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his year saw my first trip to
Friedrichshafen for the OutDoor
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show, and I have to say I
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thoroughly enjoyed the
experience. All the talk beforehand had
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brilliant the weather is at that time of
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some wonderful people, saw some solid product and had a
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really fine time.
I borrowed some gear to make the camping experience more
enjoyable, including a superb backpack from Vango, and a
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Force 10 tent (the Vortex 200, which I am so glad I took with the
After phase one, which involved treating the
Jon Bruford
inclement weather in mind), plus a cracking sleeping bag (one
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of Vango's Ultralite range) and a self-inflating mattress and
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pillow from Multimat that were frankly bloody marvellous. it here…
At the show, standouts included Keen's new range of bags,
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which were both functional and incredibly stylish, The North
Jack Lynes - Sports Trade Face's lifestyle range of clothes and Coleman's very sexy new
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propane-fuelled stove, which will apparently work in Gear tests from the best consumer outdoor
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temperatures up to -42c. For the record, the fuel is 100 per cent
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propane, and demos on the stand included bottles taken from a
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freezer to prove their point. Most impressive.
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the UK this time around. The backpacks and day sacs they had
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on show were so light you had to remind yourself you had
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something in your hand, and their wind stoppers should go
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down a storm – no pun intended – with UK consumers. If you
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haven't had a chance to check out their lines, we'll be looking
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at them in SGB very soon.
Next issue, we'll have a look at some of the product mentioned
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above in more detail; for now, I'd like to thanks Vango for
Brian King
protecting me from the rain in an outstanding tent, not to
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mention the excellent Sherpa backpack which kept my socks
and pants suitably dry and safe.
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The Tent Show is next at Stoneleigh, and after that, OTS – hope
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to see you all there!
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Jon Bruford, Editor SGB – Sports and Outdoor
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