Kids
1st Feb 2022 DMM Puma Climbing Harness
The Puma fills a fairly niche space in the world of climbing harnesses 13 year old (12 when we got this harness) boy is on the small side. He loves all types of climbing and has recently taken to...
24th Feb 2021 Gibbon Slackline
I've had a few slack lines over the years. The early ones were simply lengths of webbing that we would tension between two anchors using pulley systems and karabiners. There was always a...
6th Jun 2019 Boreal Joker Velcro Climbing Shoes - Women's
With two growing boys who are into their rock climbing it's a fairly constant battle to keep them in decent rock shoes. My eldest is now 12 and has grown out of the kids models which aren't really...
19th Mar 2018 Kids Snow Cup Gloves - VAUDE
For years my kids had complained of snow getting between the end of their jacket and the end of their gloves, so when it came time to get some new gloves I decided to find a pair that would...
19th Dec 2017 Kids Escape Pants - VAUDE
Kids waterproof trousers come and go in our family pretty quickly. When they were younger we bought pair after pair of cheap, thin, no-frills versions for a few quid. They'd last a few months...
31st Oct 2017 Kids Escape Light Jacket II - VAUDE
I've said it in numerous previous reviews, but I will say it again; too many of us kit ourselves out with funky technical kit, but neglect our kids. VAUDE produce a decent range of junior...
2nd Aug 2017 Salomon Speedcross Kids Running Shoes
Review by Bryn, aged 11. These shoes are perfect for a lot of different things, running being the best. This is a list of things that I like about these shoes: My favorite thing...
29th Jul 2015 Petzl Kids Macchu and Body Harness
I've written a few reviews recently on kids kit and the importance of putting them in the right sized stuff. Arguably it's never more important than clmbing harnesses as there's a genuine safety...
23rd Jul 2015 Osprey Jet 18 Kids Rucksack
There comes a time in a kids' life when he or she needs to start carrying their own kit when out walking and camping. Personally I've been keen not to start this too early, preferring instead, to...
30th Jun 2015 LED Lenser NEO Headtorch
This isn't a torch to run or cycle with, but it's one I often take running and cycling, as well as camping, and most other occasions when I know a torch is going to come in handy. Why? Because...
8th May 2015 Ocun WeBee Kids Climbing Harness
Our eldest boy is 8 and recently took part in a climbing competition for the first time. We arrived on the day with his full body harness that he'd been wearing whenever he climbed for the past 5...
7th May 2015 Edelrid Crocy Oasis Kids Climbing Shoes
It's all too common to see young kids climbing in a pair of trainers. The common thinking seems to be that kids feet grow so quickly that it's not cost effective to buy specialist shoes as they...
9th Dec 2014 Frog 55 Children's Bike
Introduction We'd been meaning to upgrade our now 7 (then 6) year old's bike from a good, but not geared, bike for too long. We're keen cyclists and we wanted to get her a bike that would allow...
25th Nov 2014 Raidlight LED Running Vest
I had a conversation with a friend a few weeks back about the merging of technical kit with fashion and we quickly moved on to discuss the combining of 'real' technology such as AI, nano-computer...