Cumulus X-Lite 200 Review: An Ultralight Down Summer Bag
479 g, 850 cuin down and Pertex Quantum – but no zip at all. Specifications, photos and three nights of field experience with the Cumulus X-Lite 200.
-
-
Primus EtaSolo gas stove Review
We have already presented the EtaSolo from the house of Primus some time ago. Just a short time later,…
-
Deuter ACT Lite 40 + 10 – Overview and Field Test
A look at the Deuter ACT Lite 40 + 10 and a field test. It has a full-featured carrying system that trims down well. Generous room, plenty of pockets and loops leave a positive impression.
-
Fjällräven Celebrates Its Birthday with a Special Edition Kånken Backpack
The northern Swedish manufacturer Fjällräven turns a proud 50 this year. To celebrate its birthday, there is a limited special edition of the popular Kånken backpack, available in 2010 only. Over recent years the backpack has increasingly become a real cult object and is still hugely popular.
-
Outdoor food homemade – Vegetarian Pemmican
Of course, on longer hiking tours, you don’t just have to rely on outdoor food that you can buy…
-
Gas stove: Jetboil Flash in review
When Jetboil’s Personal Cooking System (PCS for short) came onto the market, it caused quite a stir. Such an…
-
New Magellan eXplorist GPS Units (510, 610, 710)
Magellan has expanded its “eXplorist” line with three new outdoor handhelds: the Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710. All three have a 3″ colour touchscreen and a 3.2 MP camera with autofocus, and with the built-in microphone they can record photos, videos and voice notes tagged with GPS data. All three are waterproof to the IPX-7 standard.
-
Astronaut Ice Cream: A Freeze-Dried Trail Snack on Test
Freeze-dried since Apollo 7: what Astronaut Ice Cream tastes like, which two flavours there are, and why 19 g of it earns a place in your pack.
-
Installing OpenStreetMap Maps for Garmin BaseCamp on Mac OS X
On Windows, installing OpenStreetMap maps is, as we have already reported, very easy and works without any problems. In a comment we were asked how it all works on Mac OS X. So here are the instructions for Mac users who are still missing suitable maps.
-
Rugged Outdoor Compact Cameras Compared
A group test of eight rugged outdoor compacts in Chip Foto-Video Digital 07/2010, and how it matches our own experience: the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT 2 comes out ahead, plus two non-rugged alternatives for hiking.
End of content
End of content