Journal

People often moan about caravans taking up too much of the road, do they deserve such a bad reputation? Someone suggested caravans should only be allowed on roads between 6pm and 6am during the summer. The truth, as any caravan owner will tell you, is that their towable home is among the coolest things on the road. Gone are the holidays when you stuffed two weeks’ worth of clothes into one small suitcase, queued at airports, and discovering that your hotel was on a really noisy street. Enter the humble caravan, a place where the only person who has used...

Research is always important. In 2016 the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition published a research paper by four Spanish Medical scholars. We liked the report, in brief it essentially said; Exercise in the heat causes important water and electrolyte losses through perspiration. Optimal rehydration is crucial to facilitate the recuperation process after exercise. In Western countries it is common practice to drink beer after exercise, as part of social relationships. Regular beer is a naturally fermented beverage, composed mainly of water, which contains some nutrients. Except for sodium and alcohol, beer has similar properties to that of...

Help make clean air a reality for everyone Miniature urban forests planted using a method invented by a Japanese botanist in the 1970s are growing in popularity. They are dense plantings bursting with biodiversity that can thrive in areas the size of a tennis court. Known as 'Miyawaki' forests, the trees grow more quickly and absorb more CO2 than plantations grown for timber. Miniature forests are springing up on patches of land in urban areas around the world, often planted by local community groups using a method inspired by Japanese temples. With the rebuild of Christchurch following the earthquakes there...

That's one of our specialties Merino Clothing is amazing. It keeps you cool when it's hot and keeps you warm when it's cold (pretty magical). We've known about this for a while and we toil away producing a range of merino clothing made right here at our head office in Christchurch, New Zealand. We use top quality 200gsm 19.5 micron Merino fabric. What does that mean? well, 200gsm is not light like a base layer and not heavy like an over-layer. It's a weight we reckon is just right for everyday clothing. The 19.5 micron fibre width translates to a...