Best Camping Cool Boxes 2026 UK: Electric, Passive & Ice
It’s the second day of a camping trip and the butter has melted into the cheese, the milk smells questionable, and the sausages you’d planned for tonight are sitting in…
How to Pack a Rucksack for a Multi-Day Hike
Day hikes are forgiving. Forget something and you are home by teatime. Multi-day hikes are not. Three days into the Pennine Way with a badly packed rucksack, a soggy sleeping…
Best Walking Boots 2026 UK: Tested on British Trails
You are standing in the boot aisle at Go Outdoors, staring at a wall of leather and Gore-Tex, and everything looks the same. Salomon, Scarpa, Merrell, Berghaus — they all…
Rucksack Fitting Guide: Back Length, Hip Belt & Load Lifters
You’ve bought a 65-litre rucksack, loaded it with 15kg of camping gear, and after two hours on the trail your shoulders are screaming, your lower back aches, and the hip…
Ultralight Backpacking: How to Cut Your Pack Weight
You packed for a three-day trek in the Lake District, weighed your bag at the front door, and the scale said 18kg. By the time you’d climbed Helvellyn, your knees…
Best Waterproof Jackets 2026 UK: Hiking & Camping
Compare five waterproof jackets for UK hiking and camping, with practical picks from Marmot, Berghaus, Regatta and Helly Hansen.
Camping with Kids: Tips for a Stress-Free Trip
It’s 11pm, the toddler has kicked off her sleeping bag for the fourth time, the five-year-old needs a wee but is terrified of the dark, and you’re lying on an…
Layering System Explained: Base, Mid & Outer for UK Weather
You’re halfway up Snowdon in April. At the car park it was 14°C and sunny, so you wore a cotton t-shirt and your regular jacket. Now you’re at 800 metres,…
How to Pitch a Tent in Bad Weather
It’s 4pm, the cloud has dropped, the drizzle has turned into proper rain, and you’re standing in a field trying to work out which pole goes where while the wind…
Best Waterproof Rucksacks 2026 UK
You’re three hours into a ridge walk in the Lake District, the forecast said “light showers,” and you’re now being hammered sideways by rain that has no business being described…