YOUR VISION OF OUTDOOR GEAR

Do you like to roll up your sleeves and tinker with your kit? You may even start from scratch and make your own gear designed specifically for you own needs. Maybe you are frustrated by what is available on the market but you don't have the knowledge, skills or resources to develop your own.. yet!

coLAB is a place to discuss the design and function of outdoor products with the aim of stimulating grass roots design thinking within the outdoor adventure sector.

PROJECTS >>

Home baked coLAB projects from Alpkit.

FEEDBACK >>

Read what other Alpkit users think of their products.

LAB NOTES >>

The product guys have their own blog.

Design Philosophy. Quite simply we want to produce the best gear we can and sell it to you at prices even we would find attractive. We believe we can do this without sacrificing the quality of our products or service.

A balanced choice
We aim to offer you an integrated, stylish and useful product range.
Lean design
Our products do what they are supposed to and they do it well.
Low price
We design, source and sell our products directly to you.

Latest Lab Notes

Girls sleeping bags

22/07/10 | Read more

High Perfoamance

05/05/10 | Read more

Figfour handle design

04/05/10 | Read more

Why Change?

29/04/10 | Read more

Shiny Metal bits

02/03/10 | Read more

Filo Jacket Woes

29/01/10 | Read more

Merino and CoolMax socks

30/04/09 | Read more

3D Gamma SPECS

01/04/09 | Read more

Latest Product News

Awards and press

PipeDream 400 a Country Walking Favourite

Our PD400 goosedown sleeping bag was described as 'Deliciously cosy' in the July edition of Country Walking magazine.

Hunka bivy bag wins an award

Our Hunka bivy bag was voted as 'Best Software Product' in the recent Singletrack readers awards. The award was sponsored by Gary Fisher bikes.

Best new product

In 2005 OutdoorMagic readers voted Alpkit as Best New Product.. for our entire range!. Obviously we hope to do even better next year with Best Outdoor Retailer!

Alpsaurus

Glossary of outdoor gear design and materials.
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Forum

Express your passion for designing and building better outdoor products. This is the place to share hints and tips and ask questions. Continue..

Repository

A container for industry intelligence, archive, tips to help you get started building your own outdoor gear and lots of useful links. Continue..