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New Swarovski Optik AT and ST Spotting Scopes Reviewed.

06/06/2026 by .
New Swarovski Optik AT and ST Spotting Scopes Reviewed.

Colin Hockley says that the new Swarovski Optik AT and ST Spotting Scopes, most Ornithologists’ Go-To equipment, now has state-of-the-art Image Stabilisation.

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Reef Rover Low XT Shoes

Discover the very Best carry on footwear for outdoors lovers.

Packing light is particularly important when you are just travelling with just one carry-on bag and the heaviest items are always going to be footwear. Here, Rupert Parker rounds up his best carry on footwear.

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Rupert Parker recommends the latest and best airplane carry-on bags  pacsafe venturesafe 45l gii travel backpack

Best airplane Carry-On Bags. Disccover the best case to rucksack solution.

If you’re travelling in parts of the world where pavements don’t exist and the road is full of holes, a bag which converts from a case to a rucksack, is the perfect solution. So here is my recommended carry on bags review from my many travels.

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IJP Design Waterproof Golf clothing

Golf is tough enough for me on a sunny dry day, so its doubly difficult when I’m faced with playing a round in rain and driving wind. Given the choice, I’ll pass, but there times when you just can’t; the monthly medal perhaps, or a winter competition or it’s a corporate golf day of some sort. Either way, the last thing I want is to bet and cold but finding good reliable waterproof golf clothing is a challenge; they’re either reliably leaky or much too bulky to swing properly.

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Adlens Interface Model Close Up

Adlens Interface Digital Eye Strain Solution

Adlens Interface digital eye strain solution is to protect our eyes from the harmful blue light emitted by digital screens through a pair of glasses containing adjustable tinted lenses.

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Andy Mossack tries out Airportr for a baggage free journey to the airport. gatwick stand staff 624x420

AirPortr. Discover a brilliant baggage free way to get to the airport.

It’s early morning and I’m travelling on the DLR to London City Airport and having a panic attack. Lost in my novel, I had looked up to check where I was and suddenly realised I had no luggage with me. That second of incomprehension was holding hands with another thought, that I had left it all behind.

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Andy Mossack reviews the OGIO Endurance 9.0 Kit Bag. 

OGIO Endurance 9.0 Kit Bag. A bag for seriously mobile athletes.

As the Russian saying goes “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing” there is a certain comfort in having the right equipment no matter what it is. After all, if it it’s been specifically designed to a particular job, then letting it do its thing is always preferable to just making do with something else. The OGIO Endurance 9.0 Kit Bag is a perfect example.

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