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Paramo Quito

£199.00

A really comfortable jacket, and it boasts a great hood too; but at 490g it’s also heavy and not very packable. It’s an excellent all-rounder – warm enough and weatherproof enough for winter wear, yet just about light and packable enough to leave in a pack in better conditions. It is a bit warm for full-on summer weather, though, even ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4.5
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Blacks Octane 1 2009

£150.00

The Blacks Octane 1 tent is a great package for the price. The stuffsack has the instructions sewn in, and there’s a spares pack with a pole repair sleeve, various fabric patches, seam sealer and a coil of spare guy cord. Many of the tents in the test have a similar set up, but none is so comprehensive. The tent ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Haglöfs Oz Pullover 2008

£170.00

The Haglöfs Oz Pullover  is an extremely popular jacket that is ideal if low weight is your main priority. It uses Gore-Tex Paclite fabric so high levels of waterproofness and breathability are ensured, while the simple design means there are fewer seams, which further improves breathability and makes the most of the weight advantage of Paclite. It is a smock ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Mountain Hardwear Argon 2008

£290.00

The Mountain Hardwear Argon winter jacket weighs just 532g (size L); Gore-Tex Pro Shell, so it is top of the league for waterproofness and breathability; two huge chest pockets; third smaller chest pocket; pit zips; good hood adjustment and movement.But front zip has no external stormflap; hood peak is very large and the hood did not fit quite as close ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4.5
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Robens Cloud 2

£150.00

The Cloud 2 is a 2-person tent that’s very easy to put up as it is an inner-pitched-first design with the poles clipping to the outside of the inner. The fly goes over top, and a scattering of hand-friendly pegs finish the job. Ladder-lock webbing adjusters make it easy to tighten the fly, even on uneven ground. There is one ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Blacks Octane 2

£150.00

For unpredictable UK weather an outer-pitched-first design is my preferred choice of tent as you can pitch (erect) and strike (take down) it in any weather and stay reasonably dry, so full marks to Blacks straight away with the Octane 2. The poles slip through colour-coded sleeves to make pitching easy, and ladder-lock adjustment around the base ensures the flysheet ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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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 ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Haglöfs Lim Ultimate

£150.00

The lightest jacket in our test by a meaningful amount. The big saving comes from the simple pattern that is free of too many seams, while the use of Gore Paclite fabric offers good weight savings too. The jacket is very simplistic with only the bare essentials to keep you dry. So you get a hem drawcord to keep draughts ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Crux Flak

£200.00

Designed as a functional, uncompromising climbing jacket, the Flak is made of 3-layer eVent fabric, so it has top-end levels of waterproofness and breathability. The fabric felt nice and robust too, and ideal for fending off a winter storm. The design is frills-free with just a pair of Napoleon chest pockets that can swallow guidebooks and gloves. The hood is ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4.5
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Furtech Claw

£200.00

If you are tired of condensation then give Furtech a go as this winter jacket is far more breathable than other waterproofs, thanks to its unique fabric construction. The Claw is also warmer than most waterproofs, again thanks to the unique fabric, but you get side venting if needed. So use it in cold, wet winter weather and it should ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Mountain Equipment G2

£170.00

This soft shell weighs 664g; Gore-Tex Soft Shell fabric; Paclite hood rolls into collar; external taped seams on shoulders; pit zips for venting; waist pockets easily take an OS map; Velcro adjustable cuffs; brushed polyester lining adds warmth. But access to pockets could be better if they were higher on the chest; expensive.

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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The North Face Spectrum 23

£225.00

The Spectrum is a 2-person sub-2kg tent that saves weight by ditching the inner and relying on its design to keep out the condensation and rain. There’s loads of ventilation in the roof and at each end to allow airflow and hopefully minimise condensation. This shelter can also withstand 135mph winds, which the manufacturers claim is far in excess of ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4.5
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Mountain Equipment AR Ultralight

£160.00

This 2-person backpacking tent is very light at just 1600g and you can save a further 300g by ditching the pole set and using a pair of trekking poles instead. It pitches outer-first with just two vertical poles supporting the outer. The inner is suspended inside the outer. The wedge-shaped ridge design creates a reasonable amount of space to sit ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4.5
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La Sportiva Glacier Evo GTX

£170.00

With this 4-season boot, a one-piece leather upper provides the primary barrier against the mountain environment, so there is no stitching to fray and little chance of water getting in. You get a Gore-Tex waterproof lining to guarantee dry feet though and a rubber rand around the toe to guarantee durability. A solid toe box provides vital protection while the ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4
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Keela Menro

£160.00

This waterproof jacket from Keela is cut from a fairly soft, rustle-free fabric, and equipped with a soft mesh lining. The Munro is a comfortable jacket to wear, even over just a base layer. It’s on the big side, but that doesn’t pose too many problems as there’s plenty of adjustment in both the cuffs and hem. It’s an absolute ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 4.5

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