Kit reviews from Britain’s most experienced gear-testing team. Here, Steph Wetherell and Chris Townsend focus on two innovative new outdoor products

More stuff to spend your hard-earned cash on

Supported by Nikwax, The Long ReView celebrates looking after the places we love and the kit that helps us get there. Each month, we’ll focus on a product that has stood the test of time, why it endures and how to care for it. This month, it’s Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace and an all-time favourite rucksack

Gemma Palmer and Alex Roddie test six of the best walking trousers for year-round adventures

Casting instructor Brian Pask beach tests two new high-performance rods from Daiwa’s Saltist surfcasting range

Tony Grigorjevs heads to two different rivers to find out if this traditional float rod is the real deal...