The Sporting Lodge Journal
Your guide to expert advice and the latest updates in the world of country sports and outdoor activities.
Review - Kanken No. 2 Laptop
If you’re looking for something smart, stealthy and Swedish to safely store your supplies in then you need the Kanken No.2 Laptop bag in your life. Comprised of Fjällräven’s signature...
Review - Kanken No. 2 Laptop
If you’re looking for something smart, stealthy and Swedish to safely store your supplies in then you need the Kanken No.2 Laptop bag in your life. Comprised of Fjällräven’s signature...
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Filson - Built to last
If you’re new to Filson, Mark Smith digs into the history. Filson may have been around for several lifetimes, but it’s a new introduction for us here at the Sporting...
Filson - Built to last
If you’re new to Filson, Mark Smith digs into the history. Filson may have been around for several lifetimes, but it’s a new introduction for us here at the Sporting...
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Fjällräven Kanken - evolving with the times
Founded in 1960, Fjallraven is a veteran at coping with the outdoors. The brand began like many of its counterparts, with problem-solving at its heart. That simple backpack created by...
Fjällräven Kanken - evolving with the times
Founded in 1960, Fjallraven is a veteran at coping with the outdoors. The brand began like many of its counterparts, with problem-solving at its heart. That simple backpack created by...
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Beretta Since 1526
In 1526 Bartolomeo Beretta sold 185 of his cutting edge, high quality ‘arquebus’ barrels to the arsenal of Venice and in doing so started up what is now the oldest...
Beretta Since 1526
In 1526 Bartolomeo Beretta sold 185 of his cutting edge, high quality ‘arquebus’ barrels to the arsenal of Venice and in doing so started up what is now the oldest...
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Epic Failsworth
Though it started off as the Maypole Hat Works back in 1881 it was early the following century when it’s more recognised name the New Failsworth Hat Manufacturing Company arrived....
Epic Failsworth
Though it started off as the Maypole Hat Works back in 1881 it was early the following century when it’s more recognised name the New Failsworth Hat Manufacturing Company arrived....
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Filson ‘Might as well have the best’
Back in 1897 during the great Klondike gold rush a budding fortune hunter’s choice of clothing wasn’t just important, it was literally a matter of life and death. Surviving the...
Filson ‘Might as well have the best’
Back in 1897 during the great Klondike gold rush a budding fortune hunter’s choice of clothing wasn’t just important, it was literally a matter of life and death. Surviving the...
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Allemansrätten, Fika & Kånken
Having just got back from an epic hiking trip in Western Sweden I have discovered that there are three things that are intrinsically part of the Swedish psyche that also...
Allemansrätten, Fika & Kånken
Having just got back from an epic hiking trip in Western Sweden I have discovered that there are three things that are intrinsically part of the Swedish psyche that also...
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Worth going? Yes…
Having never been to a game fair we were unsure what to expect… Ragley Hall was an impressive 1600’s country manor with rolling parkland synonymous to a capability brown landscape....
Worth going? Yes…
Having never been to a game fair we were unsure what to expect… Ragley Hall was an impressive 1600’s country manor with rolling parkland synonymous to a capability brown landscape....
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The Brady family - how much do you know?
You may be aware of Brady’s iconic, hand made outdoor bags and accessories being amongst the finest in the world but how much do you know about the actual Brady...
The Brady family - how much do you know?
You may be aware of Brady’s iconic, hand made outdoor bags and accessories being amongst the finest in the world but how much do you know about the actual Brady...
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