Links to the suppliers of the travel gear I use and recommend can be found through out this site. Here is a list of those suppliers on one page.
I don’t work for any of the companies listed, neither do I receive any money from them to list them here. The list changes all the time as I add new suppliers and test out new gear.
I buy my equipment from companies on both sides of the Atlantic (I am both British and American). US-based companies and website links are preceded by
and those in the UK by 
For example, most of the things I buy I get from
Amazon US or
Amazon UK.
When I am in the States I frequently shop at
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.), and have bought equipment from them online too. All the products have been high quality, including their own brand. You can also become a member of their cooperative by paying a small joining fee which entitles you to an annual dividend (about 10% of what you spent with them the previous year).
I have bought equipment online from Magellan’s International Travel Inc (based in California). They have a
US website and a
UK website. I order mostly from the UK website as if they don’t have what you want they can get it quite quickly (I assume from the US).
Another supplier with websites for both the
US and the
UK is Tilley Endurables. I have bought hats and travel underwear from this company and am very happy with both. Everything is very good quality and worth the little extra it may cost.
I bought my main travel pack, the MEI Voyageur, directly from the manufacturer, you can read about them
here. The website has their email address but you can also contact them by clicking here:
mei-legacy@netscape.com
I bought one of
Kiva Design’s lightweight backpacks for carrying small amounts of shopping and sometimes laundry. It packs away really small in its own stuff sack and fits in a pocket or clips to a belt.
A good clothing store where I shop in London is
Rohan. They also sell travel accessories and have an online store.
As well as being a travel equipment supplier both in their stores and online,
Nomad have a travel clinic which gives advice on travel health and can give vaccinations and supply you with malaria pills.
Craghoppers don’t have their own store but many stores stock their excellent gear. They also have an online store from which I have bought equipment before.
Other US suppliers I have used are
Campmor for camping equipment, and
Sierra Trading Post, an online outlet mall for clothing and equipment.
All my hammock requirements are met by
Hennessy Hammocks, I have the Ultralite Backpacker model.
You can find
Eagle Creek gear in a lot of other stores and websites but they also have their own online store. I like their money belts and pouches (I have two).
For water purification I use products like the
Aquapure Traveller water bottle and the
Steripen handheld, pocket-sized water purifier.
The MIOX water purifier is supplied by
Mountain Safety Research. They also make some great stoves, tents and other gear.
Good knives and other tools are supplied by
Leatherman and Victorinox (Swiss Army knives) and can be bought anywhere.
