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  • The Secret To Making Sure Your Adventure Definitely Happens

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    Over recent weeks and months I have listed all my favourite places for getting adventure ideas, described how to raise funds for an expedition or do one on the cheap, detailed how you plan the logistics of an expedition and explained why it might all be easier than you think. But none of that matters…

  • How To Get Sponsorship For Your Expedition

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    This is a detailed article explaining how you actually go about getting sponsorship for an expedition. It covers the following topics: 1. Who’ll pay for your expedition? How likely is it that you’ll get sponsored? What is the magic solution? 2. Applying for grants Advice for completing grant application forms A comprehensive list of expedition…

  • How to Actually Plan an Expedition

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    This article is a guide on how you actually go about planning an expedition. It’s easily the longest and most detailed blog post I’ve ever written. It will form the basis of a book next year so please do enjoy it while it’s free. [divide] Introduction When I posted a question on Facebook about how…

  • The Smallest All-in-One Stove on the Market

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    This is a review of the new Primus Lite+ all-in-one camping stove. For other camping stoves, see here. [divide] [one_half] Pros Small pack size (smallest all-in-one stove) Lightweight (second lightest all-in-one) Well designed and best looking all-in-one stove [/one_half] [one_half_last] Cons Not as fast as Jetboil Risk of handle overheating Canister support doesn’t fit inside…

  • Who Makes The Best Expedition Rations?

    Who Makes The Best Expedition Rations?

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    This is a review of nine brands of dehydrated foods and expedition rations. I’ve been eating “dehy” meals for many years (not full time). And, to prepare for this review, I took samples of these brands on a trip to Iceland. This is the result… (Updated February 2020) Expedition Rations Comparison Table This table contains…

  • Chore Hacking: The Adventurer’s Household

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    It’s not uncommon for me to receive offers of guest blogs but they don’t usually come from home improvement experts. George’s pitch on ‘chore hacking’ for adventurers really tickled me so today I’m handing over the blog to man in lifestyle design…   Adventurer’s Household – Chores Hacking Top 10 Tips to Save Time, Money…

  • Comparison of Lightweight Sleeping Bags

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    Lightweight Sleeping Bag Review This review compares all the lightest ultralight sleeping bags in the world. What’s the Lightest Sleeping Bag in the World? I believe this is the current Top 5 lightest sleeping bags in the world: Cumulus Magic 125 – 245g / 8.6oz Yeti Fever Zero – 280g / 9.9oz Z Packs 40…

  • Why Having An Adventure Might Be Easier Than You Think

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    If you are reading this then you have probably seen Bear Grylls on TV, read a book about climbing Everest, been to a talk on rowing the Atlantic ocean, signed up for a blog about cycling around the world… or something like that. Something, somewhere, somehow has made you want to have an adventure and…

  • Comparison of Gas Stoves

    Comparison of Gas Stoves

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    Review of over 50 of the best camping stoves. It includes ten of the lightest stoves in the world, various remote canister stoves and every all-in-one Jetboil-style stove on the market. There’s also an explanation of all the different types of gas canister along with adaptors so you can use all of them as well…

  • How I Fund My Expeditions

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    The heartbreaking hunt for sponsorship By far the most common query and perceived stumbling block for those planning an expedition is how to fund it. This normally manifests in a heartbreaking hunt for sponsors and a search for the golden ticket that will make it happen. Sometimes people get lucky but 99 times out of…

  • How I Make a Living as an Adventurer (Hint: I Don’t)

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    Six years ago I quit my job to live a more adventurous life and help other people do the same. My website and profile have grown in that time but I may have given the impression that I make a living from being an “adventurer”. I do not, have not and never will. Everything I…

  • How Much Does it Cost to Cycle Round the World?

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      [divide] I first published this article three years ago with an extract from my book How To Cycle Around The World. I asked nine cyclists who had done big cycling trips how much it cost them. Today I am updating the article with data from one hundred and thirty one long distance cycle journeys. A vast improvement.…