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Weekly Newsletter - 15/11/06
By Jon on 14/11/2006 17:27:13
It's been a geary sort of week on OUTDOORSmagic as we check out Rab's new bombproof shell, Terra Nova's Voyager Superlite, Innov-8's new trail shoes, and the latest GoLite softshell...
and top it alloff with the latest hooded softshell jacketfrom GoLite.And you've been testing lots of things too with over 5400 userreviews on the reviewsystem right now. It's a great place to track down realworld, real user information on outdoor clothing
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Quo Pro Mapping Software Reviewed
By Dave Mycroft on 28/11/2006 10:24:57
The Quo Pro is a late entry into a well-established market for mapping software, but by hanging back, the company has been able to supply what's missing from the competition ...
had on going to the Press Launch, but a month down the line Quo is becoming my default mapping software after years of Memory Map. The interface is simple to use, and you grow with it as you add extensions and features. Some things will take a while
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Weekly Newsletter - 03/01/07
By Jon on 03/01/2007 14:11:43
OM's here to help ease your return to New Year reality, with some glorious cloud inversions in the gallery and a round-up of the best routes from 2006.
and soft. I always use Snugpak bags and have never been let down.' Coleman Viper 'Performance is great, unless ground water is a problem where you are. The rest of the tent holds beyond the call of duty in some of the worst storms I have been in
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Weekly Newsletter
By Jon on 20/12/2006 16:26:39
It's the last OUTDOORSmagic newsletter before we all dive into aChristmas pudding-flavoured alternative dimension, so we'd like towish you all a very happy outdoors Christmas...
sleeping bag for all but the coldest conditions in Britain and Ireland. Elastication works well. A little heavy though. It could do with a better fill weight down.' Outdoor Designs Winterflex Inferno 'For all their Gore-Tex and other fancy bits
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Weekly Newsletter - 29/11/06
By Susan on 29/11/2006 11:33:34
Fresh from an armchair in Kendal, we were back in the hills this week, finding out about all the latest outdoors gear, and chasing after this year's successors to the extreme film-making bracken sledgers...
special. The Weekly Gallery Round-Up Stop press: there's only one day left in this month's photo competition - just time to clock in your final votes before someone's feet snuggle down into a welcome new pair of Bridgedale Trekker socks. Latest
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Weekly Newsletter - 22/11/06
By Susan on 22/11/2006 11:06:21
For an outdoors website, we've had an indoors sort of week, as we catch up with top mountaineeering author Stephen Venables in Kendal and find out who bagged all the film awards ...
think there are some really nice design details, and I've found the venting excellent, especially when there's a bit of breeze. On the down side the smock hasn't been as tough as I expected. - Ben Manwaring Tips for Youth GroupsIf anyone has
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Mountain Equipment's New Clothing Scoop!
By Jon on 30/01/2007 17:00:21
An early look at what's new for the spring from Mountain Equipment - in the shops soon.
development of the existing PacliteFirefly, which remains in the range, it's significantly lighterthough at a claimed 295 grammes against the Firefly's 350grammes.It's been stripped down with one less pocket, a slightly shortercut, and a water-resistant main
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Weekly Newsletter
By Susan on 10/01/2007 10:34:30
Santa's left a glut of product reviews in his wake, as everyone tests out their new gear. Read the latest, along with news of a new daysack range, and a travel-planning fiesta to kick-start 2007.
's time we actually went outside ... It's a good job so many OMers are a step ahead on that front - thanks for sending us the low-down on Santa's latest delivery of gear. The OM product review system now has over 5,500 gear reviews - and counting - so it
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Weekly Newsletter - 18/01/07
By Jon on 18/01/2007 11:28:06
Now that Christmas is just a distant memory and we've swept up thelast of the pine needles, things are getting back to normal on OMwith all the latest outdoors news, reviews and features updateddaily.
at OUTDOORSmagic.comeditor@outdoorsmagic.comElsewhere on the Site Lightest Down Jacket Ever?Mont Bell is new to the UK and it's kicked off its invasion with one of the lightest insulation garments we've ever seen. Think the weight of a baselayer
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Haglöfs Spring '07 Kit Scoop
By Jon on 23/01/2007 13:20:17
A scoop look at what's new from Haglöfs and in the shops in just a few weeks including the bonkers light award-winnng Oz Pullover. Not all good things from Sweden are made from pine and flatpacked...
is fiendishly clever using just two panels of fabric tocreate the body and sleeves of the jacket which cuts down on seamsand therefore reduces weight along the way. And those sleeves arestill articulated too.All that technology doesn't come cheap, you're looking
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