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New Review - Adidas Terrex Terrex Fast X FM Mid GTX
By Jon on 11/03/2011 11:17:19
Latest OM review of the deceptively capable lightweight mid-cut boot from the German sports giants.
into the outdoors market and we were slightly cynical about how well their kit would actually work, but the TERREX Fast Mid has grown on us and shows that the application of general running footwear expertise to lightweight outdoors kit really can reap rewards
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New Review - Montane Medusa 32
By Jon on 09/05/2012 13:09:36
Lastest OM review is Montane's ace new lightweight all mountain pack, the Medusa 32.
We first ran into Montane's new for spring 2012 range of mountain packs at the OutDoor European trade show last summer - see pic - and we were immediately impressed by their sleek lines, neat features and pain-staking attention to detail
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It's Macpac competition time...
By Katie Spain on 13/05/2005 16:45:02
We've got an Epic 450 sleeping bag to give away in the latest competition from our New Zealand-based site sponsor.
Epic 450 sleeping bag from Macpac up for grabs.The sun is finally showing its face and the call of the wild is just too much to resist...But the sun doesn't shine all the time and occasionally one needs protection - not to mention a place to sleep
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Autumn At Berghaus
By Jon on 27/09/2000 18:27:00
Berghaus has just posted details of the autumn / winter 2000 range on its site, so it must be autumn...
. Big Wall XCR jacket, in the shops and on the Berghaus site now This, unlike a lot of the stuff from the Go Outdoors show is what'seither in the shops now, or will be appearing in the next couple ofweeks
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Retailer Competition Defies Epidemic
By Jon on 27/06/2001 11:24:00
Entries for the Go Outdoors Outdoor Retailer of the Year are up despite the impact of foot and mouth
in August, resultsat the annual trade show in Harrogate this September.You can check out last year's winners at the GoOutdoors web site - they might surprise you.
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Berghaus Site Redesigned
By Jon on 30/10/2001 11:48:32
Berghaus has redesigned its web site, plus you can win a pair of multi-activity shoes by captioning a strangely familiar picture...
Berghauscaption competition - follow the link from the 'Our People'section - and you can win a pair of Berghaus Vertigo Lo II shoes. Andhere's some inside information for you, the new picture showsBerghaus marketing man Chris Lines apparently about to do
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Vango Goes Ultralightweight For 2007
By Jon on 05/10/2006 13:48:30
Vango's new Ultralite 100 one-person tent looks like bringing ultra-lightweight camping to the masses at an affordable price, we reckon it's going to go down a storm when it appears next year.
We're just back from yet another outdoors trade show - is there noend to them? - this time down near Coventry and the thing that madethe deepest impression on us was a new ultra-lightweight tent fromScottish brand Vango.The Ultralite 100 pictured
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Garmin's New Touchscreen GPS
By Jon on 06/10/2008 14:11:36
Three-strong range uses touchscreen interface and will be able to run Ordnance Survey mapping.
Ordnance Surveymapping, effectively giving you a proper OS map on the screen alongwith a dot showing where you are and a snail trail showing where you'vebeen and more besides. It's not unique in that - the Satmap Active 10does the same and View
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Satmap Active 10 Software Upgraded
By Jon on 15/01/2009 10:51:35
New software update tweaks interface plus prepares unit to use European mapping later this year.
-figure format and EuropeanDatum is now included to support international mapping.Changes...There have also been some neat little changes to the user interface,most noticeably the little blue dot that shows your position on thescreen has now grown an outer circle
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Inov-8 Lands Award For Radical New Shoe
By Jon on 22/07/2010 17:25:18
European Gold INdustry Award for off-road running shoe with no mid-sole for 2011.
Hats off to running specialist inov-8 who landed a Gold Industry Award for the new bare-grip 200 running shoe at the recent OutDoor Show in Germany.The shoe is a radical new take on off-road running footwear and a logical extension of inov-8's
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