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Camping
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What to Wear When Camping
Paul SkidmoreCamping trips are fantastic. The exhilaration of being outdoors, exploring nature, and living in a more rustic manner is tough to beat. However, there is no denying that camping also...
What to Wear When Camping
Paul SkidmoreCamping trips are fantastic. The exhilaration of being outdoors, exploring nature, and living in a more rustic manner is tough to beat. However, there is no denying that camping also...
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What Food to Take Camping - The Essential Guide
Paul SkidmoreCamping trips take a lot of preparation and an area that can sometimes be overlooked is food. We often look at our gear, what to wear, and equipment instead. While...
What Food to Take Camping - The Essential Guide
Paul SkidmoreCamping trips take a lot of preparation and an area that can sometimes be overlooked is food. We often look at our gear, what to wear, and equipment instead. While...
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How to Keep Warm When Camping – The Essential G...
Paul SkidmoreHow to keep warm when camping is perhaps one of the most important considerations. No one wants to sit in their tent, freezing cold, struggling to maintain their body temperature!...
How to Keep Warm When Camping – The Essential G...
Paul SkidmoreHow to keep warm when camping is perhaps one of the most important considerations. No one wants to sit in their tent, freezing cold, struggling to maintain their body temperature!...
Climbing
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Best Climbing Helmets in 2021 – Our Picks
Paul SkidmoreRock climbing, bouldering, and abseiling can be dangerous. There is always the minor chance that you could fall. Also, there is the potential that rocks or debris may come loose...
Best Climbing Helmets in 2021 – Our Picks
Paul SkidmoreRock climbing, bouldering, and abseiling can be dangerous. There is always the minor chance that you could fall. Also, there is the potential that rocks or debris may come loose...
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Best Climbing Harnesses in 2021: Our Picks
Paul SkidmoreA harness is one of the most important pieces of equipment for climbing. It is something that provides safety and secures you to your rope pulley system. Depending on the...
Best Climbing Harnesses in 2021: Our Picks
Paul SkidmoreA harness is one of the most important pieces of equipment for climbing. It is something that provides safety and secures you to your rope pulley system. Depending on the...
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Best Women’s Climbing Shoes in 2021
Paul SkidmoreIf you want to start climbing or take the sport seriously, you need a variety of climbing equipment and accessories. One of the most important items of clothing are climbing...
Best Women’s Climbing Shoes in 2021
Paul SkidmoreIf you want to start climbing or take the sport seriously, you need a variety of climbing equipment and accessories. One of the most important items of clothing are climbing...
Cyciling
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Best Bike Covers in 2022
Paul SkidmoreIf you love cycling, you will undoubtedly have a top-of-the-range bicycle. This could have cost hundreds if not thousands. You will have also spent hours upgrading it and tinkering with...
Best Bike Covers in 2022
Paul SkidmoreIf you love cycling, you will undoubtedly have a top-of-the-range bicycle. This could have cost hundreds if not thousands. You will have also spent hours upgrading it and tinkering with...
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5 of the Best Hardtail Mountain Bikes for Under...
Rob HagganLooking for the best hardtail mountain bikes under £1000? Well, here’s what we think… Mountain bikes can be really expensive. Search for mountain bikes online and you will soon find...
5 of the Best Hardtail Mountain Bikes for Under...
Rob HagganLooking for the best hardtail mountain bikes under £1000? Well, here’s what we think… Mountain bikes can be really expensive. Search for mountain bikes online and you will soon find...
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Best Mountain Bike Trail Centres in England
Rob HagganWith an abundance of mountain regions, national parks, moorlands and forests, it’s no surprise that mountain biking continues to be one of the most popular ways to spend time outdoors...
Best Mountain Bike Trail Centres in England
Rob HagganWith an abundance of mountain regions, national parks, moorlands and forests, it’s no surprise that mountain biking continues to be one of the most popular ways to spend time outdoors...
Survival
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Best Foraging Accessories in 2021
Paul SkidmoreForaging is a brilliant skill to learn. If you understand how to forage, you can effectively survive in the wild on plants and fungi – without the need for man-made...
