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• MSR Habitude Tents - 26th Mar
  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 like the Hubba and Elixir range. The Habitude 4 and 6 person tents take much of the design…
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• Arc’teryx Norvan LD 2 Review – 800km in - 16th Mar
  Back in March 2020 and staring down the barrel of lockdown 1.0, like a lot of people I decided to start taking running seriously. I'd always done a bit but never really managed to reach the point where it stops hurting. First off I decided to invest in…
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• Rab Cirrus Flex 2 – Recycled Insulation - 11th Mar
  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 Flex 2.0 is a serious high performance layer with some respectable environmental credentials. The Cirrus Flex 2.0 Hoody is…
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• PIEPS Voluntary Product Correction - 03rd Mar
  PIEPS have announced a replacement program for the carry harness that comes with their DSP Sport, DSP Pro and DSP Pro ICE transceivers. This comes after concerns raised by users regarding the locking mechanism of the SEARCH / SEND / OFF switch on those models of transceiver. You…
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• How To Avoid Being Avalanched - 19th Feb
  Risk Assessment and preparation. Avalanche Avoidance The golden rule of back country or off piste skiing and snowboarding is to AVOID avalanches. Everyone should be properly equipped and trained to deal with an avalanche but nobody should ever have to ! The key to safety is Local…
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• Flameless Outdoor Cooking - 10th Feb
  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 self heating outdoor cooker from Adventure Nutrition. The system is basically taken from the Military MRE cooking system…
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