Making Outdoor Life Easier

01 Jul Flame On – Plazmatic X Dual Beam Lighter

Posted at 11:59h in Accessories Outdoor Life, FEATURED, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier, OUTDOOR LIFE

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We’re pretty excited at GG2G because we’ve finally found something to plug into the laptop USB socket. A Plazmatic X lighter. A lighter that on the face of it looks pretty conventional - roughly the same shape and size as a classic Zippo - but without the need for any sort of flammable fuel; neither gas nor petrol. The Plazmatic X is an electrionic lighter with two ‘heat beams’ (a...

02 Jun Super lightweight compact walking poles

Posted at 14:10h in Accessories Outdoor Life, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier, OUTDOOR LIFE

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Walking poles are the sort of trekking luxury that are great to have around but often get left behind because of the extra weight involved. Well, think again. These high performance Komperdells, Carbon Ultralite Vario 4, are around 20% lighter than their nearest rivals. They’re not the cheapest sticks on the block but that weight saving is a big bonus. Made with 100% carbon, they fold down to 45cm in...

24 Mar Dinner Time – Onja Campfire Stove

Posted at 12:27h in Food and Drink, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier, OUTDOOR LIFE

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Primus’ latest campsite stove is a lesson in Swedish understated ingenuity and style. The sort of kit that will be just as at home (and just as practical) off the beaten track or during the coming summer’s festival season. Folded for travel it looks a bit like a boxy messenger bag, the simple Scandinavian design finished off with brass, leather and wood details; the detachable lid is oak and doubles...

21 Feb Fogo – The ultimate adventure gadget?

Posted at 18:06h in Cycling, swimming, running, active, FEATURED, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier, The Digital World

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It’s hard to know where to begin with a gadget that does just about everything; a motion sensor, battery charger, two-way radio, and that’s just for starters. Fogo might look at first glance like a pocket torch but that little LED screen on the side is a clue to the raft of features on tap, including the ability to detect when you’ve had a mountain biking accident and send alert...

04 Feb Helinox Swivel Chair

Posted at 17:24h in Accessories Outdoor Life, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier, on the ground and under canvas, OUTDOOR LIFE

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The best outdoor/travel furniture is both lightweight and compact - and easy to assemble. Dutch firm Helinox wins on both fronts with lightweight DAC aluminium and nylon furniture that’s light enough to deserve a home in any daypack, and thanks to the ingenious ‘shake-into-shape’ hinged frame at its heart is a cinch to assemble.The fabric seat then stretches across the frame and clips into place. We like the Table One,...

19 Jan Go anywhere water filter – LifeStraw

Posted at 16:30h in Accessories Outdoor Life, AWARD, Food and Drink, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier, OUTDOOR LIFE

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Because a week’s worth of Perrier takes up took much backpack space there’s LifeStraw - the easiest, most convenient, simplest and by far away smallest and lightest water filtration system you can take with you. Half the size of a school recorder and weighing next to nothing just drop one end of LifeStraw into contaminated water, or just water you’re not 100% sure about (mountain streams/snow melt), and the internal...

15 Dec Muji – Touchscreen Leather Gloves

Posted at 15:54h in Accessories Clothing, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier, TRAVEL CLOTHES

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Do you know anyone who speaks on a mobile phone? No, we don’t either. Moat of us let our fingers do the talking, via texting and emailing. It’s why we love these touchscreen sensitive gloves from Japanese company Muji. You can tap away with all fingers, thumbs too for those ambidextrous speed tappers. In black or brown leather, a far cry from the traditionally hippie touchscreen knitted gloves. And now...

08 Dec Sleep Tight – Sound Oasis Travel

Posted at 15:07h in Audio, GADGETS, Making Outdoor Life Easier

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Sleep isn’t a problem around here. One of us slept through a hurricane during which a tree crashed through the roof of the cabin next door. Another time one of the team was so shattered fell she asleep in a disco. Sadly not everyone can nod off quite so easily which is why the Sound Oasis Travel is proving so popular. Roberts used to make a pillow speaker enabling users...