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The Hope Vision 4 LED Adventure has 4 LEDs; 960 lumens; incredibly powerful wide beam; 4 power settings plus flash; very robust construction; tilting head; rechargeable battery included. But 344g is heavy; max burn time 36 hours; only works on rechargeable battery supplied; light flashes every 6 seconds when battery is low.

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Momentum VS-1 2009

£210.00

With the Momentum VS-1 in Compass mode you see the readings scroll from N through NNW to NW, rather like a compass ball suspended in water. In Time mode you can pick a variety of displays to emphasise the data that’s most important. There’s functionality specifically for skiing and sailing on here too, but it works very well on the ...

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Techtrail Axis 2009

£165.00

With the Techtrail Axis in Time mode you have three viewing options for extra info: Weather, Barometric Pressure and Date. Unfortunately quite a bit of the information overlaps and there’s no altimeter and time offering. The twisting bezel could be useful in Compass mode – but it is quite hard to twist and would be almost impossible to use with ...

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Casio G Shock Riseman 2009

£150.00

The Casio G Shock Riseman is a very tough watch with a recessed face for added protection. In the main Time mode, there is a huge amount of information in a relatively compact area, but Casio helps direct your eye to the right area by well-thought-out design. The red eye in the top left gives you your barometric and altimeter ...

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Casio G Shock GW-2000-1AER 2009

£150.00

A tough, shock-resistant watch that has been specifically designed for pilots, the Casio G Shock GW-2000-1AER is a good bet for the hills. With a built-in solar panel to keep the watch charged, it’s easy to read and water-resistant to 200m. It has a good chronograph (useful for timing on navigation legs) and the face illuminates automatically. The buttons are ...

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Olympus SP-570 UZ 2008

£285.00

The Olympus SP-570 UZ boasts an awe-inspiring 20x superzoom lens, ranging from 26-520mm. This delivers the best of both worlds – a compact camera with very good wide-angle coverage (allowing you to capture those broad, sweeping summit vistas) as well as allowing you to zoom in extremely close to isolated subjects. To zoom smoothly, there’s a manual zoom ring on ...

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Casio Exilim EX-Z200 2008

£200.00

At less than 23mm thick, the slender Exilim EX-Z200 from Casio will slip easily into any pocket. Not only that, it weighs just 119g, so you’ll hardly know it’s there when you’re walking. Despite these lean dimensions, Casio hasn’t compromised on the camera’s features. It’s got a handy 4x optical zoom lens (covering a range of 28-112mm) so it’s great ...

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Out & About Nipper

£199.00

The Nipper is the lightest all-terrain buggy we tested, something you really appreciate given the number of times you’ll be lugging it in and out of the car. It feels wieldy on the move too, although it’s not quite the most manoeuvrable. The Nipper’s clearly been designed by people with real target-market experience: it’s packed with thoughtful features you appreciate ...

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Urban Detour Xtreme Travel System

£295.00

Looking at this all-terrain buggy in sheer value for money terms, it’s hard to argue against it, with its faux-fur zip-in sleeping bag, integrating car seat, rain cover and matching changing bag. Like some others, it’s really a plush town buggy flirting with rugged looks, but it’s better than you think off-road: it’s amazingly well-balanced and manoeuvrable, the front wheel ...

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Nite MX40

£200.00

While the digital superhighway may be running the world, there is still a place for an analogue watch face rather than a digital display, and this mountain watch is an excellent example. You get hour, minutes and seconds hands and these are treated with GTLS (gaseous tritium light source), which is said to be 100 times brighter than normal luminous ...

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Nite GX40

£240.00

This mountain watch has hands rather than digital display; stainless steel casing; GTLS (gaseous tritium light source ) makes hands 100 times brighter than luminous paint; battery life is not reduced by having to use a light; water-resistant to 200m; extra-thick scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass; stopwatch; stylish. But weighs 124g; no alarm, no barometer; no altimeter; huge price tag.

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Casio PRG-80L-3VER

£180.00

This mountain watch weighs 76g; solar power so no need for batteries; barometer; altimeter to 10,000m, temperature; digital compass; water-resistant to 100m; 29 time zones; 5 daily alarms. But like some other watches temperature range is only down to -10 deg C; the styling is very aggressive; solar power inflates the price.

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Katadyn Pocket Filter

£200.00

For serious travellers this is by far the best water purifier we looked at. You get a 50,000 litre service life which equals unbeatable running costs of just 0.4p per litre. So although the initial costs are high, if you’re a regular user you will soon get your money back. The flow rate is great too at 1 litre per ...