How to: make American s’mores by the campfire

My brilliant friend Bobby Downs taught me how to make all-American s’mores when we went hiking in the Catskills, so I asked him to write…

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Autumn/Winter 2014 outdoor lookbook lust

Get sartorially savvy in time for winter with these gorgeous lookbooks from my favourite outdoors brands. Looks like accessorising with Land Rovers and really great…

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Awesome autumn apparel

It’s jumper wearing, bonfire building, leaf crunching autumn again! Let’s rejoice in all the cosy cliches shall we? There’s no need to hibernate, though –…

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Top 10 outdoors and travel magazines

What’s your next adventure going to be? Give yourself a heavy dose of inspiration with a read of one of my ten favourite outdoors and…

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Review: STM laptop backpack review

I’ve got a new rucksack! I tried out the rather nice-looking STM Drifter laptop backpack, £94.95, for size on camping trips and cycle rides.

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The great #BestSummerEver bucket list!

Oh I do like making lists. So when Malibu got in touch and asked me to create a bucket list of all the adventures that…

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Ciré handmade wax canvas bags

I have a serious case of kit lust. Ciré‘s wonderful waxed canvas creations are designed by outdoors nut Alison Vard, who finds inspiration in the…

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Review: F1T1 storm kettle from the Storm Kettle Shop

I’ve got a new storm kettle! It’s a little portable F1T1 from the fantastic Storm Kettle Shop (£49.99). It boils up water for two cuppas…

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Interview: Adventurer and author Dave Cornthwaite

  Dave Cornthwaite interview: Dave Cornthwaite is a man on a mission – to complete 25 expeditions of 1000 miles or more, each using a…

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A lovely lot of new kit for spring

Bright and bold wetsuits, fresh new running gear and other lovely rugged bits and pieces that are perfect for all your spring adventures. Because it’ll…

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The great outdoorsy Christmas gift guide 2013

Oh man I love Christmas. I love all the fairy lights and walks in the snow and novelty jumpers and attempting to drink my own…

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Review: Berghaus Flux 20 Litre Day Sack

I took my nice new Berghaus Flux daysack, £50, out for a little spin around Ashton Court’s mountain bike trails to see how it dealt…

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10 quick summer activity fixes

If the weather’s gorgeous outdoors and you’re sitting indoors in your pants watching Dave reruns, something’s seriously wrong. Pick an adult and kid-friendly summery activity…

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Mud Runner Dirty Weekend 2013

On Saturday the crack team that was Pete, Pete, Kenny and I completed the Mud Runner Oblivion 10k, a gruelling cross country run dotted with…

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Win a gorgeous campervan with FatFace

The fab folk at FatFace have launched a rather glorious competition to celebrate their 25th! Fancing winning Jim? He’s a shiny blue campervan looking for…

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Festival style, hair and beauty inspiration

My very nice festival style guide to what pretty things you should put on your head and your feet and your face at a festival,…

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