Nature Therapy…

A topic that keeps popping up all over outdoors social media sites and regular social media is "Nature Therapy". What is it? Does it work? How do you do it? What are the benefits? What if I'm not near a forest or the outdoors? Can I stop taking my medication? These are all valid questions …

Gear Styles & Themes.

Has your gear got a style? Does it follow a certain theme or trend? A few people asked me recently what my style means and how it came about so I'll try and explain as best I can. I had already decided that any custom work I got done would have some form of Native …

Slieve Commedagh Day Hike (severe weather).

So when I seen a weather alert that we were getting snow and extreme low temperatures the first thing I done was plan a hike! There was to be blizzards with 50 - 60mph gusts and wind chill temperatures of -15°C at height. With the weather alert in mind I planned a route and got …

Write It down.

Something I wish I'd started when I first stepped into the wild. A journal, in my opinion is the most valuable tool we can have. Not a knife, not a back pack, the latest pair of trousers or cook set but a simple small object we call a notebook. My first journal was a small …

And so it begins!

Hello and welcome. My name is Aidan. I've been involved in the outdoors since around 1990. Over the years I've built up a lot of knowledge and understanding pertaining to most things outdoors. In my teens is when I really caught the bug and was able to explore my local mountains, forests, lowlands, coastal areas, …