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Independent Gear reviews for travel and active clothing for walking, cycling, hiking, trekking and adventure kit including jackets, base layers, trousers, mid layers, gloves, hats, gilets, lycra and baggy cycling clothing.
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We review the Odlo Sillian T-shirt
We review the Arc'teryx Alpha SV hard shell jacket, a top-of-the-range mountaineering garment that offers bomb-proof...
Weighing a phenomenally slight 100g, the Berghaus Hyper jacket could be the perfect waterproof for lightweight...
We review Black Diamond's Mono Point waterproof jacket to see if it is up to the harshest of wet mountain weather...
We review Helly Hansen's Odin Moon Light jacket - which is aimed at year-round activity for general outdoor use.
We review Paramo's Velez Adventure Light smock to see if this popular but individual approach to a rainproof shell is...
The Vaude Lierne comes in at a great price for a waterproof jacket, and offers many of the same features as more...
We review the Sherpa Lakpa Rita jacket, a year-round mountain shell made from 'the finest materials available'. Does...
We test Rab's flagship Andes jacket in the Arctic climate of Greenland. In winter.
Our reviewer tests one of those 'jack-of-all-trades' items - the Windveil Pull On from Rab - and wonders how he lived...
The Durand Polar from show manufacture Keen are tough and rugged, yet smart enough to wear around town. Rob Stewart...
We review the XSories Mini Bendy tripod, made for mounting cameras and action cameras.
We put Cumbrian based EDZ's microfleece to the test to see if it can compete against the big boys.
We put Vaude's Rond Jacket II to the test to see how well the new Ceplex Advanced material works against the elements
We review the Scott Trail Mtn WB, a superlight but capable windproof that should be in everyone's pack.