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Regatta Teja X-ert Performance (2012)

£110.00

This is a very comfortable jacket made from soft and slightly stretchy 2-layer fabric. The long fit easily covers the hips and there’s plenty of room in the arms for easy movement. The fabric breathes fairly well and there’s a mesh lining to help wick away sweat. There are also mesh-lined pit-zips. It’s got a decent-sized, fully adjustable hood which ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Anatom Quadra Q3 (2012)

£145.00

The Q3 is a surprisingly tough little all-rounder that comes at a great price. It looks a little low in the ankle but this doesn’t really reflect in the performance and with careful lacing it’s possible to get a really secure fit that’ll provide plenty of support. It’s quite a heavy boot, courtesy of a pretty hefty upper, but the ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Hi-Tec V-Lite Altitude Ultra Luxe WPi (2012)

£110.00

Lightweight boots with soft leather uppers that feel comfortable straight from the box. The fit is very forgiving and will probably suit a variety of foot shapes and they have a decent lacing system for fine tuning. Noticeably, though, there isn’t much arch support and they have a tendency to make your feet want to over-pronate, or roll inwards, as ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
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Berghaus Explorer Ridge GTX (2012)

£135.00

Lightweight, comfortable and designed to feel great straight from the box. The fit is generous but not sloppy, with a narrow heel and comparatively wide forefoot. They have an easy-pull lacing system and a locking eyelet at the ankle and the mid-height ankle cuff feels great for easier going and provides plenty of support. The midsole is fairly flexible across ...

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Brasher Fellmaster GTX (2012)

£110.00

The Fellmaster looks pretty rugged but in reality it’s quite a soft boot with loads of flex over the toes and a very boxy, roomy fit. The nubuck uppers are lovely and these combine well with a Gore-Tex lining to ensure feet stay warm and dry. They’ve got a decent toe bumper so should stay looking good. The Brasher sole ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
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Lomer Tofana (2012)

£110.00

At £110 these boots are an absolute snip. They are low-cut boots, which perhaps suggests that they’d be best for easier walking; but they are no lightweight with a good firm midsole that really puts them in the all-rounder bracket. They are a very traditional looking boot, which will suit some; and the leather uppers look great and repel water ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
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Fizan Compact (2013)

£60.00

The weight (316g) is the big thing here. The Fizan Compacts are the slightest poles in our test and they should appeal to anyone keen to save every gram they can on the hill. The good news is that they offer this weight rating without appearing to sacrifice comfort or strength. This is achieved through an aluminium alloy construction and ...

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Haglöfs Rugged Mountain Pant (2013)

£140.00

Rugged by name and rugged by nature, the Haglöfs Rugged Mountain Pant has been popular with hillwalkers and backpackers for some years, thanks to its very practical design. You don’t get the stretchy fabric of some other options, so these won’t suit mountaineers and scramblers; but they do have stretch waterproof and hard-wearing panels in the knees and seat to ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Mammut Base Jump Advanced Pant (2013)

£145.00

Mammut’s extremely well-proven and popular Base Jump Pant now has the added bonus of being called Advanced, although its design remains the same as the classic version that I’ve personally been wearing for many years now. The trouser is made from just about the perfect weight of fabric, which means you can wear it all year round and not overheat ...

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Mountain Equipment Ibex/Chamois Pant (2013)

£80.00

The Mountain Equipment Ibex/Chamois Pant is a versatile, soft-shell-style trouser made from stretchy Exolite fabric and offering a good level of protection for spring, summer and autumn conditions on UK hills. The trouser comes in a choice of leg lengths with a stretchy waist that has an integrated belt and a microfleece lining for a good, comfy fit. An additional ...

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Black Diamond Ultra Mountain FL (2013)

£119.00

In the same style as the Leki Microstick Carbons, the Black Diamond Ultra Mountain FLs use an internal plastic-coated tensioning cord with a folding design, which Black Diamond has branded ‘Z-Pole’. Unlike the Lekis, however, they come not only with a sprung pin, but also with an external clip fastener to adjust and secure the overall length of the three ...

