Two Blondes Walking® are forever posting nice things about the essential, sometimes quirky kit that Scott and I sell thru Shavenraspberry, even though we have no financial links whatsoever. What we all do share is a passion for people to be safe in enjoying the great outdoors and this has prompted me to address [...]
We’ve spoken before about the critical need for accurate belt & braces grid references, with a 6-figure map grid reference (GR) placing you inside an area larger than a Wembley football pitch, whereas an 8-figure GR puts you inside the area of my kitchen! It Mountain Rescue are searching for you, or you have [...]
A couple of great guys we know, Martin and his brother-in-Law, Chris Ward, are celebrating their first very successful year, having set up the brilliant www.positiveoutdoor365.com - a place where they share their wealth of first hand, practical knowledge on how and where to safely enjoy the great outdoors. They have shed loads [...]
I have picked up my Grab Bag more times than I remember. In the main for work, but also for personal reasons, like when my Dad was taken serious ill and subsequently died. I knew that I’d have to stay up where he lived for a few days and having everything I needed, [...]
We reckon that buying a compass in isolation is like buying a steering wheel without the rest of the car! Which is why we created an accompanying Navigation Navpack, which we started selling around 10 years ago. Recently, more and more customers were contacting us about their special needs, searching for the items to [...]
Pace counting is essential tool when walking on a compass bearing, you need to know when you arrive at your destination! You can estimate this accurately by using Pacing Tally Counter Locking Toggles. On level ground we each walk a natural number of steps in a given distance. In land navigation we determine how many [...]
We can’t believe it!! The Shaven Raspberry Grid Reference Tool has just been listed in the 2016 edition of Trail Magazine’s Gear Guide! The Shaven Raspberry Grid Reference Tool which was designed and made by us takes the guess work out of grid references, and allows you to accurately give and plot 6 [...]
Both Lyle and I organise our rucksack kit into drybags, this has the benefit of obviously keeping everything dry and secure, but also keeps essential items together and makes them easier to find quickly... Well that’s what I thought!! I was recently involved in administering first aid to a fallen mountain biker and my rucksack [...]
Due to the popularity of the Aquapac waterproof phone cases we have added the Aquapac Whanganui 348 waterproof smartphone case to our range. The Aquapac Whanganui 348 Waterproof Smartphone Case fits the slightly larger phones such as the Apple i-phone 6, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, SIII, S4, S5, S6, HTC One. As well as keeping [...]
Includes free, 1 metre paracord lanyard and comes with a clear plastic storage tube. Flares are a brilliant way of signalling for help in remote areas where there is no mobile phone reception; all mountain rescue teams carry them. However, conventional flares have one major flaw: they contain explosives, albeit in small amounts, plus highly [...]
