The Hilltrek Blog

It’s been a while since my Cruachan smock arrived and I wanted to write and tell you about my experience with it so far. The Cruachan smock arrived in a week when the weather was turning cold, … read more

Building an off-grid, North Idaho, homestead in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is a never ending adventure. The weather ranges over the year from -40 to 105 Fahrenheit with accompanying rain … read more

The winner of our competition in November is David Ball, whose wife Alison posted the picture and story on our Facebook Page. David wins one of our Hilltrek Jackets or Smocks of his choice up to … read more

The Winner of our ‘Tell us your stories’ competition in December is Chris Redmond.My adventures are on the rivers and lochs of North East Scotland. Part of my adventures I introduce new people to pa … read more

Now that winter has arrived here in the US, I’m getting to use my Cuillin jacket as it was intended. Unfortunately I have not been on any “adventures”, but we have just had our first cold snap … read more