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As the mercury rises, lunch isn’t the only thing we’re taking alfresco. Lace up your boots, grab your all-weather kit and hit the trails, rain or shine

Is it possible to buy everything* you need for a hill day for under £100? TGO reviewer, wildlife ranger and Glasgow’s premier purple fleece fan Peter Macfarlane learns you needn’t be minted to kit yourself out on Vinted