If you get properly into any action sport you are likely to become a bit of a gear geek. Most of us like talking about the equipment almost as much as we like using it! So us AWE365 gear geeks decided an outdoor activity equipment blog that is full of adventure sports gear articles needed to be written.
A big part of this is reviews of gear we use. Now we don’t feel that a shallow ‘it was great, here are the features’ review really suffices. So an AWE365 gear review is detailed after lots of testing, so you can really find out how well the action sport equipment works.
There are also outdoor activity gear tips. Such as how to look after particular equipment or what to take away with you on a holiday. This is all from personal experience so expect some useful advice along with a bit of geeky waffle…
Finally everyone loves a top 10. So when one of us knows enough about a particular type of equipment we will write adventure sports gear article to let you know what we think is best.
Being up front we are not huge on gear news. This outdoor activity equipment blog is more about detailed personal experience. That said sometimes a bit of news grabs our fancy and we will feel the need to write about it.
We hope you find the adventure sports gear articles interesting and informative.
For many people running in the wind and rain is their idea of hell. But if you have the right gear there is something liberating about defeating the elements. In this Helly Hansen Jotun jacket review I will talk about…
Every snowboarder remembers their first drag lift, and most of us recall stacking it a few times before we got past the first support post. Big Mountain Extreme Sports know this pain so they’ve created Snow Tow, which is making drag lifts easier…
Lacking in significant ski resorts (sorry Scotland) it is a surprise that there are any UK snowboard brands. But the inventive British spirit, and the popularity of snowboarding in our Green and Pleasant Land, means we can buy British and do our bit to support…
At the start of the summer I was sent a range of Craghoppers Nosilife insect repellent clothing to test. It’s designed for travelling and for outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing. In this review of Craghoppers Nosilife I will talk about…
As an active person I have owned many versatile shorts with pants built in. To be honest I normally end up cutting the pants out as I don’t find them comfortable. Read this Helly Hansen Pace 2-in-1 shorts review so…
For the last four years I have been riding a range of bindings by Raven Snowboards. In this review of Raven bindings, I’ll share my experiences and ask the age old question: are they the best cheap snowboard bindings? Lets start with some history.…
Having recently been converted to specialist socks, I was excited to conduct a review of Bridgedale technical socks for hiking and running. This was partly because I could retire some socks, that like Sir Bruce Forsyth had gone on a little longer than they should. But strictly…
Looking like a stormtrooper, buying British, and extra protection for my noggin are the reasons I was excited to conduct this Ruroc RG1-X helmet review. Both in looks and protection levels the Ruroc is different to the rest of the…
Good fitting and comfortable flip flops can be hard to find, good fitting, comfortable and durable almost impossible. So when I heard about the new Hudson Rubber Flip by BOGS I was about as excited as I can get about…
Instead of asking yourself what equipment you need to ski or snowboard off piste, perhaps you would be better off asking yourself what backcountry ski gear you need to ski safely off piste. Skiing or snowboarding outside of the managed…
To be honest when faced with the opportunity to conduct a review of Teko eco-friendly socks my first thought was ‘how am I going to write about socks?’. But Teko don’t just make ‘socks’, they make high performance sports footwear that…
If you want to start jibbing and doing tricks then it is worth investing in a forgiving freestyle snowboard. You can jib on an all-mountain stick but by getting the right board for the job you’ll progress faster and hopefully have less…
I had always been reluctant to try snowboarding in bib pants, mainly because I associated it with skiers wearing high and tight salopettes in a 90s winter version of Simon Cowell. But with skiers now being the cool kids on the slopes and us snowboarders are apparently…
The relatively recent trend of ‘technical midlayers’ – as opposed to a fleece or big jumper – has seen many of my friends skiing in what I would consider to be two jackets. This winter I joined the two jacket club…
As a dedicated wearer of skate trainers, I didn’t expect robust hiking shoes to dominate my footwear choice for the last few months. But since pulling on the Anatom V1 Trail for the first time my skate trainers have remained almost…
Ski goggles are an essential part of any skiers’ or snowboarders’ kit. A good set will shield your eyes from sun, wind and snow. However, because conditions can vary on the slopes different lenses are more suitable for certain conditions.…
If you’ve been shopping for skis in the past few years, you may have noticed that a new group of small independent custom ski builders and shapers have shown up alongside the usual big name brands. Don’t get them confused…
As if a review of Striding Edge, the first eco-friendly British snowboard brand, isn’t exciting enough I got to ride with Olympic boardercross athlete Zoe Gillings-Brier and Britain’s fastest snowboarder Jamie Barrow. We spent a day shredding the Hemel Hempstead snowdome on…
As a newer breed of mountain bike, 29ers have been the cause of some heated debate in the MTB fraternity in recent years. To some purists, their larger wheels look ridiculous – like oversized cartoon bikes. Yet they seem to…
At the start of the summer a friend who is new to MTB asked, ‘What mountain biking clothing should I buy?’ We discussed it over a pint, which planted the seed for this article. What interested me is that none of the clothing is essential, so what…
