The new MSR Habitude tents are a bit of a departure from the norm for MSR and us at facewest. MSR are famous for their well featured, lightweight backpacking tents […]
Rab Cirrus Flex 2 – Recycled Insulation
This spring Rab have redesigned their Cirrus Flex range of lightweight insulation for active use. Filled with recycled Primaloft Silver Luxe and featuring a recycled Pertex Quantum outer the Cirrus […]
Flameless Outdoor Cooking
At Facewest we are always interested in new products that can make life easier, or for those more interested in suffering, more ‘efficient’. We are pretty excited about the new […]
Why Choose Synthetic Insulation?
Synthetic insulation is an alternative to natural down feathers used in insulated jackets. It has several advantages over down feathers that we will go into below. Synthetic insulation has for […]
What is Rab Vapour-Rise
Rab Vapour-Rise clothing has been around for a number of years now, building a fanatical following in the outdoors community. If you are one of these fanatics, you know what […]
Patagonia – Fair Trade Certified sewn clothing
Patagonia have been pioneering responsibly made clothing for a number of years now. Our Winter 2020 range reflects this commitment with the largest range of Fair Trade Certified sewn clothing […]
Barryvox and Barryvox S Firmware upgrade 3.4
Mammut are constantly working on ways to improve their transceiver range so their firmware updates are a fairly common occurrence. They do not mean that there is a problem with […]
New GORE-TEX Pro 2.0
This Winter our top clothing brands have updated their tough waterproof mountaineering shells with new GORE-TEX PRO Shell 2.0. PRO Shell has been GORE-TEX’s top end waterproof membrane since 2012. […]
What is Arc’teryx Coreloft?
Coreloft is a synthetic insulation developed by Arc’teryx for their Atom range of clothing. It consists of a layer of ‘fluffy’ polyester which traps heat generated by your body. Coreloft […]