After he had bamboozled me with all the science he scooped some of the dirty brown water, and poured it into the bottle, and asked me again to take a drink…

Like the Pack Trek cap we reviewed previously this Visor is highly flexible and packs to the size of your fist, but still keeps its shape when unfurled as it has ‘shape memory’. The visor is…

… they’ve moaned that some bystanders may mistake the coating for blood, I can see why!

It says that it packs to the size of your fist without losing its shape, so I decided to try it out and as you can see from the photo it definitely ….

As I was tucking in, the young chap explained that their instant porridge is crammed with over 50% fruit, nuts and seeds, then, lovingly mixed with British wholegrain oats. 

If you haven’t come across a Buff before, it can be simply described as a totally seamless tube of fabric that has a multitude of uses….

Actually, how I should describe it is the heavy duty BBQ & Griddle set because, damn, it’s a solid piece of kit!

If you look through our product review section you will see a lot of expensive gear, and generally they’re expensive for a good reason - quality.  This cooking set comes in below the £20 mark, so it's a refreshing relief for the budget minded…

This Solar Roller hat is everything the name suggests - it's great for using in sunny conditions, with it's 50+ UPF rating, and it is totally flexible so it can be rolled up….

Apart from being called Buff Military Cap, because of its higher shaped crown is similar to the caps worn by some armies, there isn't anything else military about it, though it does have some nice features...

This Oasis Sun Sombrero hat isn't really for the fashionistas, but this hat has been designed with the hot weather tourist, backpacker, hiker and adventurist, in mind….

it’s been incredibly useful for green-laning.  During our cold winter months, getting in and out of your 4x4 when it’s cold or lashing it down with sleet or snow…

Tilley's tag line for this hat is 'Sun protection with style', and I have to agree. The Charlotte looks like a simple sun hat, but it has plenty of tricks under it's brim…

This hat is mainly aimed at men, but I liked it so much when it arrived I claimed it for myself. I really like this hat, and it has some great qualities that other hats don't have, like the mosquito net that is easily be hidden away inside…

I was at a trade show recently when I came across this handy little product. It was something that I didn't know I needed (I didn't even know it existed), but has since become a vital piece of my travelling equipment, and also something that is regularly used in our house….

The other month when I received the Primus Campfiire Cookset, but something was missing, and that something was a stove that was as spiffy as the pans. Then it hit me, why don't I be cheeky and ask Primus if I could borrow their stylish Onja stove, after all I might as well keep it in the family, so to speak, and I’d always secretly fancied one…

Recently we’ve fancied something a bit more, well, varied for our alfresco lunches. The problem here is that my BBQ skills are limited to throwing on slabs of meat, and that's pretty much it, that was until we took delivery of the durable Primus 18/8 stainless steel Campfire Cookset…

"Seriously, how many multitools does someone need before it becomes something of an obsession?"

That was the question Muddy Madam posed when my new Leatherman Signal arrived at Muddy Towers. To be honest, I don’t know the answer to…

One product that I really wanted to get my hands on first was a decent sized table, one that could handle the weight of something like the Firepod (20Kg), but more importantly be tall enough for me not to crouch over when I’m cooking or preparing food…

By using the aforementioned witchcraft, it uses the heat from the fire to create electricity that both charges your device, and powers a fan that blows air into the chimney.