What to gift an outgoing adventurer

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Pentax 17 camera, £499.99
New analogue cameras don’t get made very often, but Pentax seems to be starting again. The reassuringly clunky Pentax 67 is my go-to camera for work but this half-frame point-and-shoot is a brilliant little thing for capturing candid on-the-road personals. pentax.eu

Stetson Shasta 10X Premier cowboy hat, $550
I’m of the mind that you can never have too many hats, and the butterscotch colour of this is wonderful. Also: everyone should own a Stetson. stetson.com

LEJ cotton Cat Posh Plage coat, £345
I’m always looking for jackets that are comfortable, stylish, versatile and can take being crudely shoved into an overhead locker or accidentally slept on. This is exactly that. lej.london

Bally leather Guard snow boots in brown, £490
I tend to wear cowboy boots in the winter, but they’re absolutely neck-breakingly terrible in the snow. These are the perfect alternative. bally.co.uk

Yeti Rambler cocktail shaker, £60
There’s nothing like a well-executed Martini at 3,000m. uk.yeti.com

P Johnson Avedon Dark Havana sunglasses, $430
P Johnson’s eyewear is beautifully curated. This pair, based on the iconic spectacles worn by Richard Avedon, may just bestow some of the seminal photographer’s famed panache, although looking like Avedon and seeing like Avedon are sadly two different things. pjt.com

Harpo silver and turquoise BR833 bracelet, €1,380
When I was extremely broke living in Paris in my 20s I used to pass by this store and ogle at all the treasure in their cabinets. I’m not a big jewellery guy, but I’d wear one of these every day. harpo-paris.com

Peter Beard, £125
A complete visionary, eccentric and vagabond. There is always so much to be learnt from leafing through Peter Beard’s incredibly inspiring mixed-media work. taschen.com

Campbell’s of Beauly lambswool tartan blanket in Antique Dress Stewart, £150
David Coggins and I passed by this beautiful Highland haberdasher while shooting our last Scottish travel story for HTSI and I could have left with a car full. Its locally woven tartan blankets are my favourite way to “winter-fy” my home come December. campbellsofbeauly.com

K9 Sport Sack Air 2 backpack dog carrier, £67
Many of my better afternoons have been spent whizzing around on a bike with Nacho, my cocker spaniel, strapped daringly to my back in one of these things. k9sportsack.com

Snow Peak bamboo Take! chair, £240
Elegant design. Unexpectedly comfortable. But from Snow Peak what would you expect? I always have two of these in the back of the car. The long version is better. uk.snowpeak.com

Aero Leathers USAAF Type B-3 jacket, £1,200
Originally made for second world war US Air Force bomber pilots and featured recently in Masters of the Air. Now probably the ultimate mid-winter dog-walking jacket. aeroleatherclothing.com

Jaeger-LeCoultre stainless-steel Reverso Classic Medium Duo Small Seconds watch, £12,000
For me a watch should be small, elegant and hardy. This was originally designed for polo players and is all of those things. The second face could either be deeply helpful or hopelessly confusing when bouncing between time zones. jaeger-lecoultre.com

Byredo Sunday Cologne, £220 for 100ml EDP
This is my go-to fragrance for everything. It’s fresh, it’s clean, it’s citrusy, it’s masculine. I’ve been trying to find something I like more for the best part of a decade and I can’t. byredo.com

Hermès Ulysse MM notebook, £380
This perfect notebook makes the tedium of writing lists a treat. hermes.com

Haulier International canvas Utility large tote, £405
Since the brand’s inception I’ve been a huge fan of Jeremy Hershan’s travel- and Australiana-inspired collections. His tote bags are that rare confluence of the beautiful, the useful, the exciting and the unfussy. haulier.international

Hi-Chew grape fruit chews, £1.70
I got mildly addicted to these in Tokyo recently. Just the greatest confectionery in the world. If someone brought these to my home in lieu of a bottle of wine I would be thrilled. Future dinner guests, please take note. heysweetieshop.co.uk

Moke EV in orange, £35,995
I’ve always loved beach buggies and it was a toss-up between this and the Citroën Méhari, but the fact that this is new and electric and won’t break down on the way to retrieve a baguette gives it the edge. The ideal summer run-around. mokeinternational.com