We are not talking about blow-up toys here. Inflateable one and two person canoes have come on in leaps and bounds in recent years. Now you can have a canoe that can be defalted and will fit in the boot of even the smallest car. Living next to the River Thames, we have wanted a [...]
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Whether you refer to them as Nordic Walking Poles, hiking poles, trecking poles or walking sticks, the basic principle is that by allowing your arms to assist with stability you can walk more quickly and easily. Guess what; they really work. I first tried poles (well wooden sticks actually) while hiking in England’s Lake district [...]
If you are going to be in the sea this summer, whether snorkelling or scuba diving, this mask is a fantastic gadget. It allows you to take your digital camera with you and photograph whatever you are looking at. Swimming underwater is difficult if you have to carry a camera in one hand, so this [...]
Want to swagger like the SAS? Apparently they all wear Alt-Berg boots. I got that from a source called ‘Mick’ who doesn’t have a ever give out his surname. He can kill a buffalo with one finger. I didn’t know buffalos even had fingers!
This is actually pretty … well ‘cool’ doesn’t really work does it? Nonetheless what we have here is a stylish and practical hand warmer that lasts for 12 hours on a bit of lighter fluid. It is flameless, using catalytic combustion to pump out loads of heat (heck of a lot more than the plastic [...]