Coghlan’s Survival Bag
Our next Wild Coast hike, Kei Mouth to Gonubie, will include multiple river crossings. In preparation, we bought a couple
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gear review
Reviews of hiking, camping, climbing and trail running equipment, clothing, footwear and accessories.
CAM Wind protector for gas cooker top
This is one of those gadgets that makes your camping experience a pleasure. Trying to keep a gas cooker top
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Stanley Classic Bottle 1L flask
I have bought a number of flasks over the years and have not had much luck in terms of longevity.
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Sea to Summit X-Pot
We saw an article on the X-Pot more than a year ago and new it would be the answer to our hiking meal cooking problems. We have been trying to source one ever since. We finally found one and it is more impressive in real life.
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MOCKE Tail Flag
Any load that projects more than 1.2 m from the back of your vehicle or trailer must display a warning device.
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GSI Outdoors Spice Rack
It’s a great idea to have a handy collection of containers at hand for camping and hiking. We got a GSI Outdoors Spice Rack set to carry small quantities of herbs and spices for cooking on hiking adventures.
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FireFork
We recently used our FireFork at Windmeulnek Hut on the first night of our 3 day Outeniqua Hiking Trail trip: we decided to carry heavy on the first day to enjoy a steak and red wine feast that night. The FireFork was just the thing to turn those juicy steaks on the braai grid!
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Blue Sky Gear FlexWare Bucket
This collapsible bucket is constructed from flexible BPA-free plastic reinforced with a sturdy plastic base, rim and carrying handle. It holds 5 litres and is heat resistant.
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Sleeping bags
I think the traditional thinking was that the more expensive down bags were warmer, lighter, and packed smaller than synthetic bags, whilst synthetic bags were cheaper, dried quicker if they got wet, and were easier to maintain.
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Braai-Jacks
We were lucky enough to visit the KykNET Outdoor Expo and got to saw some pretty cool outdoor stuff. This
