Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. Its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state (water vapour or steam). […]
Book description To the impartial observer Britain does not appear to have any mountains. Yet the British invented the sport of mountain climbing and for two periods in history British climbers led the world in the pursuit of this beautiful and dangerous obsession. “Unjustifiable Risk” is the story […]
The mens Portobelo Jacket is advertised as a general purpose waterproof jacket made from 100% Polyester, with taped seams, and is a part of Gelert’s ‘essential’ collection. But we wanted to find out just how waterproof jackets like this are, and whether they are worth the money. Where […]
Gelert Stealth 30 Rucksac from the 2011 Beyond range The Stealth 30L rucksack from Gelert is part of their 2011 Beyond range, and is positioned as a lightweight, technical bag, geared up for walking and scrambling. At 0.85k that sounds great, but how will it do in our […]
Storm have been making products to help regenerate outdoors gear for many years. We tested out their ‘wash in waterproofer’ and ‘wash in antibacterial cleaner’ to see whether they made much difference to some of our well used (and starting to look a bit tired) pieces of kit. […]
Gelert Oxygen 35 Rucksac from the 2011 Beyond range We’ve been lucky in having a sneak preview of Gelert’s new Oxygen 35 rucksack ahead of the launch of their inspiring new 2011 ‘Beyond’ range. The Oxygen 35 is positioned as a technical, lightweight rucksack and features include a […]
The RVOps shop based in Plymouth recently sent us this “Rite in the Rain” all weather notebook to test out. It’s a great sounding product, which if really does what it says it can, would be priceless in all sorts if situations, from diving to golfing in the […]
RAB have built a name for themselves over the years for top quality, hard wearing outdoor clothing. The company was started by respected climber Rab Carrington, and although the company has now changed hands, the same high quality philosophy still reigns. Personally I have owned more waterproof jackets […]
Overtrousers, some people hate them, other people swear by them. When the heavens open, as seems to be the case every other day at the moment, I take a look at RAB’s Bergen trousers. They look good, but do they perform? I seem to be going through a […]
The Dartmoor Suede boot from Gelert is advertised as an all round terrain boot, and and at just £59.99 its certainly one of the more affordable boots. So what do they feel like on? The first thing you notice when you put this boot on is the comfortable […]
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