WISH LIST New stuff to spend your hard-earned cash on this month
They did ‘Lord of the Wings’, and now it’s ‘Darth Wader’, a witty, birdy T-shirt with more than a hint of Star Wars about it. Tough and functional, you can have your Darth Wader on charcoal or ensign blue 100% cotton. You get the design big on the back and small on the front. These are unisex T-shirts, available from small to extra-large. Available from bit.ly/29xcltk
These high-performance accessories for Leica binoculars include a neck strap (£40), and a harness-style strap (£60) for extra support. Made of non-slip neoprene, they’re contoured for a better fit on the neck and shoulders, and are easy to adjust. They come in four colours – Pitch Black, Chocolate Brown, Juicy Orange and Olive Green. leica-sportoptics.com If your camera is one of Fuji’s X Series, and you’re feeling flush, take a look at this super-telephoto zoom. This weatherresistant lens has a 35mm equivalent zoom range of 152-609 mm. It includes ED lenses for extra sharpness and less chromatic aberration, water-repellant coating on the front lens, five-stop image stabilisation, and quiet, fast auto-focusing. It will focus down to 1.75m and weighs 1,375g. And if you need even more reach, and have a bit more budget to spend, couple it with the XF 1.4x teleconverter, for a 213-853mm zoom range! bit.ly/2aikepm There’s a new range of binocular bags from Leica, launched this summer and made in collaboration with Aneas, an upmarket French luggage maker. These stylish, tough bags are designed for Leica’s 42 mm binoculars. They are handmade in top-notch canvas with luxurious leather trim. The look is elegant and classic, but these bags will keep the weather out, too. You can have one in green or brown. leica-sportoptics.com We know we’re just starting summer, but this is one for the winter – a quality, insulated vest stuffed with 80% duck down and 20% feathers. Feathers provide great insulation – just ask any Eider! They are not heavy and can be compressed, making the Tundra vest a lightweight, highly packable piece of warmth. The fabric is water-repellant and good at keeping the wind out, and you can pack it into its own built-in pack pocket. Available in Norse blue, in small, medium or large. bit.ly/2a1ylcn For just £15 you can kit yourself out with wrap around 100% UV protection for your eyes. The Kruger does more than that though. It comes with three sets of lenses, so you can change from dark, to clear – if you just want to keep the wind and insects out, or to yellow, which improves definition in low light. And at this price, you’re not going to be too worried about them getting damaged so you can just get on with the adventure! They come complete with a soft storage bag. alpkit.com/products/kruger This trail camera has a unique, slim profile (it’s about 25 mm deep), and is slightly curved and camouflaged, so it’s less conspicuous if you strap it to a tree for example. It has 12 megapixels of resolution, HD video, and an infrared ‘black flash’ – so you can take pictures, in the dark, too. The shutter mechanism is almost silent and the battery lasts for six months on stand-by. Your images are stored on an SD card and all the innards are wrapped up in tough, weatherproof polycarbonate. Available from all Minox dealers. Minox.com