Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBMy Cape Wrath Trail walk June 2024. Update from the Cape Wrath Trail: The Heat Exchanger Pot Performed Even Better Than Expected June 2024. Stoves I've used for long-distance walking over the decades - updated April 10, 2023. Thoughts on Packs for Backpacking January 2022.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2023
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Favourite New Gear of 2023. Mountain Laurel Designs SoloMid XL, Atom Packs The Mo 60. Here's my annual favourite gear of the year roundup following another twelve months testing gear for The Great Outdoors. Not all the items were new for this year, just tested by me for the first time. As in previous …
Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2021
WEBThursday 30 December 2021. Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2021. Sea to Summit Ultralight mat, Sea to Summit Alto TR2 Plus inner tent, & Jetboil Stash stove, plus some old favourites - Alpkit Woodsmoke shirt & Tilley Hiker Hat. Here are my favourite new items of gear for 2021 after another year testing gear for The Great Outdoors.
A Little About Me - Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBSince 1991 I have been the Equipment Editor of The Great Outdoors magazine, contributing monthly features on gear and techniques as well as a regular column on backpacking and occasional pieces on my walks and other outdoor topics. I also write for other magazines and give illustrated talks. I was awarded the Outdoor Writers' Guild Award for ...
Saturday 31 December 2022 - Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBWednesday 28 December 2022. Favourite New Gear of 2022. Rab Generator jacket, Vango Heddon 100 tent. Here's my annual favourite new gear of the year review following another twelve months testing gear for The Great Outdoors. As in previous years they don't necessarily replace ones from previous years or old favourites and they're in no ...
A Look At The November Issue Of The Great Outdoors
WEBOct 11, 2021 · The latest issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. I have a feature describing the gear I used on my trip to An Teallach that I wrote about on this blog here (with more photos). I also review the Motorola Defy smartphone, the Columbia OutDry Extreme Nanolite waterproof jacket, and the Fjallraven Greenland Jacket.
A Look At Different Types Of Backpacking Tents - Chris Townsend …
WEBNov 30, 2021 · A modern ridge tent design uses a long curved pole as the ridge with a large hoop at the front and a short one at the back. This gives better headroom than a ridge with upright poles. Pyramid. Pyramid tents, often just called Mids, only require a single central pole, though an A-pole can be used.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: November 2021
WEBNov 30, 2021 · Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on which I ...
Chris Townsend Outdoors: January 2022
WEBJan 30, 2022 · RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022. With Storm Malik just passed and Storm Corrie on the way this year's Big Garden Birdwatch took place on a cold, windy, dark, overcast day with a temperature of 3C. When the clouds lifted slightly fresh snow was visible on the Cairngorms. Last yea r there was snow …
A Look At The August Issue Of The Great Outdoors - Chris …
WEBThe August issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. In it I have a feature on the gear I used on the walk in the NW Highlands I described in this post plus a review of the Columbia Zero Ice Cirro Cool T-Shirt (two reviews of the latter actually as it also appears in the gear trip report). Away from gear I review Andrew Terrill's marvellous book The Earth Beneath My …