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Your Ultimate Guide To Tramping New Zealand, Peru, Italy, Switzerland, Ethiopia.. The list goes on and on for places in the world with magnificent walks. Tramping allows you to see sights that you can only dream of! You get to tick off your bucket list, test your physical abilities and have a once in a lifetime experience all in one go. But, to get the mo …

Let me set the scene: You’re in New Zealand, it’s the perfect weather for you to take in one of the stunning walks that the country has to offer. You’ve picked your route, packed your backpack, power banks in tow and ready to take in the sights. You’ve picked your merino base, mid-layers, jacket and footwear. You’re almost ready to go! But wait, whic …

Looking for new clothing can sometimes be disconcerting. Silk wool, merino silk, possum merino silk? How are you meant to know what you should pick? Also, how are you supposed to know what the differences are, how do they work together? If these questions have ever run through your mind when browsing for new items, this is the blog for you. By …

How to layer Natural fibre Growing up in the South Island of New Zealand, playing on the playground at lunch time we would often have our jersey tied around our waist to allow for easy, fast play.  Then, the bell would go and we’d head back to class and start cooling down. The jersey would go back on to avoid getting a chill, as our mums would s …