Tested: Outwell Dreamboat Mattress
2019-10-29
Our Outdoor Editor, Carlton Boyce (not pictured above!), heads into the wild to test the best in outdoor gear. Will the Outwell Dreamboat Mattress keep the chill away on a cold night?Read More →
Fun and Games
2019-09-06
For an antidote to these digital times take a look at the games below for some winter’s night inspiration. Board games and card games are a tribute to the playful inventiveness of human history and have the uncanny ability to evoke a sense of gleeful nostalgia in even the mostRead More →
Driven: VW California Campervan
2019-08-09
Carlton Boyce spends a week with a £70,000 VW California campervan, and channels his inner Wallace and Grommet. I’m a bit of a Johnny-come-lately by the standards of most motoring journalists. Now celebrating my tenth year of reviewing and writing about cars, even I sometimes feel a little jaded. Yes,Read More →
Tested: Therm-a-Rest LuxuryLite Mesh Cot
2019-07-31
Carlton Boyce reviews the Therm-a-Rest LuxuryLite Mesh Cot – and has the best night’s sleep camping he’s ever had. With a couple of longish vehicle-based expeditions on the horizon, I was looking for a more comfortable solution than even the plushest inflatable mattress can offer and, having been reasonably impressedRead More →
Driven: Why a Pickup is the Perfect Vehicle For Your Next Road Trip
2019-06-23
Carlton Boyce explains why a pickup truck is the perfect vehicle for your next road trip. Having ambled around Canada recently in a hired Ford F150 pickup, it dawned on me that I’d accidentally stumbled on the perfect road trip transport. Originally hired for no better reason than pickups areRead More →
Bear Aware
2019-06-06
A sojourn that included cycling and wild camping in some of the most remote parts of Canada left Carlton Boyce feeling surprisingly sanguine about the dangers posed by bears.Read More →
Tested: Hilleberg Enan
2019-05-16
The Hilleberg Enan is a lighter version of the much-loved Akto one-person tent. More akin to a sophisticated bivvy bag than something you’d choose to spend days at a time in, it is tough and weighs just 1.2kgs packed, which makes it ideal for anyone looking to man-haul their campingRead More →
Why I Became A Mountain Man by James Forrest
2019-05-02
[if_slider id=”4928″] I climbed all four hundred and forty-six 2,000ft mountains in England and Wales in just six months – the fastest-ever time. Solo and unsupported, I walked over 1,000 miles, ascended five times the height of Everest and slept wild under the stars over 25 times. And I didRead More →
Tested: Montane Prism Sleeping Bag
2019-04-17
I’ve been looking for a lightweight, highly packable three-season sleeping bag for a while now. Paired with a NeoAir XLite sleeping pad, it would give me almost year-round protection and comfort in a package that was still small enough to throw in my hand luggage. Hand luggage? Sure, you neverRead More →