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Keeping the outdoor world up to date on everything Loving Outdoors
Leather: the facts
Leather is the single most important factor in determining a boot’s waterproof credentials. Good quality leather will give longer lasting waterproofing than any other material. Although bad leather can be waterproofed by adding synthetic lining it will only remain waterproof as long as the synthetic fibre lasts: there really is no substitute for good quality [...]
Ordnance Survey Maps In Stock Now!
Interestingly, Ordnance Survey maps have their roots in the Jacobite rebellions of the 18th century. Fearing the wrath of the Scottish Clan, the British government sanctioned the mapping of Scotland in order to give nervous British generals a strategic advantage in the event of further uprisings. With Jacobite enthusiasm waning after defeat at Colluden, Ordnance [...]
Gerber Bear Grylls Bushcraft
TV adventurer Bear Grylls has spent years trekking in the back of beyond to bring tales of mysterious faraway lands to the comfort of our living rooms. His pioneering spirit has propelled him to a number of unprecedented achievements, leaving world records smashed in his wake: he was (briefly) the youngest Brit to summit [...]
Snugbug: The Loving Outdoors Lowdown
With cruel gale force winds ravaging UK coastlines and hail stones battering our towns and cities it’s never been more important to have a nice woolly hat; lucky for you, then, that Snugbug hats are now available through Loving Outdoors. A company with a zero tolerance policy on cold ears and windswept hair (and a [...]
Not just for Christmas: Kurgo and Ruffwear Dog Accessories at Loving Outdoors
Loyal, unselfish, affectionate, servile; just a few characteristics that have made dogs mankind’s number one animal for the 15,000 years since man first said ‘fetch boy’. And yet for all our professed affection for dogs, rarely do we think of them when it comes to Christmas gifts. With as many as 90% of UK [...]
New at Loving Outdoors: Polar Training Watches
We’re very pleased to have a new range of Polar training watches on the Loving Outdoors site. Here’s a quick introduction… The Polar RS800CX is an advanced heart rate monitor watch that gives detailed insight into your training performance and overall fitness. Rather than leave you to draw your own conclusions from diffuse performance [...]
Loving Outdoors Zamberlan Range In Review
Zamberlan: The Story So Far… The Zamberlan story begins with Giuseppe Zamberlan being distinctly cheesed off with the studded leather soled boots he endured as a soldier in WWI. On his return from the Great War and spurred on by his love of his native Dolomites, Giuseppe Zamberlan began [...]
Loving Outdoors’ New Silva Range In Review
Silva was born out of the orienteering boom of the 1920s and 30s when navigating the wilderness became a popular pastime with many across Europe. After toiling for years with unreliable an inaccurate compasses, the growing orienteering community gave a collective jump for joy when in 1928 some Swedish orienteers invented the liquid-filled compass [...]
One click payments on the horizon
Loving Outdoors teams up with App55 to bring secure and easy payments to customers Great news, we have teamed up with online payment specialists App55 to add a secure pay-by-password capability to our website. We are committed to providing the best customer service on the web and now with App55’s Card Hub, our customers can [...]
Unveiling the new Regatta winter range.
As is so often the case this time time of year, September has turned to October and has brought with it the icy chill of winter. With the Sun’s nurturing embrace gone, thoughts now turn to wholesome things: families huddled round steaming cauldrons; man and beast trudging steamy-breathed through icebound forests; flinging snowballs wantonly in [...]
