We have been planning our big trip to South America for a year now; saving every penny, reading every guide book, taking Spanish evening classes, but most importantly searching all the outdoor clothing & camping shops we find for that ultimate bit of kit within our price range & obsessing over the smallest detail such as how thick our trousers are, can they convert to shorts, will they be warm enough, cool enough, light enough, dry quickly enough, ward off mosquito’s, rabid dogs or even overly persistent Romeos ... oh & of course will our bums look big in them? With our trip now only 3 months away we thought it was high time that we actually tried out all our purchases to see if they we're actually suited to the task ahead & to also
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