Haglöfs have a new boot for this season and it has the marvellous name of the Grym. I know a little something is lost in the translation, but the name still suits the boot from this side of the North Sea. It’s black, it’s mean looking, it’s badass with laces.
The upper is SuperFabric, which is highly textured, [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by PTC*
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I just had some blokes at the door, with their pamphlets and their books and their eagerness and smiles. Years ago I’d have been instantly confrontational and made myself look really stupid, these days I’ll have a chat, we’ll talk about our respective points of view, our hopes for the future and maybe eventually touch [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by PTC*
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We were at Silva’s secret HQ in central Scotland today for a look at some 2010 gear from Silva, Gerber, Brunton, Lifesystems, Smartwool, Craft, Honey Stinger, Dermatone and Big Agnes. These mini-meets are much better than big trade shows because you can take your time, try everything on, turn off the lights and run about with [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2009 by PTC*
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I like the unexpected, the forgotten, the quirky and the local. Put them all together and what have we got?
Posted on July 28th, 2009 by PTC*
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The Nano came in for test just time to be carried in my pack a couple of times and then get worn to work on a few showery mornings. Mind you, it’s surprising how much info you can pick up from wearing a waterproof on a factory roof.
I’m back in the Kilpatricks on a regular basis [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2009 by PTC*
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Just in for test is this retro wonder. It’s a blend of polyester and cotton, not something you see much of these days, certainly not in jackets. It has a fixed hood, six external pockets, two zipped, two lower patch with hand-warmers behind. The body is long, longer than most current shell jackets so it’ll [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2009 by PTC*
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We seem to be past the half-way point. The elastic can go no further and the nights are fair drawin’ in.
Summer is very bland, it’s like nature isn’t trying anymore. Of course it could be that nature is sitting back with its feet up, newspaper folded in its lap, having a wee doze while the [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2009 by PTC*
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Regular listeners might remember I was at the innov_ex conference at Lancaster University a few months ago. It was a real education, there was an amazing insight into all the factors that shape the outdoor industry far beyond what we get to see in the stores.
I meant to write all this up ages ago, but [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2009 by PTC*
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This is just along the road, it has some E numbers to test your grip on an overhang round the corner, and looks a bit like the mountain from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The bloke in the security office was watching me, and shut the gate to er, stop me taking photies. His actions reminded me [...]
Posted on July 24th, 2009 by PTC*
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Mountain movies come up on forums now and again. and I must confess the ones I like are the ones that have machine guns in them. More specifically Where Eagles Dare (In which Daphne to our left, could easily have featured in a supporting role, being so keen as to have brought her own rope).
Cliffhanger is enjoyable because [...]
Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by PTC*
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It was cool enough yesterday to take Haglöfs’ Halo and Zap II’s out for a spin. They came in for test just as the good weather locked in place and have sat there waiting for their chance, and it looks like come autumn these guys might well reign supreme on the trails.
I left the hoose wearing the Halo [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2009 by PTC*
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I’ve had the Trekking Shirt and Shorts on test for a good while now, and it’s taken me that good while wearing them across a range of conditions to try and find something to talk about. Now, that might sound strange considering the amount of research that’s gone into the kit, and the complexity of the [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2009 by PTC*
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