Struggling to find the perfect outdoor gifts for your outdoorsy Dad this Father’s Day? We’ve got you covered! Here we’ve rounded up some of the best hiking, mountaineering and climbing products we’d recommend that are guaranteed to put a smile on his face.
Built For Athletes backpack | £114.99 builtforathletes.com
Built For Athletes is a premium fitness brand that specialises in high-quality bags, luggage and accessories, who have the perfect product line for active dads. The bags are designed for those who lead a busy and active lifestyle, whether that be going to the gym, travelling, commuting or simply going on a day out with the kids!
The OS Complete Walkers Kit | £74.99 ordnancesurvey.co.uk
For any Dad’s who love exploring the outdoors or looking to get started with walking or hiking, this walker’s kit makes the ideal gift. Containing all of the absolute basics, including a 12 month OS Maps subscription for planning out routes and the emergency tools for peace of mind, complete with a dry bag. An ideal gift for anyone keen to get outdoors more.
Kelty Car-Go-Box | £90.00 kelty.com
The Car-Go-Box keeps you organised and moving in every adventure, whether you’re hiking, camping or caravanning, biking or on a road trip. With three colour-coded storage pods and a folding hard case, you can sort it, pack it, grab it ensuring all your essentials are organised. Just headed out on a quick adventure? The folding case doubles as its own haul bag, or grab one of the zippered storage pods and hit the road. The Car-Go-Box is made from rugged 600d fabric, has adjustable carrying straps, and folds flat for storage.
Outstanding British Walks | £16.99 ordnancesurvey.co.uk
This book is suitable for a wide range of walking abilities containing 100 walking gems from across the UK, from easy-paced short walks to challenging full-day excursions. Walks are split by region, so you can easily explore the best an area has to offer, with each walk including all the essential information to get you going like distance, difficulty, and approximate time taken as well as background information of the area and stunning photography.
The book includes a 6-month subscription to OS Maps meaning you can follow all the routes on your mobile device or print a copy of the map to take with you.
AeroPress Go Coffee Maker | £31.31 amazon.co.uk
The AeroPress is just that. Simple to use, easy to clean and makes mighty fine brew, fast. (If you were to) ask most baristas they’d tell you that this is their go to, both at home and on holiday (because let’s be honest, holiday coffee is always questionable). It knocks out a fine filter or an excellent espresso in just 30 seconds.
He will, of course, need to heat his water so we think one of these fits the bill…
The Ghillie Camping Kettle | £44.95 amazon.co.uk
This is such a great product for hikes or wild camping, all you need is twigs or leaves to fuel the fire (and a lighter of cause), once fuelled the water boils in minutes just like a normal kettle. Perfect for brews, porridge pots or anything you can make with boiled water.
Insulated TKPro 32oz Tumbler | £44.99 kleankanteen.co.uk
This stainless steel plastic-free insulated tumbler is perfect for those long hiking or walking adventures, keeping your drinks hot for an impressive 34 hours and cold iced for 100 hours. A great gift that can be used all year round. It’s also leak proof, easy to clean and BPA free.
Suunto 5 GPS Sports Watch | £244.46 suunto.com
If you’re really looking to spoil Dad this year, the Suunto 5 gps is the ultimate gift idea for anyone who loves the outdoors and for those wanting to push themselves and improve and monitor performance. An immense battery life of up to 40 hours, GPS tracking and ability to save routes. The Suunto 5 is not only built for performance, it was made to look stylish.
Coleman BatteryGuard Head Torch | £18.99 torchdirect.co.uk
This 200-lumen head torch is the perfect gift for runners and outdoor enthusiasts. Light, compact and user friendly, the Coleman BatteryGuard 200L LED Head Torch has a great run time of 200 hours on low (5 on high) and features Coleman’s BatteryGuard™ function which automatically disengages the battery from the electric contacts when you turn it off, ensuring batteries won’t leak acid or erode inside the light.
This provides an extra level of safety for the wearer and extends the battery life, so you’ll always have light when you need it. It is also weatherproofed to IPX 4, making it a reliable option in all weathers.
LaCie Rugged SSD Drive | From £239 amazon.co.uk
The Rugged SSD by LaCie is the way to go for Dads who love adventure. This is a serious piece of kit, sturdy enough to withstand the scrapes and splashes that come with outdoor photography, videography, vlogging or drone piloting. Drop resistant up to 3m and IP67-grade waterproof, Seagate Secure Encryption Technology and SSD performance to maximise throughput.
OOFOS Recovery Footwear | £45 oofos.co.uk
All those miles clocked up either walking on the trail, jogging around the park, or running after a little one, OOFOS recovery footwear are proven to not only help feet but also knee and back pain. Have you heard of them? Joe Wicks has been a major fan over the year, wearing them daily without any multi million pound campaign.
Custom Made Maps | £16.99 ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Custom Made Map allows you to choose any area of Great Britain, select a map scale and then create a personalised cover with your own photo and message. Or you can choose from one of the framed options. They can be used for both practical maps, where our normal ones might cover two or three different sheets, as a unique display item or as an amazing gift.
Puzzle Tour of Britain | £11.24 ordnancesurvey.co.uk
The bestselling quiz book of the year is back. Based on 40 brand new maps covering 8 areas of Britain, the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain takes you around our island in a challenge like no other. Through fiendish word games, navigational tests, code-crackers, anagrams, and mathematical problems, you’ll discover Viking raids, forgotten languages and smugglers’ coves that have all helped shape Britain’s history, and learn whether you have the puzzle-solving prowess to conquer every region that makes Britain so great.
