Reviews

Let me introduce to you ‘Jim the Holdall’ by Millican.  I’ve had Jim for a long time now, in fact he’s been used almost every other day for the last 4 years. He gets stuffed with smelly and damp gym kit, he’s been thrown in the back of my muddy Discovery for camping trips, and he still looks smart enough ...

The sign of a quality product is when you’ve had something for years and you take it for granted. We’ve all got those items that we never give a second thought to, whenever we need it, it’s there and it always works, and in this case I’m talking about my Blunt umbrella. I’ve had my Range Rover logo’s Blunt XL ...

As of this moment, it’s been 12 days since I handed my watch in for a service and new battery, it’s the same watch I’ve worn almost everyday for the last 13 years, and I miss it. Oddly, this has reminded me of another rather nice watch that I reviewed a couple of years ago when Elliot Brown sent me ...

Here at Crossaxle we have, over the years, amassed quite a collection of Silverpoint torches and lanterns, all of which continue to survive the rigours of abuse that we regularly put them through.  So it came as no surprise that when their latest product arrived, their new Guide head torch, it lightened our day! (Sorry). The new Guide provides 95 ...

Initial Ponderings Over the last 12 months or so I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with the Mazda6 Tourer, the CX-5 and the nimble Mazda2, and with each vehicle being a genuine joy to drive, I can honestly conclude that I’m becoming a quite a fan of the marque. They’re not just fun to live with either, with Mazda’s ...

If you read my road test last year on the outgoing Grand Vitara (click here), you’ll know that I fell for it in a big way, but time stands still for no 4×4, and after 27 years it was time for a change. The new, fourth generation Vitara is as stylish and robust as ever, offering the usual value for ...

I consider myself to be a typical bloke, I don’t have a full wardrobe like Mrs Turner, but what I do have is quality gear that lasts. Amongst the clothing marked ‘posh stuff’, or in other words, not to be worn whilst fixing things, is the half zip sweater from Possum Merino. OK, it may not be the rough and ...

So what happens when you put your fleece lined, pure wool jacket on from Black Yak?  That’s easy, you don’t want to take it off again, ever, that’s what happens! I’ve had this jacket for around 3 years now and as well as being incredibly warm, it’s also very hard wearing, in fact, I can’t imagine a time that it’ll ...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I do like Merrell shoes, and I can’t remember a time when there hasn’t been a pair in my wardrobe. Recently I’ve been abusing a pair of Moab Rover’s from their new arrivals section.  At just 421g they’re light and very comfortable, even straight out of the box. A warning though, ...