Boots And Bags For A Tenner

Okay sit down because this sounds a tad mad and unbelievable.

This coming weekend 19-20 May, you can take in a pair of old walking boots or an old sleeping bag to any Cotswold Outdoor shop in the country, hand them over and pay just £10, yep, ten quid, for 'any new pair of walking boots from the Scarpa range' or, in the case of a sleeping bag, 'a new Mountain Equipment sleeping bag for £10.'

The old kit handed in will be donated to the Red Cross and sold off from Red Cross shops across the country, so it's not even insanely selfish and greedy.

So what's the catch? None as far as we can see: numbers are limited to the first ten at each store for the Scarpa boot deal and the first 20 for the Mountain Equipment sleeping bag one. It's valid at all the Cotswold/AS Adventure Store branches in the country, except for the Rockbottom store in North Wales.

If you're too late for the main offer, you'll still be able to get a 15 per-cent reduction off selected boots and sleeping bags in the store on presentation of your old items.

We reckon there's going to be some Cotswold camping going on this Friday night then.

Full details and reality check from the Cotswold web site.

Which boots do you want? Check out our Scarpa boot reviews below: