I never thought I had much in common with The Prodigy, but I have to say they have nailed me with this lyric:

'I'm a fire starter, twisted fire starter'

OK maybe not the twisted part, but definitely the fire starter bit. I got to play with the Bear Grylls Fire Starter in the

We have all seen a lots of re-usable shopping bags popping up since the 5p carrier bag charge was introduced in the UK. There are plenty of big jute, canvas or plastic bags-for-life about and all are great for their purpose when heading off to the supermarket, but when you are wandering out and about and end up buying something……..

The Bear Grylls survival series of products are not your usual 'lets slap a celebrity name on our normal products' type of thing. Bear is very involved in the design process of all the items in his range, after all, with his face all over the packaging, he doesn't want to be associated with any old guff. With Gerber’s 75+ years of making damn good products, and Bear Grylls' extensive knowledge…..

Although Gerber’s Vehicle Safety Kit is sadly no longer available, I still wanted to review it as most of the kit is still available, and therefore creating a similar collection for your 4x4 is a worthwhile investment. 

The Vehicle Safety Kit comprises of their Multi-Plier 600, an axe, a D Cell Maglite, a compact folding spade and their Exchange-A-Blade hand saw.  This little lot is…..

I bought the factor 15 version (there's also a factor 30) as I wanted to get a reasonable tan and …

Using Polartec 300 recycled fleece in the main body and arms, SueMe’s Echoic jacket, which has been over 2 years in the making btw, offers incredible warmth and good breathability.  

A traditional yet modern tailored jacket, the Echoic features a unique …..

They say that it’s the tyres that make the off roader, which a lot of the time is quite true.  The same can be said for photography, as the difference a good quality fast aperture lens can make to your photos should not be underestimated.

The Pentax DA * 16-50mm F2.8 ED/AL (IF), to give it its full name, is a wide angle zoom lens that’s designed for exclusive use with Pentax digital SLR cameras and is aimed at the….

The Frío Insulin Cooler Duo Wallet is the best product I have found for keeping insulin cool in hot countries…..

The LifeProof nüüd case for the iPad is the same, it offers protection against drops from 4 feet off the ground as well as the general rough and tumbles of life, but what makes it unique is that for up to 30 minutes, the nüüd is it’s totally waterproof down to 6.6 feet……..

OK guys, listen up.  Reviewing a pair of boxers on your favourite muddy website isn’t as daft as it may first appear, honestly! 

When I used to do a lot of walking I’d have all the fancy clothing that wicked sweat away from my clammy skin, but for some reason I’d always end up wearing the same cotton type boxers that soaked up moisture... which wasn’t pleasant.  That changed …….

When I announced that I had a pair of Chore Hi Muck boots to test for the ill-fated Land Rover World magazine, at least 1/2 dozen of my ‘on-line’ acquaintances piped up and told me how much they swore by them. ‘Comfortable and dependable’ they said, and not a bad word from any of them……

The first thing I noticed when I fitted my iPad 2 into the Otterbox Defender was that it made the sleek tablet into a hefty and bulky piece of equipment.  However, the Defender is the Daddy in the Otterbox range when you want serious protection.

It’s built with a rugged and grippy silicone outer layer that wraps around the…..

Not a week goes by when I hear about another Land Rover that’s been stolen, and sadly never to be seen again. It always surprises me that these owners don’t have some sort of tracker fitted; they can be quite pricey but then not as pricey as a new vehicle!

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a tracker that had no contract, no installation costs, no monthly fees and one that you don’t….

OK, so the Gerber Steady may not have as many tools, and it might be a bit chunkier than other multi-tools on the market, but it does have a neat trick up its sleeve. Unfold the two legs and attach the suction cup and it quickly becomes a tripod for either taking photos, Skypeing or watching stuff on your phone. Alternatively, using its standard…..

As normal-ish bloke I'm all for keeping things to a minimum, so when I buy something it generally has to have a dual purpose.  When the time came to buy a new pair of boots I knew that they needed to be hardy enough for a gentle meander in the country, comfy for driving in and after a bit of spit ‘n’ polish, posh enough to wear with…..

OSO's Tablet Dash Mount is something that I don't use very often, purely because I don't use my iPad whilst driving.  I decided to change that the other day and use the Navigon app on my iPad instead.  

It doesn’t take long to set up, just clean the surface and place the mount in the desired position.  If you have one of those breathable surfaces…..

Do you know those times when you really need to leave the house, but when you peer through the window and the rain is horizontal?  Yeah, that’s when I grab my Páramo Halcon jacket.

There’s no getting away from the fact that at…..

Snow is something that we’ve been seriously lacking around my neck of the woods this winter, but that hasn’t stopped me from slipping my feet into my pair of Snowline 8.5’s when the rain has been constant companion. The Snowline 8.5 combines Grub’s Insu-Foam technology with advanced 8.5 thermal engineering, which makes …..

I came across the Boot Pull at a CLA Game Fair a few years ago, and it has been on the Discovery’s tow ball, and now Deux Smurf's pretty much ever since. It's simply a device that fixes onto your tow ball and doubles as a mobile boot jack and ball hitch cover……

With the right tools, starting a BBQ is a doddle, and when I’m at home, part of my BBQ kit is a battered and worn chimney starter which always works a treat. When I’m out and about with my small Weber Smokey Joe or Aquaforno, it’s a different matter, the chimney rolls around the back of the Discovery covering everything with muck…….