Unsurprisingly, bread bags make great sandwich bags and the plastic tubs soup comes in work well as a lightweight cup. They keep the dirt out of your rope, making it last longer, particularly at dusty Euro sport crags, and make moving between routes easier. Regardless of what you choose to use as a rucksack liner, I would always recommend packing a down sleeping bag in a lightweight dry bag.

ropes are lighter, quicker to coil, 10m less to pull up at the end of each pitch, and, of particular relevance to this article, cheaper.Simpler still, my favourite quick camping dinner is: fresh filled pasta, served with a glug of extra virgin olive olive, a small handful of seeds, some grated Parmesan, and a few spinach leaves. Instead of gels, expensive branded bars and sweets, for lunch/snacks I prefer to eat Jelly Babies, nuts, oatcakes, fruit and sandwiches. As the cost of living continues to soar, we're all looking to save money and cut unnecessary outlay. These heavy duty thermal gloves are manufactured from full grain cow hide leather and have an acrylic fur lining for the maximum comfort and warmth.

New with tags: A brand-new, unused, unworn and undamaged item in the original packaging (such as the .To help make a modest dent in the outdoor budget, I thought I'd share some everyday items that might do in place of more expensive branded gear. Items must be in a saleable condition, meaning that they must be unused and in their original packaging with garment tags (where applicable).