Stuff Gadget Guide - UK - Issue 4 (2022-01)

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Grayl Geopress

Nothing scuppers an adventurous
endeavour faster than running out
of safe drinking water. This portable
purifier transforms 710ml of the
murkiest flows into purified aqua
in just 8 seconds. It protects from
waterborne pathogens (viruses,
bacteria, protozoan cysts – urgh!),
pesticides and even microplastics.
It’ll even work in Dagenham.
£90 / grayl.co.uk

Coros Vertix GPS

Whether you’re camping in Cornwall

or cresting Kilimanjaro, when grid

access is scarce you want a multisport

watch that’ll outlast your adventure...

so the Vertix has 60hrs of stamina

with full GPS, extendable to 150hrs in

low-power mode. It’s waterproof to

150m, packs a mega-tough sapphire

glass screen and even tracks your

daily altitude acclimatisation.

from £540 / coros.com

SeaToSummit
Spark Spl 5°C

Sleeping bags are usually the enemy
of compact packing, but this one
squishes down smaller than a 750ml
drinks bottle. At just 340g, it also
weighs about the same as a can of
your favourite fireside craft ale. It’s
stuffed with premium goose down,
and that ‘mummy’ design will help you
sleep sounder than King Tut.
£260 / seatosummit.co.uk

Vollebak Planet Earth

Hoodie Granite Edition

If you’re looking to save space and

weight, this merino hoodie offers

maximum versatility and minimum

fuss. It can be worn in a variety of

ways, including as a Covid-combatting

face mask, as a regular hoodie, and in

the ‘ninja’ configuration pictured. It’s

odour-resistant, fast-drying and light

enough to use as a base layer.

£230 / vollebak.com

Micro

Adventures

£16.99

Alastair

Humphreys’ original

bible explains the

magic behind escaping

your own backyard

and provides the tools

you need to unlock

adventures on your

doorstep.

Go!

£16.99

If a bit of

competition

is your key

to motivation, seasoned

escape artist Tobias

Mews tells you how

to turn your local

landscape into a

series of challenging

but inspiring games.

The

Adventurer’s

Guide to

Britain

£16.99

Not keen to make

overseas travel plans

in the current situation?

It might pay to bag

this guide to Blighty’s

greatest escapes.

Dadventures

£12.99

Alex Gregory

is a double

Olympic gold

medallist.

He’s also an annoyingly

good dad when it

comes to taking kids

on outdoor adventures

that are a tad more

daring than the park.

OUTDOOR FITNESS

OUTDOOR ACCESSORIES

NOW APP THESE

Komoot

Komoot is ideal for

discovering new routes

and Insta-worthy

vistas, on and off the

beaten track. You can

sync to smartwatches

and sport watches for

turn-by-turn nav on

the wrist.

£free / Android, iOS

OS Maps

Access 607 maps and

thousands of ready-

made downloadable

routes. The OS app

includes 3D aerial route

fly-throughs and an AR

viewer that brings the

landscape to life.

from £free /

Android, iOS

AllTrails

Explore more than

100,000 trail routes,

hand-curated by a

community of hikers,

bikers and runners.

It comes with offline

mapping and alerts if

you wander off-route.

from £free /

Android, iOS

BOOK AN

ADVENTURE