Soto are a Japanese company specialising in super light stoves and cookware. Their impressive stoves are made in Japan and their build quality is incredible. Their top of the range […]
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New Osprey Packs
New to Facewest this spring are the updated Osprey Talon and Tempest packs. The Talon was launched in 2007 as a lightweight unisex multi activity backpack. Skip forward 7 years […]
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Thermarest Quilts
Want to make a massive cut in the weight and size of your backpacking pack? Forget cutting out labels and the handle off your toothbrush. Swap your full sleeping bag […]
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MSR Habitude Tents
The new MSR Habitude tents are a bit of a departure from the norm for MSR and us at facewest. MSR are famous for their well featured, lightweight backpacking tents […]
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Rab Cirrus Flex 2 – Recycled Insulation
This spring Rab have redesigned their Cirrus Flex range of lightweight insulation for active use. Filled with recycled Primaloft Silver Luxe and featuring a recycled Pertex Quantum outer the Cirrus […]
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Flameless Outdoor Cooking
At Facewest we are always interested in new products that can make life easier, or for those more interested in suffering, more ‘efficient’. We are pretty excited about the new […]
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Why Choose Synthetic Insulation?
Synthetic insulation is an alternative to natural down feathers used in insulated jackets. It has several advantages over down feathers that we will go into below. Synthetic insulation has for […]
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What is Rab Vapour-Rise
Rab Vapour-Rise clothing has been around for a number of years now, building a fanatical following in the outdoors community. If you are one of these fanatics, you know what […]
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Patagonia – Fair Trade Certified sewn clothing
Patagonia have been pioneering responsibly made clothing for a number of years now. Our Winter 2020 range reflects this commitment with the largest range of Fair Trade Certified sewn clothing […]