Kit reviews from Britain’s most experienced gear-testing team. Here, Francesca Donovan and David Linternn focus on two innovative new outdoor products

David Mitchell surges into the surf to test a pair of Vass’ new Team Vass 700 Edition Chest Waders

Each pair of socks was worn over several weeks of mixed riding and also put through some controlled ‘lab-style’ assessments. I made the most of a few weeks of wet weather to see how well they performe

Deck trainers are a relatively new phenomena but, certainly for racing sailors, they have become a crucial piece of kit. If the cruising sailor might content himself with a deck shoe then that simply

Come the winter months and triathletes are few and far between at the lake I coach at. It’s understandable too –swimming in colder water is difficult and with time at a premium with three sports to ti

I was sent this to test quite randomly but the timing could not have been more opportune as, with the night’s drawing in, I still had to sail my boat from Marseille to its home port some 60nm away, wr