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Gear Guide

Everything you need to know about gear: Design insights, reviews and getting the best from your kit.

AirDesign UFO-Bi

AirDesign UFO-Bi review: superlight tandem

At less than 3kg AirDesign's single-skin UFO-Bi joins a niche group of ultralight tandem paragliders. Marcus King tried it out 
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Gin Yeti Tandem 3

Gin Yeti Tandem 3 review

Although originally aimed at the leisure market, commercial paraglider pilots also appreciate the light weight and easy handling of the Yeti Tandem 3
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Neo Rescue Backpack

Neo Rescue backpack review: tandem solution

Neo's Rescue Backpack is a clever solution to the reserve problem for tandem hike-and-fly paragliders. Marcus King takes a look
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Dudek Soul 2021

Dudek Soul 2021 review: pod harness

Dudek released an “all-new” version of their Soul pod harness in 2021. It is aimed at XC pilots looking for a comfortable harness with less weight
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Sky Kudos 2

Sky Kudos 2 review: EN B

Charlie King flew the Kudos 2, Sky's updated EN-B paraglider for pilots learning the art of thermalling and XC
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Ozone BV1

First Look: Ozone BV1 harness

The BV1 is a specialist vol-biv harness from the team at Ozone. It was designed with input from renowned adventure pilot Antoine Girard
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Woody Valley Crest

First look: Woody Valley Crest harness

Woody Valley’s Crest is a lightweight reversible paraglider harness with a detachable rucksack. We tested it in the south of France
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Spot Gen 4

Spot Gen 4 review

Does the latest generation of the classic SPOT satellite tracker hit its mark? Marcus King finds out
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Davinci Hula (EN A)

First Look: Davinci Hula (EN A, hike-and-fly)

Is the Davinci Hula just another EN-A hike-and-fly paraglider? With some intriguing design features, maybe not. We take a look
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Gin Explorer 2

Gin Explorer 2 review (EN B)

Marcus King flies Gin's Explorer 2, a lightweight, three-line high-B paraglider for adventure-minded cross-country pilots
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