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Are you getting started outdoors, gearing up for a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, or just need to save a few quid? We all need to get out, even in this economy. Here’s the lowdown on the best, more budget-friendly backpacking kit our team have reviewed over the last year or so, in one place for the first time

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Used well, they can make a weekend on a non-electric pitch feel easy: phones topped up, lights on, laptops charged and a bit of evening comfort without worrying about flattening your leisure battery.

It’s a tough ask, climbing (and just as importantly, descending) a hill. But it doesn’t need to be a horror.