Outdoorsy Christmas Gifts for 2024
As the holiday season approaches, find the perfect gift for your outdoorsy loved one with our great gift suggestions!
Outdoorsy Christmas Gifts for 2024
https://contoursrun.co.uk/outdoorsy-christmas-gifts-2024
by Ben Roughton
Buying gifts is hard. Buying gifts for someone who loves the great outdoors is harder. Trust me.
I know that because I'm that guy. The one whose blood pressure creeps up this time of year, fearful of disappointing my friends and family. Don't get me started on the office Secret Santa!
I want to share something though. I might have a silver bullet for that monster called "gift-giving anxiety", and I'd like to share that with you.
This is my Christmas gift idea list for that special someone who loves the hiking, cycling and anything in the great outdoors.
The Adventure Patch Company produce the perfect little gifts to commemorate someone's achievement in completing a trail. The designs are so original, almost like the badges on a beer tap.
The fabric ones would be my go-to, but there are also fridge magnets, pins and vinyl stickers. National trails or national parks, specific summits or even your favourite counties: there are so many ways to help celebrate your favourite parts of the UK and beyond.
The best one is the teeny "My First Wainwright" badge, perfect if you're heading to the Lakes over the seasonal period with your kids or grandchildren.
Your footwear goes through a lot in order to keep your feet dry and comfortable. Why not spoil them (and those around you) with some novelty deodorisers to make them smell better after a long day hike?
These banana-shaped Banana Boot deodorisers utilise natural salts and minerals to combat smells without synthetic material.
And no, despite the look, they don't smell of bananas!
Follow the National Trails on social media and see if you can snag a signpost. Occasionally they will sell off the old trail signs of your favourite hikes — real mementos from the path — as they are replaced with new signs.
These unique mementos sell out quickly, but you can also commission personalised signs on the Trail Shop website.
Apparently fanny packs are back in fashion! Why not wear a relic of the 80s with pride, especially as they are perfect for the outdoors. Cotopaxi make some good ones. There are some excellent designs, but this one certainly caught my attention (as all good hiking clothes should!)
Board games are a festive staple, but for those not wanting to fight over Monopoly or rupture something with Twister, we have a fun geography-themed game: Who Knows Where?
Test your knowledge of the UK and Ireland with a fun little game, racing around the country — but only if you know it well!
A cool stocking filler to celebrate a favourite national park or trail, these posters featuring the Great British outdoors evoke that vintage rail poster design.
These are really cool designs, capturing your favourite hiking trail in metal.
Who said wearing odd socks was weird? This cycling-themed bundle is perfect for anyone who would rather be on two wheels, featuring vibrant renditions of six traffic-free cycle routes.
