I enjoy hiking in the mountains. I enjoy the challenge, the scenery and wildness, but what I don’t enjoy is the weather. It’s totally unpredictable. One minute it’s dry and warm, the next the clouds roll in, and it’s raining and cold. The biggest problem I find when I’m out walking in the countryside is …
Whether you own the perfect pair of boots or are trying to break-in a new pair of walking boots, blisters are a fact of life. If you walk for a long time, at some point, you’ll end up with a blister or at the very least, have to control part of your foot to stop …
Whether you are going for a short local hike or you’re planning a long weekend trip in the hill, you need to make sure you pack your rucksack correctly. Even if you’ve bought the best backpack for your trip, if you don’t pack your things correctly, it could lead to you becoming fatigued or also …
Are you in the need of a real challenge? How about taking yourself glacier walking which is probably the most exciting, exhilarating and the most daunting experience that you can possibly have in the countryside. Often walkers find that once they have accomplished everything they want to within the United Kingdom, they head abroad either …
Base layer and mid-layers are important to stay warm, but if you’re walking in the UK countryside, you’ll need a waterproof jacket as it doesn’t half like to rain in the UK. Like many hikers, I take a day rucksack everywhere I go and a key item in my day-rucksack, is my waterproof jacket. One …
The difference between a good pair of hiking socks and a bad pair is the difference between a comfortable day walking in the mountains, and a day of painful feet and managing blisters. A good pair of hiking socks needs to be your number one priority. You can easily walk with a great pair of …
Dehydrating fruit is no new concept given the process has been used for centuries. Sun dried tomatoes are a prime example of the deliciousness of dried fruit revered all over the world. Today, you can source dried fruit in many high street stores and supermarkets, but, as we now have the ability to use dehydrators …
There’s nothing better than heading out over the weekend for a walk in the Scottish Countryside, that is until the weather comes in or worse still in starts raining. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably taken a day rucksack packed with a few essential items, but the difference between staying warm and comfortable, and …
On average, most people tend to wash their sleeping bags once every three months, but this really depends on the frequency that they are used and more importantly, the environment and conditions that they have been used in. The majority of the time, sleeping bags will only require a spot wash where you simply rub …
We all know that it is often difficult to get a good night’s sleep in a tent, but to add insult to injury, it is particularly unpleasant when you are woken in the morning by unexpected droplets of musky water on your face. If this does happen to you, the only positive thing you can …