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Using a trail vest to carry hyradation, food and essentials

Using a trail vest to carry hyradation, food and essentials

When I run I like to have my hands free, so hand held water bottles don't really work for me.  I have tried bum bag/hip bags to hold water, food, keys, phone etc and these are fine, but do bounce around a bit, and are not 'ideal' for accessing water etc as you have to...

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Canoeing out of Kingsbridge, South Hams, Devon

Canoeing out of Kingsbridge, South Hams, Devon

Another great canoe trip with Singing Paddles in South Hams, Devon.  We had a fantastic four hour trip with Dave Halsall from Singing Paddles as we canoed in Kingsbridge Estuary, part of the South Devon AONB, having launched from just outside Kingsbridge....

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I want a ruggedised Microsoft band

I want a ruggedised Microsoft band

You may have noticed that Microsoft released another update for their Band last night.  I have the Microsoft Band 2 (much better that first iteration) and the new updates have added weight monitoring and GPS battery optimisation (by reducing the sampling rate), along...

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