Current Gear
Top Gear: Best of the 2011 Walk Reader Awards
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Our resident gear expert Minnie Burlton casts her eye over the Walk Reader Awards 2011 and picks out her favourites, creating the ultimate walking kit wish list…
Young, kitted and free
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Children that are cold and wet won’t enjoy the Great Outdoors. But kit them out well and keep them warm and dry, and it will be whole other story, says Walk’s resident gear expert Minnie Burlton…
Mountain Hardwear Fluid 32
Friday, November 25th, 2011
An extremely well made and durable pack with plenty of adjustments to fine-tune the fit…
Deuter Act Trail 32/28 SL
Friday, November 25th, 2011
A streamlined and easy-to-use pack, but light on features…
Gregory Z35/Jade 34
Friday, November 25th, 2011
A fiddly pack to get used to, with hip pockets too small for a compact camera…
Osprey Kestrel 38/36
Friday, November 25th, 2011
A well-designed pack, and great to use, with an excellent back system…
Lowe Alpine Peak Attack 45/35
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Highly technical and very versatile, Lowe Alpine has created an excellent mountaineering and ski touring pack…
Mammut Creon 32L/Crea 28L
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Super-durable and totally intuitive to use, everything on this pack is just where it should be…
Lightwave Fastpack 40
Friday, November 25th, 2011
A light, comfortable and practical pack; it’s a shame the noggin-banging poles let it down…
Berghaus Extrem Arete 35/Women’s Arete 30L
Friday, November 25th, 2011
At 850g, this pared-down backpack is wonderfully lightweight – we loved its simplicity…
