Green Fijian islands under a dramatic South Pacific sky
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Reefs, jungle & saltwater · Fiji · 2024

Fiji · South Pacific Sun, then downpours EP01 · J2 · Cloak
Field testing Fiji — reefs, jungle & saltwater

Sun, scuba, surf and saltwater — punctuated by brief but massively heavy tropical downpours. A great place to test outdoor gear.

Location
Fiji · South Pacific
Terrain
Reefs · jungle · waterfalls
Conditions
Sun · saltwater · heavy downpours
Products
EP01 · J2 baselayer · Sports Cloak
Activities
Scuba · Surf · Hike · Boat
Result
Pass — thrashed & rinsed, repeatedly
Log

Sun, scuba, surf and saltwater — all punctuated by brief but massively heavy tropical downpours. It's where the Survivor shows are filmed.

Fijians are some of the toughest but kindest people you'll find anywhere, and they helped us across numerous visits with testing our products.

Whether it was jungle hikes to waterfalls or small boat trips to outlying reefs, Fiji served up every kind of test.

The methodWe put the gear through a thrashing, rinsed it off, and did it again.

Aerial of a small Fijian island ringed by turquoise reef
Out to the reefs

Small boats to outlying reefs, and jungle hikes to waterfalls.

Fiji · South Pacific
Test summary

Fiji, by the numbers.

300+islands in Fiji
4disciplines tested
3products on test
thrash · rinse · repeat
From the field

Fiji, up close.

Gear ashore between trips, out on the water, and island-hopping by air.

The EP01 pack resting on the grass by the shore
Gear ashore
On a small boat with the EP01, heading for the reefs
On the water
Island-hopping by light plane
Island hopping
With thanks

Fijians — some of the toughest and kindest people you'll find anywhere.

Fiji · numerous visits