Advantages: The great fit of Intuition liners Disadvantages: They're a wee bit ugly
...Ask a snowboarder whether they’ve got comfy boots and he or she will probably groan and whip off a sock to reveal some stunning blister scars.
Yes, I’ve been to boot hell and back too but, finally, all that has changed. I’ve joined the smug minority who lace up their boots in the morning and never give them a second thought during a day on the mountain. And it’s all thanks to ThirtyTwo’s Griffons.
I spent nearly three months in Whistler early this year and the Griffon seemed to be the boot footwear of choice there. Lots of the instructors and pros (both male and female) had them - usually a pretty good sign of a quality product.
Griffons are a bit garish to look at - last season’s were blue, yellow and orange. But they’re tall, pretty stiff and very supportive.
With Intuition liners which...
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Advantages: get fit, monthly or annual membership, free personal trainers Disadvantages: maybe too small for some, no creche, no health spa treatments
...There’s a motto in Germany regarding sport and exercise and it’s “Sport ist Mord” which translates as “sport is murder” - but at least in German it rhymes.
Being German “Sport ist Mord” has always been my philosophy when it came to fitness clubs, organised exercise and sport in general. I had to do sport, or rather PE, at school but luck would have it that during my last two years at school I had a doctor’s letter excusing me from PE – well it should have been for two weeks only but he forgot to date it so I presented it over and over. That was the last time I participated in any kind of organised exercise or sport. Well, not quite. I had signed up to a Tai Chi course on a Saturday morning about 10 years ago but as it was early Saturday morning I quickly lost interested and didn’t bother to finish the course.
There are two health...
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Advantages: Good size, Weather Proof, Easy to put up Disadvantages: Not sure enough space for whole family on a long camping trip
...Me and my boyfriend got this tent for our weeks camping trip in north wales.
The tent was extremely well priced, i guess because time was taken to shop around for the best price. It was just over £80 which i thought was excellent for the product you get.
The tent comes in a 3 -in-1 carry bag, with the two inner bits in one compartment, the outer tent in another compartment and the pegs, poles and repair kit in the little on in the middle. (I thought the fact that it came with a small repair kit was quite good!) When the tent is in it's carry bag it is easy to carry and not particularly heavy.
Previous to our camping trip i got all the bits of the tent out and had a read of the assembly instructions. I just wanted to make sure i knew where all the poles went as the inner 4 person bedroom had to go first and i wanted...
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Two by Two
Another game produced by Orchard Toys
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