Gift ideas

Gifts for activity fans

Know someone who loves activity? Pick their favourite topic for gift ideas, with a fact to share when they open it.

  • Backpacking Trips

    Backpacking trips often rely on the "Leave No Trace" principle, which emphasizes minimizing environmental impact by packing out everything you pack in – even your toilet paper.

  • Fitness and Exercise

    Did you know that laughter can burn calories? A good chuckle can burn up to 40 calories per 15 minutes!

  • Hiking

    The term "hiking" is believed to have originated in the late 19th century in the UK, referring to long walks in the countryside, distinct from shorter strolls.

  • Individual Sports

    Surfing is the only individual sport in the Olympics that requires competitors to share equipment with their rivals.

  • Off-Road and Overlanding

    The term overlanding originated in Australia to describe the long-distance droving of livestock across vast wilderness areas before it evolved into the modern recreational hobby of vehicle-based adventure travel.

  • Rock Crawling

    Rock crawling competitions often categorize vehicles by their size and modification level, with some classes allowing nearly completely custom-built machines.

  • Team Sports

    The term "team sport" itself is a relatively recent invention, solidifying in common usage only in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as organized sports became more prevalent.

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