After our partnerships for 2020 were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, we decided to go back to our roots and launch a crowdfunding campaign to help us send issue 10 to print – and we really need your support!
We’ve teamed up with seven of our favourite brands to bring you a tempting array of products from Millican rucksacks to natural energy bars and trail wash gift sets. And we are over the moon to announce that artist Stanley Donwood has kindly donated 20 remarkable letterpress prints, plus a copy of Holloway signed by all three authors: Stanley Donwood, Dan Richards and Robert Macfarlane! Scroll below to see more of our reward highlights.
Thank you to everyone who has supported our journey so far – from those of you who funded our first edition, to all our readers who have ordered back issues or taken out a subscription over the past few months. We look forward to delivering our 10th edition to you soon!
A few of our reward highlights…
Juniper Ridge trail wash gift set (£20)
Transport yourself into Wild West landscapes with scents gathered in the Mojave Desert, Eastern Sierras and temperate rainforests of Cascadia. Juniper Ridge’s versatile, concentrated body wash is handcrafted in Oakland with 100% natural and biodegradable ingredients. This gift set is kindly donated by our friends at Wingfield’s and includes one bottle of body wash (Cascade Forest, Coastal Pine, Desert Cedar or White Sage) plus a copy of issue 10.
Sea salt chocolate & mountain tea bundle (£22)
Delve into your copy of issue 10 while indulging in Ocelot Sea Salt Chocolate and Rhoeco Mountain Herbal Tea, courtesy of our friends at The Future Kept. (UK delivery only).
Outdoor Provisions energy bar gift set (£25)
We love these all natural energy bars by Outdoor Provisions, which come in compostable wrappers and in flavours inspired by our national parks. Try Cherry Bakewell flavour, inspired by the Peak District; fiery Parkin from the Yorkshire Dales; fruity Bara Brith of Snowdonia; or the unexpected peppermint and bitter cocoa nib flavour of Kendal Mint Cake, inspired by the Lake District. Set includes an 8-pack of bars plus issue 10. UK delivery only.
Natural beauty gift bundle (£25)
Treat that special someone to a bundle of organic toiletries from our friends at The Future Kept. This gift set includes a copy of issue 10, a Savon Stories charcoal and blackseed soap and invigorating 70% linen exfoliating pad. (UK delivery only).
‘Breath of the wild’ wooden postcards (£25)
Recorded in history and mythology and feared for thousands of years, our ‘named winds’ have whipped up deserts, rained ‘blood’ and plagued people to insanity. In issue eight, author Nick Hunt explores stories behind the Meltemi of Greece, Sirocco of the Sahara and Tramontana of the Alps – and illustrator Ruth Thorp created these artworks to accompany the feature. This gift set includes three wooden postcard prints and a copy of issue 10.
The lost explorers bundle ***SOLD OUT***
For the intrepid at heart. We've teamed up with Yorkshire leather crafters HÔRD to bring you a gift bundle inspired by the rugged topography of Scafell Pike and Snowdon. Includes a copy of issue 10 plus a beautifully-made leather key fob, riveted to hold a swivel clip and engraved with an etching of the contours of Snowdon or Scafell Pike. (UK delivery only).
Trail tea enamel mug gift set (£32)
Long-standing Ernest contributor Aidan Meighan has designed these exclusive enamel mugs, inspired by foraged teas you can make in the great outdoors – including common gorse and Norway spruce. This set includes two enamel mugs engraved by Cut by Beam in Cornwall, together with a copy of issue 10.
Ramblers Roll Bundle (£75)
‘Ramblers Rolls’ by Moorswood are a portable picnic blanket for one, made in Devon using natural fibres, lined with organic wool felt and a water resistant wax cotton base. These ‘Dartmoor Fern’ rolls are the last seven of an extremely limited edition run, made with beautiful fern green tweed woven on the outskirts of Dartmoor. Plus a copy of issue 10. UK delivery only.
The Millican rucksack bundle (£120)
Fraser the Rucksack (15L) is the ideal size for everyday use – a ‘grab and go’ bag for short trips across town and further afield. Kindly donated by our long-standing partners Millican, this bundle comes with a copy of issue 10 and you can choose the bag colour from Gorse, Tarn, Graphite Grey, Heather or Slate (stock dependent). UK delivery only.
A wild Welsh break with Fforest (£250) ***SOLD OUT***
Treat yourself to a break in West Wales with Fforest. This very special gift set includes a £250 voucher for a Fforest holiday (for a break before 1 July 2021), plus a goody bag worth over £70 with two pairs of cosy Fforest forager woolly socks, a copy of issue 10 to read beside an open fire, two Ernest ‘trail tea’ mugs to have a brew on the beach and a set of Ernest ‘slow adventure’ postcards.