Here at Nordic Outdoor we love to see the gear we sell get given a good test in the environment it was designed for. The Amundsen Heroes Turtleneck is one of our favourite items from the last season and our local Action Man Harvey Strachan last weekend put it to the test showcasing it's just as good at the top of a Munro as it is in a cosy Edinburgh pub. Find out how Harvey and the Nordic Outdoor team got on with this iconic piece of knitwear in the latest Nordic Outdoor blog. .
As a Scandinavian company, we believe that the outdoors should be a natural part of everyday life. We call it ‘friluftsliv’. This view is ingrained in children from a young age and is very much a constant part of their education growing up. But while Scandinavians have their children outside from an early age, British children are among the most housebound in the world. Last year a poll was conducted that showed that 75% of UK children spent less time outdoors than prison inmates..
Natalie Maximets, the eco-writer, was kind enough to reach out and write a guest blog for us. Read on to discover more about the Haglofs brand, and some activities you can do whilst wearing it this winter. .
It’s that time of year again. The evenings are getting shorter and there's a chill in the air. It’s a time for snug fires, good books and sunday roasts!
But once that last roast potato has been finished, you might look for a way to work off those extra helpings. What better way is there than to get the walking boots on and head out into the great outdoors? .
What is more adventurous than a trip to the very North of Sweden, travelling through the snowy wilderness, with all your gear being carried by a dog and a pullkka (a Nordic sled)? The answer – throwing a brand-new baby in to the mix.
The concept was a simple one - to re-trace four of the greatest World War Two escape routes through Europe. Although there were obviously huge numbers of ways to leave occupied Europe during this period by finding a border into a neutral country, of course it wasn’t quite as simple as that. .
