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Fjällräven Keb Trousers Review: The Only Hiking Pants You’ll Ever Need

Fjällräven Keb Trousers Review: The Only Hiking Pants You’ll Ever Need

Fjällräven Keb Trousers Review: The Only Hiking Pants You’ll Ever Need

Fjällräven Keb Trousers Review: The Only Hiking Pants You’ll Ever Need

If you’re searching for tough, technical hiking pants that actually fit well, the Fjällräven Keb Trousers should be at the top of your list. These Swedish-designed trekking trousers are known worl...

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Bedrock Mountain Clogs Gear Review

Bedrock Mountain Clogs Gear Review

The Bedrock Mountain Clogs offer a versatile and durable footwear option for outdoor enthusiasts. Designed with a premium one-piece oiled Ecco® Nubuck leather upper and an extra sticky Vibram® Mega...

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First look at the all new S25 Jetboil Stoves: Flash and Zip

First look at the all new S25 Jetboil Stoves: Flash and Zip

If you're looking for a fast, reliable, and ultra-portable cooking solution for your next outdoor adventure, the Jetboil Flash should be at the top of your list. As one of the most efficient option...

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Gear Review: SOTO Navigator Cookset

Gear Review: SOTO Navigator Cookset

This cookset is a favourite at PAST Outdoors with most of the staff owing their own set or forever pinching the shops set. Our set has seen action across the globe and has been thrashed on a large ...

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Gear Review: SOTO Thermostack Original 2 Piece Cook Set

Gear Review: SOTO Thermostack Original 2 Piece Cook Set

Dave from PAST takes us through the SOTO Thermostack Original 2-Piece Cook Set. A fantastic little minimalist cookset that can be stacked together to form a double walled cup with the larger 40...

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New Sea To Summit Ether Light Sleeping Mat Comparison

New Sea To Summit Ether Light Sleeping Mat Comparison

Sea To Summit have just revamped their incredibly successful Ether Light range of sleeping mats with the new Ether Light XR and Ether Light XR Pro. Now even lighter and warmer with the same comfort...

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New Hardside Hydration Filter and Swig Rig

New Hardside Hydration Filter and Swig Rig

Coming to you from Maddens Falls in the Dharawal National Park about five minutes from our store in Helensburgh, we want to show you the new Hardside Hydration Bottle Filter and how to fit it into ...

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Communications Planning when heading into the outdoors - Part 2

Communications Planning when heading into the outdoors - Part 2

In Part one we covered the PACE planning tool and Actions on. Today I want to share with you what I use for communications. This is my own plan, often I am with others who have similar training, ex...

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Communications Planning when heading into the outdoors - Part 1

Communications Planning when heading into the outdoors - Part 1

‘No comms equals no bombs’ is one of the earliest quotes I remember as I was learning to use the latest and greatest radio set in my basic training when I joined the Army back in 1999. Never has th...

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Bedrock Sandals Australia

Bedrock Sandals are here! Our say on Mountain Clogs & Sandals

Our Hunt for the Ultimate Hiking Sandal In early Dec 2024, we began our hunt for comfortable sandals that could be used for hiking and walking paved streets. After lots of research, we became reall...

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Gift Guide for Hikers, Campers and Travel Enthusiasts

Gift Guide for Hikers, Campers and Travel Enthusiasts

  With the year almost over, it has brought us to the most expensive time of year.. If you didn't get to doing Christmas shopping before the sales ended, don't fret! We have been working hard at cu...

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Wilderness Wear: The heartbeat of Australian Merino manufacturing

Wilderness Wear: The heartbeat of Australian Merino manufacturing

On a recent trip to Melbourne, Jon, the Chief Operations manager, invites Dave to tour the design lab, manufacturing plant, and outlet store of Wilderness Wear in the Melbourne suburb of Preston. C...

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New Zealand tipi with a wood fire

New Zealand Trip in search of Red Stags and The POGS

  As autumn starts to hit and temperature drops in Sydney, the smell of wood fires hits the cool damp air in my hometown of Stanwell Park. I often feel a calling to get into the mountains and ‘do s...

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Camping with kids, the ultimate mission

Camping with kids, the ultimate mission

Camping with kids can be tough right? For those of you who have never camped with kids it doesn’t have to be a complex operation. Simplicity is key. Most people would think planning and conducting ...

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Five tips to a warmer nights sleep

Five tips to a warmer nights sleep

Winter camping does not have to be freezing your butt off all night - and throwing clothing and blankets at the problem might not make the cold go away. Some simple additions to your existing setup...

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A family adventure: Kangaroo Valley and Shoalhaven River

A family adventure: Kangaroo Valley and Shoalhaven River

We unload our gear and set up site. This trip we came equipped with an early prototype of the UL6T by PAST Outdoors. It was large enough to house our family of four but small enough to fit under th...

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