Keela's Belay Smock Preface As always, we're looking at the Keela Belay Smock from the point of view of long distance trekking over tough terrain. Test subject: Chest 42", Waist 33", Height: 5ft 8" [...] Read more

This product has been toppled (due to unavailability) Click on the image above or here to see its replacement. Preface As always, we're looking at the Mountain Equipment Compressor Jacket from the [...] Read more

This product has been re-designed and toppled Click on the image above or here to see its replacement. Preface As always, we're looking at the Alpkit MytiPot 900 from the point of view of long [...] Read more

This product has been toppled Templar Assault Systems no longer make this excellent product. So Scramble have developed a very similar partial clone. Click on the image above or here for details. [...] Read more

Blue Ice's Dragonfly 18L Packable Backpack (pre-2019) Preface: Dragonfly 18L v.2 (2017 - good), v.3 (2019 - not good) 2019 (v.3) - The Bad I hope we're not going to have to add Blue Ice to the list [...] Read more

This product has been discontinued Click on the image above or here to see its replacement. Preface As always, we're looking at the Super Chockstone from the point of view of long distance trekking [...] Read more

British Army Issue (ECW) Arctic Socks Preface As always, we're looking at the British Army Issue (Extreme Cold Weather) Arctic Socks from the point of view of long distance trekking over tough [...] Read more

This product has been discontinued Click on the image above or here to see its replacement. Preface As always, we're looking at the Odlo Warm Originals Sports Underwear Crew from the point of view of [...] Read more

This product has been updated Click on the image above or here to see the new version. Preface Rab updated their highly rated Boreas Pull-on hoodie in 2017 and renamed it the Borealis Pull-on. Unlike [...] Read more

Table of Contents Clothing Baselayers ("next-to-skin" active layers incl. t-shirts) Active Outer Layers that double as mid-layers in colder conditions Insulation (light and midweight insulation that [...] Read more