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GoSystem Trail Classic

£10.00

This is a basic camping stove that just gets on with the job and doesn’t bother with the frills… and I love it. Its clean, simple design is easy to fathom, you get a decent burner that kicks out plenty of heat, it’s small and light and comes with a carry box containing a ‘stove first aid kit’ (O rings ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Alpkit Gamma (2012)

£13.00

Alpkit is well-known for providing great kit at incredible prices, although the drawback is that you can only buy the gear direct from the brand, so you won’t find this headtorch in your local outdoor store. The Gamma has a main LED that punches out a good beam of light, but it is not as clean or as wide as ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Markill Aquarius Trinksystem 2.5litre

£18.00

This hydration system comes with a cleaning brush and excellent instructions printed on the bladder. The bladder has a rolltop closure making filling and cleaning very easy, but you can also fill it through the screw joint between feeder pipe and bladder. No leakage developed during the weighted test. The taste of the water was also top quality. I also ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Keela ADS Long Sleeve Zip Top 2009

£20.00

The Keela ADS Long Sleeve Zip Top base layer is a steal at the price; if it was a tenner more it would still be a bargain. Keela is very good at backing up its fine reputation for affordable quality, and this base layer is a great example of a basic yet does-the-job piece of kit which outperforms many comparable ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 0
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Lifesystems Intensity 80 (2012)

£25.00

On first appearances the Lifesystems Intensity 80 looks very much like the Alpkit Gamma, but it has some important differences. Primarily the Intensity 80 has a motion sensor that allows you to wave your hand across the front of the headtorch to turn it on and off. The benefit of this is that it makes it extremely easy to operate ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Coleman Multi-Colour LED Headlamp (2012)

£30.00

I particularly liked the rotating control knob on the Coleman Multi-colour LED Headlamp as it made switching between settings a doddle. You get three power settings from the main white LED; however this provides a very narrow beam of light, which is not as useful when hillwalking or camping as the broader beams provided by other torches. There’s also a ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Lowe Alpine Lightweight DryFlo Zipneck 2009

£30.00

Lowe Alpine has excelled at producing base layers for many years, and the Lightweight Dryflo Zipneck is a fine exponent of this high quality. It’s exceptionally good at wicking away sweat, utilising different grades of polyester weave on the inside and outside of the fabric to draw moisture to the outside surface. The garment has an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Tibetan Titanium 700 Mug/Pot 2009

£30.00

With a capacity of 700ml the Tibetan Titanium 700 Mug/Pot is a one-person option. The stuffsack weighs 18g while the pan and lid come in at 106g, making it the lightest here. The lid has steam holes and a wire handle while the pot has folding wire handles.  But the handles are not protected with plastic, and there are no ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Freeloader Portable Solar Energy

£30.00

The Freeloader is a pair of solar panels plus a battery unit that is cocooned inside a stylish brushed aluminium casing. Unfold it and you get a slick, space-age design that sits beautifully alongside a mobile phone or iPod and wouldn’t look out of place in Business Class. On the hill it is ideal for those travelling light who just ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Ring Cyba-Lite Sensor (2012)

£31.00

As the Ring Cyba-Lite Sensor’s name suggests, this headtorch has a motion control sensor built into it so you simply need to sweep your hand across the front of it to turn it on or off. This sounds like a good idea, but in use I found it rather irritating as you need to move your hand in just the ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Vargo Ti-Lite Mug 2009

£32.00

The Vargo Ti-Lite Mug is a titanium 750ml pot and lid combo that is extremely lightweight and compact provides outstanding performance for the weight and packed size. The pot comes with a mesh stuffsack that weighs 14g if you are counting! But one pot and lid limits use to pretty basic cooking. The lid slips off a bit easily too. ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Patagonia Capilene 2 Zip 2009

£32.00

The Patagonia Capilene 2 Zip is a fine base layer: very light, with a loose fit that provides plenty of airflow, a relatively open weave that allows plenty of breathability, plus a good cut and a generous zip that means you won’t be overheating. Patagonia has used its own Capilene synthetic fabric, which wicks especially well and is treated with ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Petzl Tikka XP

£40.00

A classic headtorch that is very lightweight at 106g. It also has three power settings plus flash and boost to 50m. This selection of settings is ideal for walkers and campers, and prevents over-use of battery power as the boost setting is only available while your finger is on the dedicated button. There is also a ‘power remaining’ indicator that ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 4.5
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Páramo Cambia Base Layer 2009

