I have made some changes to this year’s backpacking gear, replacing some failures, a few new things and a few Christmas presents.

See the new page here.

This Neoair XLite mat is probably the biggest change this year – the valve failed on my old mat – this one packs smaller and weighs less than the old mat.

However Therm-a-Rest were a bit mean with their £120 mat as there is no stuff sack supplied to protect it!