How-tos and kit lists answer all those ‘How do I…?‘, ‘What do I…?‘, ‘Where do I…?‘ questions that people are bothering google about. They’re instructional and useful, so readers should go away with a satisfactory answer to their question, as well as an awareness of whoever published the post and what they’re about.
In outdoor retail customers tend to have a lot of how, what, and where questions, so we write blog posts to answer them. These posts also make excellent evergreen content, are super shareable and inspire people too.
In brief, everyone loves a how-to.
Bivvy Tips and Kit List
There’s nothing quite like sleeping under the stars and waking up to the sunrise. With nothing between you and nature, sleeping is rarely quite so exciting and wild as when out on a bivvy.
Adventures shouldn’t just be for the weekends, we keep the following essentials stashed under our desks so that we can sneak out to the hills when the weather’s good…
Mountain Marathon Tips and Advice
When AlpFactory Supervisor Dom and I got our less than-a-month-to-go email from the team at Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon (SLMM), our initial response was along the lines of “AAAHHHHHHHHHH! We’re so unprepared, there’s so much to do and so little time to do it all!”
…Fortunately, one of us (Dom) had the sense to break the whole thing down into manageable chunks, which made the whole process seem a lot less overwhelming. To save you the stressing bit, here’s our plan of action for preparing for a mountain marathon…
Hati’s stovetop Dahl with Chapatis
Campsite envy guaranteed with this super simple hearty veggie dish!
Winterise your summer setup
We love winter camping and we love gear. But browsing the web, the amount of gear folks reckon you need to buy for a winter camping trip is enough to put anyone off.
What if you only use it once? What if it’s not your thing? Paying out for new a whole new winter camping setup when you’re only dipping your toe in the water is a pretty big commitment…
Our favourite UK hills
Alpkit was founded on Alpine dreaming, but our feet are planted deeply in the bogs of the Peak District, on the ridges of the Cairngorms, and atop the summits of North Wales.
We love venturing off to new destinations, but we’re always grateful to come back to our little Island- even in the winter. With such a variety of phenomenal landscapes on offer, who can blame us? And where better to take it all in than from the top of a hill?
What to do in Ambleside
When you’re opening your second store, you tend visit it a fair bit to see how things are going, chat to the team, or pick up a paintbrush and get stuck in.
If you’re coming to visit over the long weekend (or over a short weekend, or even a normal-length weekend), you may as well make the most of everything that Ambleside and its surroundings has to offer. Here are a few of our favourite activities, for more ideas to fill your trip why not ask our Store Heroes about their favourite adventure destinations?
Where to climb in the Peak District
Whether you’re inching your way up a featureless gritstone arête, jamming your way up a perfect crack line, or crimping your way up a limestone quarry, the Peak District is a gift that keeps on giving when it comes to climbing. We’ve handed over to our Alpkit Hathersage team to tell us a few of their local favourites (with some input from AKHQ – we just can’t help ourselves).
Winter camping: top 10 tips
Winter can be a truly magical time of the year, giving our local haunts and favourite spots a fresh new look and feel.
And those crisp, crystal clear mornings can offer some of the most breathtaking sunrises, transporting us to what seems an entirely different place and giving us that warm and fuzzy feeling inside (even when it’s below zero out there). But watching the sunrise from our living room windows, with the heating on, can only offer us so much…
*Edited by Talyn Williams
6 ways to pitch a tarp
Summer is upon us! That means more daylight to enjoy, more agreeable to enjoy it in (well, in theory), and more nights out under the stars feeling like your part of nature… It’s time to dig out your tarps and revise some tarpology…
Hillwalking Kit List
We’re all drawn to the supposedly ‘big’ destinations, the Alps, Norway, or even further afield. But driving past by our own National Parks on the way to the ferry sometimes makes us feel disloyal.
In the UK, we have that kind of landscape that seems to take you by surprise. We know it’s just there, we know it’s beautiful, but with all the flurry and fuss of digging out our passports and heading overseas, it just seems to slip our minds…
Winter Camping: Tips for a great night’s sleep
A good night’s sleep does the world of good to any trip, and perhaps even more so at winter.
SLEEP is our tried and tested method for getting your sleep system dialled when winter camping…
What to do in Hathersage
Come rain or shine you’ll find a hearty welcome at Alpkit Hathersage, whether you’re ogling our Sonder bikes, poring over our wetsuits, or enjoying a brew and a chinwag.
Our doors are always open but there are lots of other things to do, so if you’re coming to visit our Hathersage store you may as well make the most of the local area whilst you are here.
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