Best Foraging Accessories in 2021
Paul SkidmoreForaging is a brilliant skill to learn. If you understand how to forage, you can effectively survive in the wild on plants and fungi – without the need for man-made...
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Top Edible Plants You Can Find Foraging
Paul SkidmoreAn essential survival skill you can learn is foraging. Foraging is the art of finding edible food sources from your surroundings. This requires a great knowledge of plants and different...
Top Edible Plants You Can Find Foraging
Paul SkidmoreAn essential survival skill you can learn is foraging. Foraging is the art of finding edible food sources from your surroundings. This requires a great knowledge of plants and different...
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Bug Out Bag Checklist 2023
Paul SkidmoreEmergency preparation is something that we rarely must consider. It is not something that anyone wants to think about. No one wants to be in a situation where their life...
Bug Out Bag Checklist 2023
Paul SkidmoreEmergency preparation is something that we rarely must consider. It is not something that anyone wants to think about. No one wants to be in a situation where their life...
Walking
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Best Thermal Hat for Hiking in the Winter
Paul SkidmoreHiking and walking in the winter presents a different challenge. During the spring and summer, you want to dress appropriately without getting too warm. However, in the winter, it is...
Best Thermal Hat for Hiking in the Winter
Paul SkidmoreHiking and walking in the winter presents a different challenge. During the spring and summer, you want to dress appropriately without getting too warm. However, in the winter, it is...
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Top Sites in the Lake District for Walking
Paul SkidmoreThe Lake District is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK outside of London. It is also arguably one of the most beautiful places too. This is...
Top Sites in the Lake District for Walking
Paul SkidmoreThe Lake District is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK outside of London. It is also arguably one of the most beautiful places too. This is...
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Best Woodlands in the UK to see Autumn Colours
Paul SkidmoreAs summer draws to an end there starts to be a noticeable change in the landscapes. Vivid greens slowly and surely change to wonderful shades of brown, orange, and yellow....
Best Woodlands in the UK to see Autumn Colours
Paul SkidmoreAs summer draws to an end there starts to be a noticeable change in the landscapes. Vivid greens slowly and surely change to wonderful shades of brown, orange, and yellow....
Water Sports
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Replacement Paddleboard Fin – Where to Buy and ...
Paul SkidmorePaddleboards are relatively simple products but they do have some important components. Perhaps one of the most important components is the paddleboard fin. As you will see below, a fin...
Replacement Paddleboard Fin – Where to Buy and ...
Paul SkidmorePaddleboards are relatively simple products but they do have some important components. Perhaps one of the most important components is the paddleboard fin. As you will see below, a fin...
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Wild Swimming Hotspots in the North West
Paul SkidmoreThe UK has some of the best wild swimming spots in Europe. The varied landscapes, abundance of epic coastlines, and range of lakes and rivers make wild swimming easy. One...
Wild Swimming Hotspots in the North West
Paul SkidmoreThe UK has some of the best wild swimming spots in Europe. The varied landscapes, abundance of epic coastlines, and range of lakes and rivers make wild swimming easy. One...
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Beginners Guide to Paddle Boarding
Paul SkidmoreIf you are considering paddleboarding, you may be struggling for a starting point. What type of board do you need? Where can you paddleboard? How do you use your paddle...
Beginners Guide to Paddle Boarding
Paul SkidmoreIf you are considering paddleboarding, you may be struggling for a starting point. What type of board do you need? Where can you paddleboard? How do you use your paddle...
Winter Sports
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Top Indoor Ski Slopes in the UK
Paul SkidmoreDid you know that you don’t have to travel abroad to practice skiing or snowboarding? If you are interested in winter sports, the UK has some fantastic indoor ski slopes...
Top Indoor Ski Slopes in the UK
Paul SkidmoreDid you know that you don’t have to travel abroad to practice skiing or snowboarding? If you are interested in winter sports, the UK has some fantastic indoor ski slopes...
