Why We Chose The Adidas Terrex Techrock Gore-Tex Pro Jacket: Well-built, top-level performance, very lightweight for a four-season shell We reckon most people, at one point or another, will have owned ...

Back in 2023, ultra running icon Courtney Dauwalter completed a world first by becoming the first person to win the triple crown of ultras – that’s the Hardrock 100, Western States 100 and the UTMB – ...

Outdoors Magic: Meticulous design, ace hood, great fabric with UK-made membrane, excellent cut, Vislon main-zip, glove-friendly features. Outdoors Tragic: Very slightly tight on the OM test chin.

The colours and elements of the construction might make the Aku Link GTX look like an approach shoe, but it’s actually much more like a classic walking shoe in its feel and performance. The Link GTX ...

Hanwag’s popular Banks boot, originally released 16 years ago, has had a 2020 update. With new materials and a slightly modernised design and fit, this new one’s stable, durable and built for long ...

A clean design, low weight and all-weather protection – there’s a lot to like about this lightweight, yet durable, jacket from Black Diamond. And the Black Diamond Highline Stretch Shell is also ...

What comes to mind when you think of a waterproof jacket? Rain protection, obviously, and wind protection as well. But other things might come to mind also: claminess, perhaps; discomfort; and that ...

An influencer with over one million Instagram followers has found themselves at the centre of a social media storm following a wild camping trip on the Isle of Skye. Last week, Adrian Trendall a ...

Highlander is a Scotland-based family-owned brand that’s been around since the 80s and that’s now run by the son of its original founder. Its original ethos was to offer kit at reasonable prices to ...

The MQM here stands for ‘Moving Quickly in the Mountains’. Sadly, the coronavirus lockdown put paid to my plans to rigorously test the Merrell MQM Flex 2.0 GTXs up gnarly, rocky mountains near my home ...

The L.I.M range from Hagöfs has become a real favourite amongst the team here at Outdoors Magic with piece after piece impressing our testers. The concept of L.I.M, which stands for Less Is More, is ...

On any extended wild camping trip, multi-day backpacking adventure, hut-to-hut trekking holiday or summer bikepacking trip, you’re going to spend a fair amount of time huddled in your sleeping bag. It ...