Gear
Black Diamond – Camalot Ultralight
Review Tony Lourens RRP: # .4 R1650 # .5 R1650 # .75 R1650 # 1 R1650 # 2 R2299 # 3 R2650 # 4 R2999 www.rammountain.co.za I started climbing when racks consisted of some slings, a few Moac wedges, and a set of Clog hexagonals, which …
Black Diamond – Storm Headlamp
Review by Tony Lourens RRP: R1099 www.rammountain.co.za Another headlamp, I hear you say, brighter and more efficient than one that came out last month? Surely not? Well yes and no. Yes, the new redesigned Storm is brighter and more efficient than yesterday’s model, but no, it is not just another headlamp. In fact, the Storm …
MSR Alpine – Kitchen Set
Review by Patsy Lourens RRP: R799.99 www.outward.co.za When we go camping, I really like to be organized. I like to have the correct tools for the job, and I like nice tools. Ones that do the job well. I’m also a self-confessed camping gear junkie. When I see something nice, I like to sneak it …
MSR Flylite ™ – 2-person Trekking Pole Shelter
Review by Fiona McIntosh RRP: R6999.99 www.outward.co.za Camping by Iceberg Lake at the base of Mount Whitney a few years back, I wandered over to check out an interesting shelter. The lightweight tent was held up by trekking poles. Clever, I thought, why bother taking tent poles if you can double up? So I was …
Goal Zero – Lighthouse Mini Lantern
Review by Tony Lourens RRP: R999.99 www.outward.co.za Back in the day, we would always pack our trusty Camping Gaz bluet gas lamp when heading into the hills. It was fairly bulky, and of course the running time of your lamp depended on how much gas you had, but the part I really hated was the …
Goal Zero – Light a Life Mini
Review by Tony Lourens RRP: R549.99 www.outward.co.za When we camp, we always rig up a gazebo where the stove, fridge, tables, etc., and general ‘kuiering’ takes place. It is a cosy spot where we always end up, sipping whisky late into the night, bravely planning the next days’ conquests. On our most recent trip, we …
JR Gear – Compression Dry Sack
Review by Fiona McIntosh RRP: R299 for 15-litre Compression Dry Sack RRP: R199 for 15-litre Light Weight Dry Bag www.rammountain.co.za In my last life – before I stuffed up my back – I was a white-water kayaker. So every piece of gear that I took on expeditions went in dry-bags. In those days there wasn’t …
Metolius – Ultralight Master Cams
Review by Tony Lourens RRP: R1090 About four years ago, I went on a quest to find a set of micro cams to compliment my existing rack of standard cams. I played and fiddled with as many different brands as we have here in Cape Town, and in the end I went for Metolius’s micro …
Sea to Summit – TPU Guide Map Case
Review by Fiona McIntosh RRP: R640 www.adventureinc.co.za I’ve been trying out a lot of extreme weather gear of late in training for a 520-kilometre World Series Adventure Race (Expedition Africa) that, by the time you read this, will have taken place on the Garden Route. The full gamut of weather conditions is pretty much guaranteed …
Sea to Summit – Field Repair Buckles
Review by Fiona McIntosh RRP: R79-R99 www.adventureinc.co.za The crunch was ominous. We’d stopped for cappuccinos at the Peregrine Farm Stall before heading out into the Hottentots Holland and, as I stood up, my booted foot crushed one side of the waist buckle on my backpack. I knotted the straps together, grateful that it was only …