GEAR
Outdoor swimming gear reviews and gear advice articles.
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Yonda Ghost II Swimming Wetsuit – Extended Review
Due to space constraints in print, our product reviews are often shorter than some pieces of kit that we test…
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Orca open water SW wetsuit
The new Orca SW is packed with features that we haven’t seen in wetsuits before and which are designed to…
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Vivobarefoot Tempest amphibious trail shoe review
While it took a little while longer than expected to get the Tempest shoes on due to the high ankles,…
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What’s in our kit bag? January 2021
Thermal wetsuits and jammers, watches and changing robes. Here’s our pick of swim kit this month. 1. Alpkit Hurley outdoor swimming…
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Should outdoor swimmers wear earplugs?
Ear plugs should be in everybody’s kit bag. Becky Horsbrugh explains why One of the most important pieces of swimming…
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WAKEcup zero waste starter kit
Global WAKEcup is a zero-waste reusables brand with a mission to end single use plastic pollution. According to WAKEcup, besides…
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Charlie McLeod Driathlon
Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…
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Robes
Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…
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Bags
Holdalls, drybags, ruck sacks and changing bags – whatever your swimming adventure there is a kit bag designed for you…
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Born to Swim towel
In our May issue we tested our choice of towels, but this one didn’t arrive at our office in time…
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Wild swimming wetsuits
What do you need in a wild swimming wetsuit? For us, it was more a question of what you don’t…
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Swimrun wetsuits
Team London Lads competed in the Ötillö Swimrun Engadin race in Switzerland. Mark Klein (pictured right) wore the Orca Swimrun…
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Christmas Gift Guide
Treat the outdoor swimmer in your life (or yourself!) to our pick of the best outdoor swimming gifts 1. POOL…
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Nonumb
It’s often useful to look at innovation in other sports that could be transferable to open water swimming. Surfers gave…
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Swans SR-2 Mirrored Goggle
Last issue we reviewed the Open Water Seven goggle from Swans, but for the past couple of months we have…
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Mako trunks
These Toucan trunks from Mako didn’t arrive at the H2Open office in time to be tested and reviewed in last…
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Zone 3 Advance wetsuit
It has been a while since we tested a Zone3 wetsuit, so we were interested to get our hands on…
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Vantage Point, by Patricia Filteau
Set in the near future, this is a mystery thriller novel dealing with advanced technology and intellectual property rights, so…
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Kozii mexiko elite bind one-piece
This eye-catching costume from Australian costume manufacturers Kozii is a real head-turner. If you’re looking for holiday swimwear that combines…
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GlideSoul Tie-Dye Wetsuit
Taking the attitude that there’s absolutely no reason that all wetsuits have to be black, GlideSoul have come along and…
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Kozii men’s swimwear
We first came across Kozii at Swim Expo in Manchester and grabbed a few samples to review. In the world…
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Zone3 Warmth Vest
If you need a bit of extra insulation but don’t want to be restricted by a full wetsuit, this vest…
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Aqua Sphere Canton
The latest range of swimwear from Aqua Sphere has been developed with Michael Phelps. Designed to meet the needs of…
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Swim Secure Wild Swim Bag
We’ve been a fan of tow floats and bags ever since Chillswim introduced them to the UK market a few…
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Zone 3 Onesie
We love this onesie from Zone3. A nice alternative to waterproof robes already on the market, the Zone3 Onesie is…
