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12 Great Christmas Gift Ideas for Backpackers and Campers From Valley and Peak

12 Great Christmas Gift Ideas for Backpackers and Campers From Valley and Peak

Not sure what you should get your loved ones or yourself this Christmas?  Here is a load of gift ideas from Valley And Peak.  Have a look below and click

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Mark 5 Dec 2020 • 5 min read
Backpacking and Wild Camping Tips For the Winter Months
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Backpacking and Wild Camping Tips For the Winter Months

This is an updated article which I wrote last year, but for those who had not read it or would like an up-date I hope you find this useful. IntroductionSome

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Mark 5 Nov 2020 • 8 min read
Don't Be Afraid You Can Wash Your Down Clothing Safely At Home!
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Don't Be Afraid You Can Wash Your Down Clothing Safely At Home!

Valley and Peak's Step by Step Guide This is Part II of our guides to washing and re-proofing outdoor clothing.  Part I is here if you missed it. Before detailing

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Mark 20 Oct 2020 • 7 min read
Valley and Peak's Step by Step Guide to washing & re-proofing waterproof clothing

Valley and Peak's Step by Step Guide to washing & re-proofing waterproof clothing

IntroductionWhen you buy a nice, new 'shiny' waterproof jacket or trousers, you have that reassuring beading up of the water droplets on the fabric surface which roll off easily and

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Mark 7 Oct 2020 • 7 min read
Valley and Peak's Guide to Choosing a Sleeping Mat
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Valley and Peak's Guide to Choosing a Sleeping Mat

IntroductionThe choice and range of sleeping mats (or pads as they say in North America) can be mind boggling these days.  Here I lay out the various options, differences, new

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Mark 22 Sep 2020 • 8 min read
Gear list under 6kg for Summer &  Early Autumn
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Gear list under 6kg for Summer & Early Autumn

IntroductionThis a typical gear list which I use for one or two nights when backpacking in the UK.  I adjust some of the items according to my inclination or weather

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Mark 19 Aug 2020 • 6 min read
Prize Draw Giveaway On Twitter

Prize Draw Giveaway On Twitter

We have a Giveaway to celebrate our first anniversay of our online-store.  Visit our Twitter page @ValleyandPeak to enter. Here are the details with terms and conditions As part of

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Mark 14 Aug 2020 • 1 min read
Product Update
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Product Update

A quick update on new products into our store and what stock has been replenished. PreTentsPreTents Light RockWe are pleased to say that we have some more stocks of PreTents

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Mark 14 Jul 2020 • 3 min read
A Focus on CNOC Outdoors
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A Focus on CNOC Outdoors

This is the second in a series of blog posts looking at some key brands for Valley and Peak. CNOC Outdoors was started by Gilad Nachmani in 2017. People in

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Mark 10 Jul 2020 • 2 min read
Kelty - A New Name in Backpacks for Europe
Kelty

Kelty - A New Name in Backpacks for Europe

This may make any of our North American friends smile, but hands up Europeans who knows Kelty as an outdoor brand or their pedigree in backpacks?  Not many hands would

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Mark 30 Jun 2020 • 4 min read
Bank Holiday Sale starts this Friday ends Monday 25th May

Bank Holiday Sale starts this Friday ends Monday 25th May

10% off all items and Klarna Stage Payments.If you are interested in grabbing some great priced products, we are giving you 10% off all products on our website (they

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Mark 21 May 2020 • 1 min read
Spring Update

Spring Update

COVID-19 As a small family business specialising in the manufacture of our own ultralight outdoor equipment and retailer of specialist outdoor brands we will be facing some challenges in the

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Mark 25 Mar 2020 • 2 min read
Christmas Gift Ideas for Backpackers and Campers From Valley and Peak with up to 20% off!

Christmas Gift Ideas for Backpackers and Campers From Valley and Peak with up to 20% off!

Not Black Friday, but our Christmas promotion starts now! Whilst we are not doing a specific Black Friday promotion, we will as from today be giving up to 20% off

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Mark 28 Nov 2019 • 6 min read
Backpacking and Wild Camping Tips For the Winter Months

Backpacking and Wild Camping Tips For the Winter Months

Some people will never go wild camping outside of spring and summer, others are unsure of how to go about camping in the depths of winter and others absolutely love

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Mark 20 Nov 2019 • 8 min read
Ditch the inner use a Bivy instead! (Well at least for part of the year)

Ditch the inner use a Bivy instead! (Well at least for part of the year)

This article mainly talks about the Valley and Peak Ultra Bivy but if the dimensions of other bivy’s are right they could work with what I discuss in this

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Mark 16 Oct 2019 • 3 min read
Sleeping bags and Quilts, do you have the right temperature rated product?

Sleeping bags and Quilts, do you have the right temperature rated product?

One of the most important pieces of kit when camping is a Sleeping bag and more recently Quilts are proving popular, particularly with the wild camper and backpacker, but how

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Mark 30 Sep 2019 • 6 min read

We are up and running!

Today we launch our new company - Valley and Peak. Its been a long year, developing and testing our designs, along with a 'few gear testers', putting the website together and generally getting our company up and running. Valley and Peak is a small

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Mark 13 Aug 2019 • 1 min read
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