A few weeks ago,  I was asked by Go Outdoors if I’d like to review some waterproof trousers. I was told I could choose the ones I wanted from their

Apparently it’s almost Christmas, a point in the year which seems to be getting earlier and earlier. Our town council had the bloody lights up on 13th October! In a

This item of kit was actually a Christmas present from my wife; but I went out and bought it myself and she just gave me the money – which may

It’s been almost exactly a year since I bought my “big” camera, my first ever non-compact model, a Panasonic DMC-FZ28 bridge camera – the sort that’s almost an SLR, but

I seem to have written about new boots several times (and several times too many) over the past two or three years and here I am again, publishing the fact

Original review dated: 27th March 2010 I had to find some lightweight boots to replace the Fastpackers – and I had to find them fast – there are only 5

Original review dated: 28th November 2009 Another rush of blood to the head yesterday morning and I found myself £79.99 lighter in the bank balance, but very much in credit

I’d been dying to try a pair of these, ever since they were released, but until the kind folk at FitnessFootwear offered to let me have a pair to test

Another pair of Inov-8 Lightweight running shoes, these ones were purchased to replace my Terrocs. I have brought together all of the reviews I have done of these shoes, that

The start of my walking career seems to have coincided with one of the biggest revolutions in hiking and backpacking for generations; the lightweight movement. I’m sure people have been

I shunned the attention of a pimply youth who inquired after my intentions as I entered the shop and held out for the wiry, reassuringly bearded, old guy in the