Reviews

The Talon & Tempest from Osprey are classic daypacks have a modern and clean design. They have been on the market for a long time and are a very versatile pack, suitable for practically any outdoor activity. The larger sizes featuring a top loading...

The Osprey Aura and Atmos AG packs were launched world wide in the middle of 2015 to a large amount of fanfare and they quickly received multiple industry awards. The AntiGravity™ harness had been touted as giving great comfort when carrying heavy loads...

"THE LAND ROVER DEFENDER OF BOOTS" Scarpa have been making innovative, handmade footwear since they founded the company in Northern Italy in 1938. You would assume then, that by now they would know a thing or two about crafting a good boot. And you’d be...

The shiny new Suunto Spartan Ultra has just hit the shelves, and I’m stoked to have the opportunity to do some pre release testing for Paddy Pallin. Suunto is marketing the Spartan Ultra (and the rest of the new Spartan range) as a whole new kind of...

I’m not going to lie, I’m probably the least capable person to be reviewing outdoor wear and hiking products. Before this trek came up the only trekking I had done was walking over a few headlands in South Australia to find new waves. Carrying a camera,...

The long-awaited next generation of Suunto multisport watches will be hitting the Paddy Pallin stores in early August with pre order available now. The Suunto Spartan Ultra is the ultimate solution for the athletic and adventure multisport participant....

If you’re into the outdoors, you’ll be familiar with the name ‘Scarpa’ - a family company based in Northern Italy, with a great tradition of quality and innovation. Having owned many pairs of their hiking, climbing and approach shoes over the years,...

As a wildlife photographer and frequent traveler, my ideal jacket is lightweight, functional and looks good in a multitude of locations. Versatility is high on my list of features as my diverse destinations this year stretched from one end of the globe, to...

Oh come on, seriously? how can they claim to be unbreakable... This was certainly my initial reaction to the Gloryfy eyewear range when I first saw it in June at the ORA trade-show last year. Of all the outdoor gear I own & use, few pieces of kit are a...

For many of us the name Patagonia is synonymous with outdoor adventure & quality. Founder Yvon Chouinard took his love for climbing and mountaineering from a humble hand-made piton business in the late 1950's and turned it into the eco-focused company...