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Berghaus Delta Range 21 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
Manufacturers, within their own brand will have many different sub-brands or ranges. As consumers and retailers we automatically understand this. If I was to buy something from the Berghaus Extrem or ...
Nordisk Telemark 2 LW Tent Review 26 Jul 2013 | 04:25 pm
At only 950 grams the Nordisk Telemark 2 LW is currently our lightest 2 person backpacking tent. It is suitable for 3 season use, even in high winds and has plenty of useful features. Pitching Pick th...
Yorkshire 3 Peaks – A Sunday Afternoon Stroll 24 Jul 2013 | 08:25 pm
Well, we did it! We got round the Yorkshire 3 Peaks’ course despite Martyn falling into a bog, losing the path, and myself and Daniel detouring to “save” a sheep. But the main thing is that we have ra...
Training For The Yorkshire 3 Peaks 27 Jun 2013 | 08:33 pm
After my last post explaining why we are doing a charity hike for St Rocco’s Hospice. I thought that the next logical step was to look at how we are training. However it seems that events have overtak...
Yorkshire 3 Peaks Charity Challenge 14 Jun 2013 | 02:21 pm
On Sunday 21st July the CheapTents team will be raising money for St Rocco's Hospice in Warrington, by completing the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, this is a challenging 26 mile hike with a mile of climbing. Lea...
What have outdoor brands ever done for us? 7 Jun 2013 | 03:15 pm
Recently I read a question about the failure of waterproofs on an outdoor forum. The explanation was that the moisture had come from sweat due to the waterproofs wetting out in the persistent rain. I ...
Jack Wolfskin Product Training 29 May 2013 | 05:10 pm
Recently Jez Ainsworth from Jack Wolfskin popped into our retail outlet in Warrington (238-240 Manchester Road, WA1 3BE) to tell us about some of the features in our current Jack Wolfskin range. Jack ...
Microadventures with Alastiar Humphreys 9 May 2013 | 02:30 pm
It was back in September 2011 that we last interviewed Alastair Humphreys about his adventures large and micro. At the time Alastair was part way through his year of Microadventures. The concept of a ...
The GO Trek with Dave and Squash 1 May 2013 | 07:37 pm
Yesterday (30th April) saw the beginning of Dave Cornthwaite‘s eight adventure in his twenty five Expedition 1000 challenges. For each of his challenges Dave is using non-motorised transport to travel...
Walking in Llangurig, Mid Wales 25 Apr 2013 | 02:19 pm
This was an enjoyable 11 mile walk in Mid Wales. The main thing that stood out being the differing types of scenery which included farmland, pine forests and moorland. With about 400 m of height gain ...
