Full disclosure: Kona have supplied Ben and I with their flagship Sutra 2012 touring bicycles in return for feedback (good or bad), photographs, publicity here on my blog, and a video review. This and future pieces about the Sutra will be published in absolute honesty; if it’s a pile of … Continued →
Equipment Reviews
Review: Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro Studded Winter Touring Tyres
At the end of January 2011 I took myself and my bicycle to Oslo, Norway. My plan was to ride 1,600km north through Eastern Norway and Swedish Lapland before popping out of the mountains at Bødo in Arctic Norway. It was a fantastic trip, and it’s almost that time of … Continued →
Review: Exped DownMat 7 Pump Camping Mattress
I’ve long used the DownMat 7 mattress by Swiss company Exped. DownMats are a serious alternative to the established Therm-a-Rest, and are designed with cold-weather use in mind: the name comes from the fact that the mats have a down filling in addition to the air padding. I’ve used two … Continued →
10+1 Adventure Gadgets I'd Buy Tomorrow (If I Could Afford It)
This post is just for fun. I’m constantly overawed by what’s possible with gear on the market today (and by what might be possible tomorrow). At the same time, I hate gimmickry — gadgetry’s ability to suck time, energy and resources out of reality and into digital oblivion. Especially in … Continued →
The Best Camping Stove You'll Never Buy
Jetboil? Trangia? Primus? I laugh in your faces! The lightest, cleverest and most practical camping stove I’ve ever seen can be made by hand from a single empty drinks can.
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