Elan Ascent

Advantages: Lightweight and good life
Disadvantages: Air gets trapped on the ascent

...worth of clothes however I do ensure I have a good supply of anti-perspirent. In the interests of reducing the weight of the kit I carry I decided to invest in a new lightweight BCD called the Ralf Tech Travelight Tech which is a wing design. For those who are not up on the technicalities of diving to give it its full name BCD stands for Buoyancy Control Device and is the means by which when at the surface a diver stays afloat as the jacket or wing design is attached via a hose to your air cylinder allowing you to add air to it similar to a life jacket and also to dump air out of it when you want to go down underwater. Once underwater air can be added or dumped to control your position in the water and to control both your ascent and descent speed. As well as this primary use a BCD is also important as not only is your cylinder attached... Read review

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Advantages: Shock Absorbers,Merino Wool, Breathabilty!
Disadvantages: None!

...® technology helps to transport moisture away from the skin via transferring yarns, to an outer absorbent layer. The moisture is held in this layer allowing the feet to breath. Locking the moisture away from the skin enables feet to remain warm, dry, blister-free and comfortable." Pretty good, ey? Ive worn these for a 2 day walk in the Lake District, and have not had one blister yet! A lot of you keen walkers will know that that is one thing that is difficult to not bring back with you after a couple of days away! I own a pair of Goretex boots, and my socks seem to be able to work well between the systems, helping my feet to breathe which is a great advantage , helping me to walk those last few miles pain and sweat free! Each ascent sock is made from 49% Coolmax®, 27% Merino wool, 23% Nylon and 1% Lycra. The cool max to help the sock keep... Read review

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Advantages: Light, Strong , reliable, well designed, anti shock
Disadvantages: Not cheap

...dont realise how important it is to loop your wrist through the top strap these poles came with a very high quality strap very comfy Many people still have a poor opinion of walking poles seeing them as an old mans tool , more fool them the benfits they offer on your joints are not to be over looked and the new generation of antishock poles are brilliant. I used to use a single pole for years but am now switching to the pair, takes a little getting used to but well worth the support As a serious trekker I find poles are a godsend when crossing fences , styles , gates and streams with a heavy pack on and really save twisted ankles on steep descent and my knackered legs on ascents There are many cheaper poles on the market but I have seen locking mechanisms break or fail , poles bend etc so my advise is if you are looking for a serious... Read review

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