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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?
The focus of this blog will be 4 fantastic outdoor walks in the area around Glasgow that you can take this winter

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. 

Autumn is a beautiful time of year to be outdoors. It is a time of change when the leaves slowly turn to a mix of gold and red while a gentle chill starts to flow through the air. Everything feels fresh and crisp. I love being outside during this time of year and experiencing these changes first hand but it can be tricky to know what to wear when the weather is turning and is so unpredictable. That’s why we believe layers and a backpack will be your best friends this autumn.

Nordic Outdoor takes great pride in sourcing and providing quality outdoor gear for our customers, so I thought it would be a nice idea to provide some information on where is good to use your outdoor gear.  Here are three great walks near to each of our shops, and one more in Scotland because I have a big soft spot for it.  

School is out, the sun is out (well occasionally up here in Scotland) and the outdoors is calling! If you didn’t already know, we love the outdoors and really believe that spending time outside and connecting to nature is vital to our health and wellbeing. Summer is a great time to put down the tv remote or game controller and get the whole family together for some fun outdoors.

If you’ve read this blog before you’ll know that we are big fans of using wool not only in the winter but during the summer as well. As such, it might not come as a surprise that the sight of staff wearing Aclima LightWool is a regular occurrence around the office here at Nordic Outdoor. Because of this, I thought it would be a good idea to take a closer look at some of those products and offer an insight into why we like them so much.

Meet Billy, born and raised in Alaska – and a holder of a Swedish passport with stamps from both France and the UK in it. Like any American he is very friendly, has a love of hot dogs, and is not afraid to make his opinions known. Oh yeah, he’s also a dog.

When the idea of picking five favourites for summer use was first brought up, I thought ‘nice, this’ll be quick and easy’. About five minutes later my list of five products had about fifteen on it. Being the glass half full kind of guy I am, I choose to see that as a representation of the fact that I work with something I like rather than how patient of a woman my wife must be.

After some creased brows, ums’ and ahs’, and general indecisiveness, here’s my condensed list.

Summer is just around the corner which means more chance of nicer weather, longer nights and ample opportunity for fun outside. To help give you an insight into some of the products we stock, and why we are big fans of them ourselves, Daniel and I are going to share our top 5 picks for summer over the next two weeks. First up, it’s me, Jen. 

Adventures and the outdoors don’t always need to wait until your annual leave comes around. With a little bit of imagination, it’s easy to squeeze in a taste of adventure to weekday evenings and weekends, even if you only have a couple hours to spare.

I love adventure, especially small bursts of spontaneous adventure, it helps clear my mind and refresh my soul. Here are five of my favourite micro-adventures which will liven up your week and hopefully help inspire you to have more fun outdoors.  .