I loved the Lowa Camino Evo GTX hiking boots. These are proper mountain boots but really comfy too. Other new 2023 hiking gear included Salomon boots, Salewa boots and bags, Dynafit gear as well as lots of jackets from different outdoor companies.
I was really impressed with the Vango Wrath backpack but less impressed with the Gregory backpacking bag (Osprey Exos is much better!). The Sierra Designs backpacks were very different. I’d be really interested trying one out.
The Olpro Pioneer backpacking tent looked like a good alternative to the Vango Banshee and OEX Phoxx 2. The Vango Hydrogen Air is ridiculously light at 700 grams but is extremely small!
I would highly recommend buying a Lifesystems First Aid Kit. There are lots to choose from including tiny kits and big mountain leader kits.
As before, there’s lots for the kids to do including the zip line and climbing walls. Ben Fogle was there too being interviewed on Stage.
There were lots of smaller stalls from the lessor brands but some some really interesting outdoor gear, much of which I had never seen before!
Thanks to all those who stopped me for a chat, it was really nice meeting you all.
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Thanks, Andy.
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