Stay dry in the wet

After a decade of soggy socks, bashed up pork pies, and making polite conversation with the midgiebitten masses, here are the things Trail writer Fliss would banish to Hiking Room 101 faster than you can say “lovely day for it” in the driving rain.

Let’s be honest: the Great British Summer often comes with a damp disclaimer. One minute it’s glorious sunshine and you’re grilling sausages outside – next thing, you’re wrestling with a muddy dog, yo

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Leave no trace: it’s a maxim familiar to anyone who enjoys exploring the countryside. But the kit we wear and carry in the great outdoors often does leave a trace – of ‘forever chemicals’. Or, to give

SIX OF THE BEST

It’s the (hypothetical) end of the world but we’re feeling fine thanks to this collection of essential survival kit