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The Ordnance Survey PACMAT will make you the envy of the campsite. Featured in the best places to camp in 2019 in the Sunday Times. "Big enough for a family of four to sprawl on, this 55in-square rug has soft microfibre on the top and tough, waterproof ripstop nylon on the bottom. It has pegging holes at the corners, packs away to the size of a can of Coke and could help you find your way home." Read more here.

PACMAT OS Maps Picnic Blanket is a finalist in the 2019 UK Outdoor Industry Awards. Rubbastuff teamed up with OS to produce the OS Picnic Blanket range, perfect for walkers, cyclists, campers and families to GetOutside and tuck into lunch whilst exploring these wonderful areas. Hand-made and certified by OEKO-TEX, they're light, machine-washable, waterproof blankets that fold up small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Public voting is now open, so if you have a spare five minutes please do pop in a vote for us in the Family category. The winners will be announced at the OIA's 2019 Conference &...

Walk Magazine of Ramblers review PACMAT "We were really impressed with this lightweight, waterproof mat that has a range of uses for walkers and campers... ...Realtree is a realistic natural camouflage pattern, which is likely to appeal to bushcrafters, birdwatchers, wildlife photographers, anglers and wild campers, as well as ramblers... ...This packable outdoor mat in a Realtree pattern has become one of the first things we pack whenever we head outdoors." Read the full review here.

PACMAT makes another present wish list. Here we are, in at number 4 and in good company. Thank you to The Family Freestylers. "Picnic mats just got technical! One for the whole family (rather than just Mum) this picnic blanket by Rubbastuff is a world away from traditional, heavy, unpractical picnic mats. Simple but seriously effective this revolutionary picnic blanket boasts a rip stop waterproof nylon base layer, teamed with a soft technical microfibre top layer. Whether your crew is heading to the beach, forest or snow, this compact, durable and ridiculously lightweight mat will make your adventure stops so...

It was a Wednesday afternoon. We were hard at work when there was a knock at the door. Three neighbours, two roofers and a ladder wanted access to our roof to rescue their stranded cat. I've never heard of a cat being stuck before. But sure enough, there he was on our chimney stack, stuck. He took one look at me and plopped right into our chimney pot.  By Thursday morning he still hadn't reappeared despite the lure of very smelly tuna to greet him at the bottom. We knew he was still there, sitting quietly, because of all the debris coming down. By the...