Up to date gear reviews from the Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team http://www.dwmrt.ie 2012 DWMRT.ie Tue, 15 May 2012 The team is organising a challenge hike/run on June 23rdth in order to raise much needed funds for life saving equipment. This unique event will bring you from Sally Gap all the way back to Larch H... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/walk_the_line_challenge_event_-_june_23rd-67.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/walk_the_line_challenge_event_-_june_23rd-67.html Tue, 09 Aug 2011 “I’ll have a softshell, or maybe a hardshell, or just something warm? Now I’m confused”! In short, a hardshell layer offers waterproof capability, while a sof... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/marmot_super_hero_jacket_review-66.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/marmot_super_hero_jacket_review-66.html Wed, 27 Apr 2011 The team is organising a challenge hike/run on June 23rdth in order to raise much needed funds for life saving equipment. This unique event will bring you from Sally Gap all the way back to Larch H... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/walk_the_line_challenge_event_-_june_23rd-65.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/walk_the_line_challenge_event_-_june_23rd-65.html Tue, 22 Feb 2011 The first thing I noticed about the Z35 was its size for a 35 litre pack; it swallowed the contents of my normal Mountain Rescue pack which is 45 litres with room to spare! Being tall, 6’... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/gregory_z35_rucksack-64.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/gregory_z35_rucksack-64.html Tue, 11 May 2010 For me a helmet is the 1st piece of kit I always look to pack before heading out to the mountains. There have been too many needless casualties due to not wearing a helmet. So what do you want from ... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/wild_country_360_helmet_review-63.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/wild_country_360_helmet_review-63.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 The recent heavy snows and arctic weather was the perfect opportunity to try out this light weight piece of survival gear. Manufactured by Adventure Medical Kits, this is one of the lightest surviv... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/adventure_medical_heatsheets_emergency_bivvy-62.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/adventure_medical_heatsheets_emergency_bivvy-62.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 If you are like me and feel the cold, then layers are what works best and the shroud jacket provided me with the insulation I needed to function on the mountains. I tested the women’s cut... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/mountain_equipment_shroud_jacket-61.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/mountain_equipment_shroud_jacket-61.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 Ever find yourself stumbling around in the dark as your head torch fades, wishing you’d changed the batteries or wish it just had some extra light to see what’s just across the r... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/petzl_myo_rxd-60.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/petzl_myo_rxd-60.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 The name might sound like a specialised group of Red Arrows but these babies allow for a different kind of aerial display. When you’re flying downhill going hell for leather you&rsquo... http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/salomon_xt_wings-59.html http://www.dwmrt.ie/reviews/article/salomon_xt_wings-59.html