MSR Windburner Duo
I followed the instructions: lit a match, twisted the flame adjuster, and held the match near the burner for a couple of seconds until the stove was alight. The pot went on the stove, wearing its...
View ArticleTherm-A-Rest NeoAir All Season SV
For a start it’s designed for four-season use, and has a SpeedValve (SV), apparently reducing inflation time by half compared to regular valves. But looking past its moniker, how does it perform? This...
View ArticleThe Sky is the Limit
What started out as an attempt to make downhill trail running faster, smoother and more enjoyable led to a reinvention of the running shoe. All you need to do is look at a shoe from Hoka One One to...
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What’s Old is New
Few materials used in outdoors gear production have proved as enduring as Fjällräven’s proprietary G-1000 fabric. But the fabric, which has now been used by the company for 51 years, almost never made...
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Hoka Sky Kaha
By Dan Slater Previously renowned for their maximalist running shoes, Hoka fans should be pleased to learn they also have a small range of full-height hiking boots, and by ‘small’ I mean (in Australia...
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Marmot Tungsten 2P tent
By James McCormack There are times when labelling a piece of gear as “beginner-friendly” is to essentially damn it with faint praise, to imply it’s not worthy of consideration by ‘serious’ outdoors...
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Osprey Exos 58
By James McCormack I’ve got a confession to make: the packs I take out bush are heavy. Really heavy. It’s not that I carry extraneous gear; it’s that, as a professional adventure photographer, I lug...
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Hoka Challenger Mid GTX
By Charles Werb Yup, I’m a convert. And you wouldn’t necessarily have expected me to be. You see, if HOKA’s footwear is known for anything, it’s radical cushioning. True, it’s not like that’s all that...
View ArticleKTI SA2GN PLB
KTI SA2GN PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACON A lightweight, reasonably-priced, Aussie-made PLB. By James McCormack (This story originally featured in Wild #177, Spring 2020) OK, so it’s a bit hard reviewing a...
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Osprey Ace 38L Kids Pack
Kids are soft these days. Back in my day, if we got breakfast at all, it’d be nothing more than a bowl of poison. And it wouldn’t even be hot; it’d be cold poison. We then walked 15km to school,...
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