Gifts For the Eco-Conscious Adventurer

There are several elements to love about this collaboration.

For a limited run you can select a POW strap with any purchase of SunGod Vanguard or Sniper goggles for a £4 donation to the charity. Better still – SunGod will match your donation.

Secondly, SunGod care about the durability of the products they make – so much so they’re covered by a lifetime guarantee: if they break, they’ll replace them free. That means a longer life for your goggles and less ending up in landfill.

Innovation that makes you turn around and ask why everyone wasn’t already doing that. For us that’s what progress is all about, and that’s exactly the question we were left asking after discovering the cellulose based home compostable packaging from the small UK based business Outdoor Provisions.

Their bars and nut butters are made from whole foods, are 100% vegan friendly, contain no palm oil or refined sugars and they taste great too.

With the increasing costs of living, as we step tentatively into the depths of winter a solid set of base layers is an absolute must. Even if it’s just to accommodate you’re working from home setup.

As pioneers of merino, Icebreaker have long been leaders in this territory. But as a brand they do much more than just keeping you warm. With design principles based around timeless, versatile and long-lasting garments using ethically sourced and renewable natural alternatives to synthetic materials.

This might not be the sexiest gift in our lineup, but anything to keep outdoor kit in play as long as possible is invaluable.

This is the complete care system for cleaning, enhancing water repellency, and revitalising the breathability of wet weather clothing. Easy to use in your washing machine and by hand, non-flammable and PFC free. Ideal.

Anything we can do to minimise single use plastic is a win. With the Yeti Rambler insulated bottle you can ensure you’ll have warm (or cold) drinks out on the hill hours after pouring, meaning there’s no need to grab a coffee or a bottled water in a disposable vessel. Full insulated bottle roundup here.

The Rambler is a seriously burly bit of kit – weighing 700g empty it’s not ideal for lightweight hiking, but for a solid and reliable insulated bottle, it’s a tough one to beat.

This is where the longevity part of being conscious comes into play. Leatherman’s standards for quality, durability, precision and attention to detail are what have given the brand the notoriety as manufacturers of the world’s highest quality multipurpose tools.

Products like the Curl multi-tool here come with a straight-forward 25-year warranty meaning that items like this are kept well and truly out of landfill for as long as possible.

Another great contender for the fight against the cost of living crisis.

While BAM aren’t making massive claims around sustainability, they are transparent in their practices and open in their efforts to doing better and in our experience they make great multi-functional kit that lasts.

Owing to the natural, odour-eliminating properties of bamboo fibres, you shouldn’t need to wash garments like the Novea baselayer (full review here) as often as standard synthetics which is a small win for both the environment and electricity bills across the country.