£40.00

The Páramo Cambia Base Layer is reversible, so it’s great value. One surface is for use in cold weather, and is pocked with small indents designed to trap air next to the skin. The other is for warmer conditions and is a dense, silky-smooth surface, which pulls sweat away from the skin. The top is comfortable, looser-fitting and has no ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 0
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Howies NBL Light Long Sleeve 2009

£40.00

The Howies NBL Light Long Sleeve base layer is the surprise of the test. Howies has long been established as a funky eco-fashion brand, but it also has good technical credentials – as attested by the many mountain bikers who have picked up on it. I suspect this is due to the cut: this top is very long, with a ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Mountain Equipment Guide Glove (2012)

£40.00

This glove is a well-established and decent all-rounder. It benefits from Mountain Equipment’s own DriLite Extreme waterproof insert, which helps keeps the price down. Inside, the fleece and pile lining does not snag when you slip your wet hand inside, which makes it really easy to put on. As the glove is precurved and the lining is not too thick, ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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MSR Titan Kettle 2009

£43.00

The MSR Titan Kettle’s titanium pot and lid provide outstanding performance for the weight and packed size. The 0.85 litre pot is large enough to accommodate a 250g gas cartridge and small enough to be used as a drinking cup. A spout makes pouring easier. But it’s just one pot and lid, so it’s not ideal for more ‘culinary’ cooks. ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Marmot Midweight Long Sleeve 2009

£44.00

The Marmot Midweight Long Sleeve is an exceptionally light yet weirdly substantial-feeling base layer. Put it on and it’s warm, yet it wicks well. This is down to the Polartec Powerdry fabric, which is warm, slightly stretchy and good at managing moisture. It uses an ecologically aware ‘Upcycle’ policy, which utilises industrial cast-offs. This base layer also uses Cocona technology, ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 0
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Extremities Corbett Glove (2012)

£45.00

The Extremities Corbett Glove has been around for many years and it is a well-proven glove for hillwalking. Surprisingly for the price, you are getting a Gore-Tex waterproof lining inside, which is insulated with a brushed polyester liner and this is precisely fitted to the shell so that nothing snags and you can easily get your hands in and out ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Sealskinz Performance Activity Glove (2012)

£45.00

Sealskinz is best known for its superb range of waterproof socks. The company has used the same technology to develop an extremely wide range of gloves too, and these benefit from that same close-fitting style that made the socks so popular. The Performance Activity Glove benefits from Primaloft insulation for extra warmth yet the glove still manages to fit very ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Silva Trail Runner 2010

£50.00

The Trail Runner, a new headtorch from Silva, is designed for runners as the name suggests, but it should be equally at home on the heads of less speedy mountain movers. The headtorch has a high-powered LED plus a pair of standard LEDs, and together these combine to provide a wide flood as well as a longer beam for searching ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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The North Face Hybrid Long Sleeve Zip Neck (2012)

£50.00

A tight fitting, athletic top built for high-energy activities, and as such may frighten off more casual users. The tight fit ensures that moisture is lifted quickly away from the skin and sent to the outside. Body-mapping has also been used to provide a little extra insulation in key areas. Best of all is the seamless construction, which means a ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Jetboil Personal Cooking System

£60.00

The JetBoil has rapidly become a modern classic, thanks to its superb performance, which marked a change in stove efficiency and signalled a new direction for stoves, where the pot is now as important as the burner. Under the pot there’s a set of heat exchangers while the size of the pot is ideal for the burner and the result ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 3.5
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Montane Bionic Long Sleeve Crew Neck (2012)

£60.00

A really lightweight base-layer made from Sportwool – a unique fabric that blends the best properties of merino wool on the inside, and polyester on the outside. Merino wool excels at trapping water vapour perspiring from the skin, whilst polyester transports moisture to the outside, spreading it out so the fabric dries extremely fast. So this base-layer works just as ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Salomon Merino II Zip Tech Tee 2009

£60.00

The Salomon Merino II Zip Tech Tee base layer weighs 159g (men’s S); closer fit; merino wool aids warmth, giving the best of both worlds in theory; good cuffs and close-fitting collar; very comfortable against skin; wicks well; light; quick-drying. But zip a bit short; shortish sleeves and hem; only 20% merino, so name could mislead; pricy. (01276) 404860; www.salomonsports.com

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 4
  • Owners' rating rating is 0

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