog… How has the last couple of weeks been for you? What’s been good? What’s been not … Continued
This weekend I joined people from all over the UK for Wild Night Out, a once-a-year dedicated date in the diary for us all to get adventurous under the cover of darkness… Wild Night Out was started in 2016 … Continued
Good evening – happy Sunday and welcome to another episode in my weekly blog series. How has your week been? I hope you’ve had a good one, with smiles and fun times to fuel the soul. I wonder how many … Continued