For obvious reasons, the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2021 process took place online this year with outdoor enthusiasts voting for their favourite product in each category and then being judged by a panel of outdoor industry experts. Criteria including innovation, functionality, choice of materials, environmental friendliness, safety and commercial viability were used by the judges to decide on the outright winners.
The judging panel comprised experts from the outdoor industry and included key journalists and retailers. Will Renwick (Editor, Outdoorsmagic) Sian Lewis (Freelance writer and magazine editor, The Girl Outdoors) Andy Green (Commercial Director, SportPursuit), Matt Jones (outdoor writer and editor) John Thynne (Deputy Editor, Caravan and Motorhome Club Magazine) Jon Doran (Gear Editor, Trek & Mountain)
Winners across the nine categories:
Accessories – Petzl IKO CORE
Backpacks/Travel Luggage – Osprey Talon Pro 30
Camping Equipment – Vango Radiate DLX Chair
Climbing – Petzl Switch System
Clothing – Helly Hansen Odin 9 Worlds Infinity Shell Jacket
Family – Keela Puddlebug Suit
Footwear – Craghoppers Locke Packaway Shoe
Sleeping – Sierra Designs Night Cap
Tents – Robens Chinook Ursa S
From these, the panel selected the overall ‘Product of the Year’, announced at the show as the Sierra Designs Night Cap sleeping bag.
