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Ricky French
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The Kathmandu XT Exmoor Jacket: Field Test
Kathmandu’s “XT” series is starting to gain a name in the competitive space of high-end adventure clothing and equipment. Kathmandu’s visible focus these days is skewered towards outdoors-stylised street-wear fashion (teenagers are now wearing Kathmandu tops to the shopping mall, and when that happens you know it must be cool). This begs the question as Read More
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Lighthouse Mini: Goal Zero’s ultra portable lantern
Need a lightweight lantern for illuminating your next campsite? Ricky French has tried out Goal Zero’s Lighthouse Mini to find out if it meets the brief.
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Perfect pitch: Trying out Kathmandu’s Lansan Ultralight hiking tent
Ricky French heads out for a weekender on Mt Bogong to put Kathmandu’s Lansan Ultralight Tent to the test.
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Massive Murray Paddle overcomes headwinds, raises $100k
Despite variable weather conditions from the outset of the event, this year’s Massive Murray Paddle has been hailed a success, overcoming the doldrums of last year’s low participation to raise $102,642 for multiple charities.
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Fish out of water: Experience the benefits of downtime beyond the usual
We sent regular contributor Ricky French on a boys’-own-style adventure trip to see how he’d hold up. As it turns out, a change is as good as a holiday, and changing your holiday plans may be even better.
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Roadtesting Kathmandu’s driFILL down jacket
Ricky French wears his heart on his sleeve: puffy jackets are not his thing. But when it comes to freezing temperatures and Kathmandu’s goose down driFILL jacket, he’s willing to make an exception.
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Getting to grips with Kathmandu’s XT Alopex rain jacket
After struggling to figure out a few of the jacket’s features, Ricky French eventually finds the Kathmandu XT Alopex to be a compact rain jacket that’s hard to beat.
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A close look at Kathmandu’s Northstar XT hiking tent
Ricky French trials Kathmandu’s Northstar XT hiking tent in chilly Tasmanian conditions on a visit to Mount Wellington, Tasmania and Blackwood, Victoria.
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Forgotten French Island
On a trip to his namesake island, Ricky French embraces navigational challenges and a sense of solitude he never imagined.