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Multimat Adventure 38 (2013)

£79.00

Robust and simple, Multimat products have been a favourite among budget- and quality-conscious buyers for many years. The Adventure 38 has a vertically punched foam inner much like the £70 Karrimor X-Lite FL, and shares length, shape and the same type of valve with the cheaper mat – a swivel-top ‘lock valve’ that allows you to add top-up air without ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Karrimor X-Lite FL (2013)

£70.00

Identical in shape and length to the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir X-Lite, that is where the similarities end. This is a solid effort from Karrimor, chief proponent of the closed-cell foam ‘Karrimat’ back in the 1970s. The company has gone through various twitches since – including a visit to bargain basement hell – but the quality of the kit available these days ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Vaude Norrsken (2013)

£100.00

The name sounds like a shiver, so you would rightly guess the Vaude Norrsken is made with the cold in mind. The secret weapon is the Primaloft Infinity synthetic fill, which prevents cold air from the floor mixing with warm air from your body. It’s double-decked with ‘lilo’-style air chambers, which are very comfortable, and the outer two are thicker, ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 5
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MSR SureLock UL-3 (2013)

£70.00

The popular twist mechanism can be both an unobtrusive and an immensely frustrating method of securing the length of poles. When moist or dirty the expander in the mechanism can fail to grip and will either lock shut or open, leaving you with a pair of poles that either won’t secure or won’t release. Worse still, the adjustment can even ...

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Pacerpole 3-section Carbon (2013)

£87.00

Even the field of trekking poles is subject to some wild and dynamic thought. The Pacerpole 3-section Carbon is a prime example of this. Boasting an ergonomically shaped handle that forcibly alters your angle of grip, these poles aim to improve a number of aspects of the way you walk. In Pacerpole’s own words, “You need to reinforce your muscles’ ...

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Leki MicroStick Carbon (2013)

£125.00

For ease of use and clarity of design, the Leki MicroStick Carbon is a top choice. The slender 3-section poles collapse side by side to an eminently stowable size, while clicking them into their full length is an efficient and pleasing process. The lower two sections are joined by a plastic-coated inner tensioning cord. Once slotted into one another the ...

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Fjällräven Abisko/Nikka (2013)

£145.00

Fjällräven’s Abisko/Nikka trouser is made from G1000, a polyester cotton mix that can be made more water-resistant by applying Greenland Wax and then ironing. So for example you can proof the seat, front of thighs and lower legs while keeping other areas more breathable for extra comfort. It is this unique feature that sets them apart from other trousers and ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Rab Sawtooth Pant (2013)

£70.00

The Rab Sawtooth Pant is a thinner trouser than some of the higher-priced examples, and this thinner fabric makes it better for slightly milder conditions than the heavier, warmer materials. The Sawtooth is very stretchy in four directions, which makes it instantly comfortable, but it doesn’t come in the range of leg lengths of other trousers. I needed an XL ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Therm-a-Rest Neoair X-Lite (2013)

£120.00

Therm-a-Rest has long dominated the inflatable mat world, but it has innovated more in the last few years than ever before with its NeoAir range. This flimsy-feeling but superlight mat doesn’t self-inflate (which doesn’t really matter) but it offers high levels of comfort with a small pack size, and the X-Lite has had its corners sanded off into a mummy ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Hyalite Peak AC Regular (2013)

£80.00

Clearly Batman’s mat, this Hyalite (formerly Pacific Outdoor) product has the interesting duality of being both very packable and very supportive. Six air-channelling longitudinal baffles (lilo-like air chambers to you and me) offer good support helped by the two outermost baffles being slightly larger than the inner, stopping you from rolling off the mat and helping keep you warm. A ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Klymit Inertia X-Frame (2013)

£85.00

A lot of thinking has gone into the Klymit Inertia X-Frame. It’s incredibly small when packed (the size of a bean tin), can literally fit in a pocket and comes in at 237g. It’s a remarkable feat. Uninflated it resembles one of those scissor-cut paper snowflakes; those holes are a canny way of saving weight and also creating something called ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Mountain King Supertrekker Compact (2013)

£60.00

An on/off switch for an in-built shock absorber sounds complicated and temperamental. Luckily it isn’t. The Mountain King Supertrekker Compact’s stand-out feature is turned on as standard. Deactivating it is as simple as tightening the twist mechanism of the middle pole a quarter of a turn beyond the locked position. This means that you can choose a cushioned effect (think ...

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Rohan Striders (2013)

£90.00

Rohan has been making great trousers since the 1970s and while much of its clothing is designed for the casual walker and traveller, the Striders are very much for use on the hill and for more arduous treks and mountain adventures. They’re built around a soft-shell-style fabric with good 4-way stretch and abrasion resistance, while being very comfortable against the ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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Montane Prism (2013)

£100.00

Long a stalwart of good kit and prices, Montane’s Prism is another example of kit purpose-built for the UK. Insulation is Primaloft Eco, which – while not as soft or thick as Premium Primaloft One – uses 50 per cent recycled fibres. It’s still good, warm and adds a pleasing earthy tick, and a weather-resistant Pertex Microlight outer offers further ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
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