Top Ten Gear and Equipment Reviews of 2022
Our blog and equipment reviews have been very popular over the last few months. Everyone loves outdoor kit and we love reading about the best equipment.
Looking through the stats these are our most popular kit blogs of the year and our top ten gear and equipment reviews of 2023.
1. Emergency Shelter Review
Chris writes with authority about what might be our most important item of equipment. Emergency Shelter Review
2. Gloves for Scottish Winter Walking and Mountaineering
This new blog on how to choose gloves for snowy adventures unsurprisingly got more popular as the year moved towards winter. Gloves for Scottish Winter Walking and Mountaineering
3. Buffalo Mountain Shirt Review
A great review of the Buffalo Special 6 Shirt from a friend of Beyond the Edge. Buffalo Mountain Shirt Review
Buffalo Special 6 Shirt
4. Leatherman Skeletool CX Review
Our Leatherman reviews are very popular and this review of the lightweight Skeletool was the most popular Leatherman Review of 2023. Leatherman Skeletool CX Review
5. Leatherman Signal First Impressions
This is the most outdoorsy Leatherman and lives in the top of my climbing pack. Leatherman Signal First Impressions
6. The Kovea Spider Stove
A great lightweight gas stove for wild camping, bivouacs and ML expeditions. The Kovea Spider Stove
Kovea Spider Stove.
7. How to Choose a Knife for Walking, Climbing, Mountaineering and Expeditions
This is still a very popular blog and it’s still controversial. Do you need to carry a knife in the British hills and mountains? How to Choose a Knife for Walking, Climbing, Mountaineering and Expeditions.
8. Leatherman Signal
Hati’s honest review of the Leatherman Signal. Leatherman Signal Review
9. Patagonia R1 Techface Hoody Review
Hati’s review of her beloved Patagonia R1 Techface Hoody was by far our most popular equipment review of 2022. Sadly its dropped to 9th place this year but it’s still a great review of a great jacket. Patagonia R1 Techface Hoody Review
10. Sportiva TX4
These approach shoes have become the footwear of choice for most of the Beyond the Edge team. James writes about why he wears them. Sportiva TX4 Review
La Sportiva TX4
We would like to give a big shoutout to our local outdoor shop the wonderful Outside in Hathersage. Great staff and a great selection of gear. https://www.outside.co.uk
Also if you would like a 15% discount on any Leatherman Tools follow this link and use the code WHITBYALEXEKINS15
Alex
Beyond the Edge Ltd is based in the Peak District, easily reached by train from London and within easy travelling distance from Sheffield, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham and other Northern towns and cities.
We are one of the UKs most experienced providers of climbing, walking, scrambling, mountaineering and navigation training courses.
Most of our courses are run in the Peak District National Park which has some of the finest rock climbing, bouldering, walking and hiking in the world.
