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The Forbidden Internet

The Forbidden Internet

Sometimes we look back and remember how things were better before. It's a false memory, of course, because the world has actually become a better place. But there are things...

Road Trip in New Zealand

Road Trip in New Zealand

Summer vacation cancelled! Varusteleka's relocation operation happened during the best summer vacation season in Finland. Thus, we flipped the vacation game upside down with my girlfriend. We postponed our vacation...

Christmas Holiday In Thailand With A Light Pack

Christmas Holiday In Thailand With A Light Pack

Well, well, well! I had the first opportunity in years to spend proper long X-mas holidays, so I seized it like a hungry racoon. In a democratic fashion my spouse...

Three Nights In Prague And A Light Pack

Three Nights In Prague And A Light Pack

An extended weekend in urban Central Europe is a brilliant choice to spend a few days of leave. This time I decided to visit Prague, where the weather forecast promised...

A simple list of outdoor apparel you should own

Eine einfache Liste der Outdoor-Kleidung, die Sie besitzen sollten

--> Dieser Artikel soll ein einfacher Leitfaden für die Garderobe von Outdoor-Menschen sein, damit sie sich bei den meisten Wetterlagen wohlfühlen. Alle hier aufgeführten Artikel sind natürlich bei Varusteleka erhältlich,...

Army surplus: how it works

Armee-Überschuss: Wie es funktioniert

Kurz gesagt: Militärüberschuss ist zu gut, um wahr zu sein, aber es ist wahr. Er bietet langlebige, bewährte Lösungen für den anspruchsvollsten Einsatz, nämlich den militärischen – und das zu...

Where is Thofern?

Where is Thofern?

Have you seen Thofern? We have his sleeping mat here and judging from the things written on it, he desperately wants it returned to him. We understand - it must...

The Metal Faces The Bucket: Varusteleka Road Show 2018

The Metal Faces The Bucket: Varusteleka Road Show 2018

The #varustelekaroadshow 2018 has ended. This year we made 16 gigs in 13 different regions. Twelve of the jobs were market square gigs done during six consecutive weeks in spring...

Kevo Canyon as a Kebnekaise rebound

Kevo Canyon as a Kebnekaise rebound

Me and my buddy started the car on 23th SEP at 1700 hours from Hyvinkää, South Finland. The original destination, North Sweden and Kebnekaise, switched en route to Kevo canyon...

Sleeping bag size selection guide

Leitfaden zur Auswahl der Schlafsackgröße

Sie wissen nicht, in welcher Tasche Sie Ihren Körper verstecken sollen? Lesen Sie diesen Artikel und lassen Sie sich erleuchten! Die Problematik der passenden Schlafsackgröße online Wir werden oft nach...

The ascent of Halti in fall of 2018, part 2/2

The ascent of Halti in fall of 2018, part 2/2

In the first part we made it halfway up the slopes of Halti fell, as we had decided to attempt going all the way to the summit the same evening....

The ascent of Halti in fall of 2018, part 1/2

The ascent of Halti in fall of 2018, part 1/2

We are employees of Varusteleka and a couple, who spend a lot of time in nature. We make short hikes nearby every week and several overnighters every year. In addition...

Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssi 2018 - Team Korpimiehet

Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssi 2018 - Team Korpimiehet

Kisakertomus 2018 Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssista Team Korpimiesten näkökulmasta.Myllymäen laskettelukeskukseen oli 27.4.2018 kokoontunut 20 maanpuolustushenkistä partiota valmiina kohtaamaan Suomen kovimmaksi sotilastaitokilpailuksi kutsutun marssin haasteet. Joukkueiden seassa seisoi myös kuudetta kertaa maastomarssille osallistuva...

Kolmen lammen kierros - helppo päiväretki luontoon

Kolmen lammen kierros - helppo päiväretki luontoon

Luonnossa patikoiminen on huomattavan rentouttavaa ja tehokasta stressinhoitoa. Tästä huolimatta sitä liian usein erehtyy kuvittelemaan, että retkelle lähtö vaatisi suuria ennakkovalmisteluita ja ponnisteluita. Täytyy tehdä varustelista, pakata liian iso reppu...

Visiting Scotland with Särmä

Visiting Scotland with Särmä

I had my one-week summer leave in late August and desperately needed a cooler place to escape the heat wave that had tormented Finland for the best part of summer....

Herajärvi Trail - Amateur Hiker Flying Solo

Herajärvi Trail - Amateur Hiker Flying Solo

During the busy stretch of our relocation and preparing for the Mega Grand Opening I started to think that a time-out in nature would be a brilliant way to get...