At a time where I thought I had my gear pretty much sorted and I’d come to terms with my view on down versus synthetic, I was contacted by OutdoorWorldDirect to see if I wanted to test the T...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2014/11/synthetic-insulated-jacket-jack.html
I was contacted by Silverfox Travel and Outdoors in August last year (I'm hoping the silver fox reference is purely coincidence), interested in a product review, who sent through the Van...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2014/02/gear-review-vango-venom-300-sleeping-bag.html
Many moons ago, when I young, naive and inexperienced, I started my life in the hills with some expensive, heavy and blister-inducing walking boots. Some of that is documented here and makes...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2013/07/gear-review-merrell-chameleon-5-gtx.html
I have to admit, when Berghaus first invited me to test some of their gear, I wasn’t immediately convinced there would be much on offer of interest to me. After a few emails we agreed th...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/10/gear-review-berghaus-freeflow-20.html
Friday 10th- Saturday 11th July 2011 Thursday had been one heck of a day in the office and so much so that I decided enough was enough. Only one thing could right this mess, redress the b...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/07/trip-report-24-hours-rydal-ridge-stone.html
Whilst seemingly on another attempt to consume the internet in just one short evening, I came across the Tundra Pure range of bags from Warmth Unlimited on the OutdoorGB site. These bags c...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/07/sleeping-bag-ponderings-tundra-pure.html
Following on from this post I’ve received a number of emails requesting additional information about the Borah Gear bivy and the answers to which may be useful to others so this is an u...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/07/borah-gear-side-zip-bivy-first-use.html
Back in Norway in September things got pretty cold and so did I. Owing to the length of the trip and having to carry everything for 7 days I tried to balance an appropriate amount of clothing ...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/06/gear-review-montane-volt-fleece-jacket.html
I’ve been on holiday for two weeks but, in a cruel twist delivered by the Gods, my Trailstar arrived super early from MLD – 4 weeks early. This might not seem like that cruel an act at all, ...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/06/mld-trailstar-first-pitch-hysteria.html
I was at home one lunchtime with Lolli when the package arrived. It spelled good things the moment I saw the stupidly small (and seemingly empty) box land on the door mat. John from Borah Gear ...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/05/borah-gear-side-zip-bivy-initial.html
Tis true. This here twerp tried to make a short film and the amateurish (or just terrible) result of this can be found here and below. Capturing a time-lapse on Stone Arthur I took myself...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/04/24-hours-short-film-what-i-did-make.html
A Trail…Star In the Making? Guys, this is Lolli our 16 week old English Springer Spaniel. She’s a darl but incredibly hard work! I’ve wanted a puppy since I was a child but never re...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/04/meet-lolli.html
Saturday – our last day out in the wilds of Norway…. By 5.30am I had given up on getting back to sleep. I had woken feeling cold at 2am and wishing it was morning already. Paul was snorin...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/04/norway-hardangerjokulen-day-7.html
Friday, and an absolutely incredible Friday it was too. We'd been in the wilds of Norway for 5 full days and living the dream. Yes, home had seemed far away and an absent comfort at times but the...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/04/norway-hardangerjokulen-day-6.html
It was quite a windy and cold night, most likely it felt more so than it really was since we'd gone a bit 'soft' from the hut experience. I removed my ear plugs once it got light and just lay the...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/02/norway-hardangerjokulen-day-5.html
I slept right through so assumed that the night was uneventful but woke with a start wondering where the hell I was. My body still ached and outside my sleeping bag the room was cold. I enjoyed t...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2012/02/norway-hardangerjokulen-day-4.html
Really sorry about the delay in getting this Part 2 out guys. The dislocated shoulder debarkle has left some nerve problems which meant I’ve been pretty much unable to type with any efficiency ...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/11/really-sorry-about-delay-in-getting.html
This is another long post folks as this day really was an epic. Its in two parts so get a tea and a scone and get comfy…. I woke at various points throughout the night, hot and sweaty each tim...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/10/norway-hardangerjokulen-day-3-part-1.html
I woke a little confused of my whereabouts until the sound of Paul snoring and rain crashing into the fly-sheet put my mind in order. I sat up and looked around to find the moon still toying with...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/10/norway-hardangerjokulen-day-2.html
Here it is folks, and you can be forgiven for thinking that this is an unbelievably long post for what is effectively 2 hours of relatively easy walking and that would be because it is! My solut...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/09/norway-hardangerjokulen-day-1.html
.....camping wild in nice places with as little as I feel comfortable with!
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/09/ipadio-hardangerjokulen-were-back-and.html
Right guys, I know its been a while but I hope you can all forgive me - not least because most of you lucky b*ggers have been enjoying two weeks of backpacking 'heaven' on the Challenge! Anyhoo...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/05/review-kudrati-naturally-freeze-dried.html
.....camping wild in nice places with as little as I feel comfortable with!
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/05/ipadio-early-start-in-cotswolds.html
Just a quick test for Blogilo on Ubuntu (Linux), as always to prompt a move away from windows for updating the blog. Picture title If the picture above is central and the text a reasonabl...
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/03/test-post-blogilo.html
.....camping wild in nice places with as little as I feel comfortable with!
http://www.alittlebitaboutnotalot.co.uk/2011/02/ipadio-lets-call-whole-thing-off.html