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Using and sizing a buoyancy aid
This instructional video talks you through how to wear one of our buoyancy aids, shows you how we pack canoes on the Canoe Scotland...
Adventure Breaks
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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How to pack a canoe
This instructional video shows you how we pack canoes on the Adventure Breaks Canoe Scotland event: Click here to join us for our Canoe...
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Apr 29, 20211 min read
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A River Raft Adventure
No words are required during this 4 minute film by Alastair Humpreys. It captures the simplicity and beauty of adventure and leaves the...
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Apr 29, 20211 min read
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Blizzard Survival Jacket Review
We recently tried a Blizzard Survival Jacket. We were so impressed, we ordered some for Adventure Breaks. Watch this 3 minute video to...
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Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Feeding yourself on an adventure - Part 2
This article is written by Stu. Stu is a fit beast; he trains hard (lots of cycling and ultra-marathon running - and has been known to...
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Apr 16, 20214 min read
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What size backpack for wild camping?
What size rucksack do you need for camping? Watch this video to find out. Links and more info in links below. At Adventure Solos, we...
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Apr 12, 20211 min read
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Miles Away
This 4 minute film follows Alicia Hudelson, a long distance runner, with some incredible scenery (particularly around 2.5 minutes...
Adventure Breaks
Apr 11, 20211 min read
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How to start wild camping
This 'camping for beginners' article is written for anyone that would like to start camping, particularly wild camping. Wild camping...
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Apr 4, 20215 min read
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How to use a canoe trolley
This instructional video shows you how to use a canoe trolley (or how to use a kayak cart)
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Mar 21, 20211 min read
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Tom Crean: Why haven't I heard about this man before!?
The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration was a period spanning from around 1900 to 1920. Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Earnest...
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Mar 17, 20212 min read
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The 40 Mile Birthday
Dave is turning 40. For his birthday, friends and family gather to help him travel 40 miles; each using a different form of non-motorised...
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Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Feeding yourself on an adventure - Part 1
This article is written by Stu. Stu is a fit beast; he trains hard (lots of cycling and ultra-marathon running - and has been known to...
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Mar 11, 20213 min read
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Only the Essential: Pacific Crest Trail
Two friends hike 2,700 miles from Mexico to Canada in this down-to-earth 40 minute, self-filmed documentary. Fancy tackling a hiking...
Adventure Breaks
Mar 7, 20211 min read
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Adventure Film Club - March 2021
Keep yourself entertained between Adventure Breaks with our book and film recommendations! Here you'll find stories of adventure and...
Adventure Breaks
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Cotswold Outdoor Discount Voucher Code 2021
Would you like a 2021 Cotswold Outdoor Discount Voucher Code? Receive 15% off from our friends at Cotswold Outdoor (both in-store and...
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Feb 7, 20211 min read
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Kayaking Scotland's Islands: Coll & Tiree
A 2 minute video illustrating the beauty of kayaking and camping around some of Scotland's gorgeous islands; Coll and Tiree...
Adventure Breaks
Feb 3, 20211 min read
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A Canoe Adventure In Scotland: Doon the Forth
Join Mark Taylor and Andrew O'Donnell as they venture on a winter canoe trip down the River Forth in 'Doon the Forth'. The personalities...
Adventure Breaks
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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The best tent for wild camping?
I highly recommend this tent as an excellent all-rounder. It is a Naturehike Cloud Peak 2 tent, and there's so much to like about it.
Adventure Breaks
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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Mission Antarctica
Snowboarding in the Antarctic. Explorers such as Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton, then scientists, politicians ('unfortunately') and in...
Adventure Breaks
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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How to Build A Log Cabin
A year alone in the forests of Sweden. Wow, what a video. I have to confess I didn't sit and watch the full two hour video, but this is...
Adventure Breaks
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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