Archive for 2010
Spot 2 FAQs in review
Oh great, I love Spot- “Spot, Spot, loveable spot, he’s soft and cuddly an… No, not that Spot- this is the future of hand-held messenger devices we’re talking about. Sorry, do go on… Unlike Spot the Dog, SPOT 2 represents a step-change in hand held communications devices- it’s the first of its kind-and assuming the [...]
Sledging
Why isn’t sledging taken seriously as an outdoor pursuit? It’s clearly way better and more popular than snowboarding and skiing and yet it isn’t afforded anywhere near the cultural weight of its sister sports. Why? We have skiing holidays; why not sledging holidays? We have ski resorts; why not sledging resorts? We even have Ski yoghurts- [...]
Powermonkey Powertraveller Portable Charger Review
Loving Outdoors is proud to unveil its new range of Powertraveller portable chargers. We may as well face facts: we need gadgets. In the olden days we didn’t need them but now we do and that’s that. Even those of us who take to the countryside to ‘get away from it all’ need gadgets to [...]
Cyber-ecology
For many, the internet represents the peak of human achievement. Enabling us to communicate as we never have done before, it makes us more able to fulfil the social potential that sets us apart from the ‘animal’ kingdom. We can go on Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia-we can even go on Myspace; animals can’t even operate a [...]
Outdoorwear in the spotlight…
You’d have to be living under a rock not to have noticed all the fuss surrounding outdoor wear recently. Not only have Hi-Tec been named as the official suppliers of walking boots for the ITV television program I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here, but A-list celebrities the world over are swapping the glamour of [...]
New Garmin S1 Approach Golfing Watch Review
Fore! Garmin are teeing golfers up for great success with their S1 Approach golfing watch- the first of its kind. With a rounded design that is in equal measure stylish and ergonomic the Garmin S1 Approach will raise your game all round and its rugged construction means you’ll be able to play a round of [...]
Garmin 310XT Forerunner GPS Watch- a customer review
The first thing I noticed unpacking the Garmin 310XT was it didn’t come with a 50 page manual, Garmin have succeeded in making a watch so simple to operate that my granny could use it. The watch is a lot smaller than I was expected and a lot more comfortable than its predecessor, the Forerunner 305. Switching [...]
Shakespeare Fishing Range Launched!
“What’s in a name?” asks Juliet in the defining tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Good Question. For many the name Shakespeare is synonymous with great works of English literature, and not without good reason; William Shakespeare wrote plays that by our estimations are some of the finest in the English language. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear and even [...]
Yomper’s Paradox
Unfortunately, I didn’t get to visit my beloved Pennines last weekend. It’s not that I’m scared of the cold weather or anything; I just had some business to attend to. So what, I didn’t go to the Pennines- what’s the problem? They’ll still be there next week. Sorry to be so grumpy but without regular exposure [...]
Tips for a successful 2011
Hi everybody! My name is Félix from Spain. I’m doing an internship at Loving Outdoors and I’ve been in Manchester for two months. At this time of the year, everybody is thinking about gifts, snow and trying to wish to everybody a happy new year. Moreover at X-mas everyone is hesitating about New Year’s resolutions [...]
