
The finalists for the 2019 UK Outdoor Industry Awards have been announced in a presentation at the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) Party.
All 90 products entered are currently on display at OTS 2018, the UK’s largest outdoor trade exhibition, giving the trade an opportunity to see and vote for their favourite outdoor products which are brand new to the outdoor market.
The prestigious 2019 judging panel includes retailers; Steven Reynolds, (International Manager, Bergfreunde), Jamie Shepherd(General Manager, Gaynor Sports), Daniel O’Keefe (Buying & Merchandising Director, Outdoor & Cycle Concepts) and Paul Casey(Managing Director, Hooked On Granite Ltd. T/A Joe Brown Shops and The Climbers Shop), as well as Chris Townsend (Gear Tester, TGO), Rob Ganley (Editor, The Camping & Caravanning Club), Will Renwick (Editor, Outdoors Magic) from the media.
The panel selected the finalists below:
ACCESSORIES
HydraPack Velocity IT 1.5L
Thermacell Halo Mini
Pyramid Lyme Disease Test Kit
GP Batteries ChargeAnyway
BACKPACKS
Exped Whiteout 30
Ortlieb Atrack 25
Eagle Creek Migrate Duffel
Lowe Alpine Altus 42
CAMPING EQUIPMENT
Boondock Trailers Solar Shower
Hydra-Light Supercell Lantern and Charger
Soto Thermostack Combo Cookset
CLIMBING
Edelrid Swift Eco Dry
Petzl Meteor
CLOTHING
Exotogg
Black Diamond Deploy Wind Shell
Rab Kinetic Alpine Pants
Jack Wolfskin Kanuka Ridge Jacket
DIGITAL PRODUCT
Ordnance Survey OS Maps
Garmin InReach Mini
FAMILY
Deuter Kid Comfort Active SL
Ordnance Survey OS Picnic Blanket
FOOTWEAR
Altra Lone Peak 4.0 RSM
Skinners
Dolomite Veloce GTX
SLEEPING
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Uberlite
ENO Fuse Tandem Hammock System
Vango Nitestar Alpha
TENTS
Lightwave S22 Sigma
Terra Nova Laser Compact 2
Vango Vienna AirAwning
The finalist products will next be displayed within a dedicated area to over 90,000 consumer visitors at the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show in February (19th – 24th) 2019, allowing the general public to vote for their favourites in person, as well as online.
For further information, please visit www.theoia.co.uk/awards.