Endurance | Adventure | Chill
It’s been many moons since I reviewed the Hymir Waterproof Jacket of Jöttnar’s for MyOutdoors when I was the then Running Editor. It’s a product that was burly, wanted to face adverse conditions and I still use it this day, my girlfriend even borrowed it when we went to the Lake District last month. A…
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Ah Gore-Tex It’s been a while since I donned some WL Gore membrane and for good reason. Where once it held the unassailable KOM of performance, over the past decade we have seen increasing competition in the waterproof fabric leagues. New fabrics, membranes and ways of utilising (body mapping/hybrid) have created a more competitive and…
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The original apple brand No, Montane have never produced aesthetically pleasing electronic devices the have the ability consume your attention in away few things can come close to. What I mean is physical apples, pink ladies, braburns, galas…. the brand from the North of England have long been using apples to compare sizes of products…
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The pursuit of reducing weight has long been at the forefront of trail running kit design. The goal of leaving the unnecessary in the comfort of your home, while you explore endless singletrack and fell, uninhibited by the clothing you wear is a thought many of us will have during our time spent running. Rab…
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A summer of sun? Long nights and dusty trails? There comes a time where everyone needs to slip on some high tech materials, change your mindset and head out when the weather is typically British. We’ve had storms of late and started to consider drawing out the jacket, only to realise getting soaked is the…
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Following on from last weeks lesson on Basics of using a compass (click HERE for the lesson), OMM are launching their second Academy Live Session tonight, DIY Waterproof Repairs. Presented by Davy Newall, it will look at taking care of your waterproof kit. Many of us will throw away perfectly good kit, when it needs some…
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If anyone follows me on social media, you will have seen a lot of inov-8’s new AT/C Stormshell waterproof jacket this year. I first saw this being used by Damian Hall in the build up to UTMB in 2017, and have been waiting for my turn to get my hands on one. Beyond a simple…
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James Mackeddie 