ArcticDry Xtreme Waterproof Socks – My best bit of gear for 2019
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Waterproof socks are not new. They have been around for ages. For some reason, I can’t quite recall; they just never made it on to my kit list.
Osprey Stratos 36 Pack – Review
Friday 08 February 2019
So, the time has come to say goodbye to yet another rucksack and, as is now customary, I feel obliged to say a few words before it departs this place and heads off into the sunset for a new life in a better place. Cornwall.
Oh no! another Scarpa Mistral failure!
Tuesday 11 September 2018
In January 2018, I wrote about the demise of my Scarpa Mistral GTX walking boots whilst walking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal.
A tale of two Synmats
Friday 10 August 2018
In September 2017 I wrote about the failure of my Exped Synmat UL 9 while walking the Isle of Wight Coast Path.
Outdoor Gear Exchange UK
Sunday 25 February 2018
Today I spent the morning sorting through some gear that no longer fits me and some equipment that I no longer use. I plan to sell these items to raise money to buy new gear for our forthcoming adventures.
Buff – My best bit of gear for 2017
Thursday 22 February 2018
Of all of the walking gear, I possess no one was more surprised than I to discover that one of my favourite bits of ‘kit’ would be the humble buff. This lightweight tube of fabric is so simple in design and so lacking in gadgetry that for many years I deliberately shunned them.
Thermarest NeoAir Sleeping Mat
Wednesday 14 February 2018
In 2010 I purchased a Thermarest NeoAir for my Wild Camping trips and up until recently, it has performed perfectly and I have been very happy with it other than the now infamous rustling noise.
Scarpa Mistral GTX Walking Boots
Thursday 11 January 2018
Ipurchased a pair of Mens Scarpa Mistral GTX GoOutdoors in July 2017 because my old boots were no longer waterproof and I needed something for an up and coming hiking trip. This is not a review of the Scarpa Mistral GTX walking boots but a record of my personal experience as a user and a customer. Recently, after a few wet walks, I noticed that they were also no longer waterproof and in spite of several attempts to re-proof them I was unable to prevent them from leaking.Then, while on a trek in Nepal the boots started to fall apart and I was worried that they would not make it to the end of the 160-mile route I was trekking.
Exped SynMat 9 UL Sleeping Mat
Monday 18 September 2017
In August 2014 I purchased an Exped SynMat 9 UL for a trip to Iceland. Susan had purchased one a few weeks before and when compared to my Thermarest is was better by miles for comfort and for the speed and ease with which you could inflate it with the schnozzle bag. But on our recent Isle of Wight Coastal Path trek, it developed a fault and I awoke to find myself tilting to one side.Two of the chambers had become one during the night and the new chamber was much bigger than the others.
Gear Review – 5 Days Backpacking the Isle of Wight Coast Path
Saturday 02 September 2017
Last month, Susan and I hiked the 65 Mile long Isle of Wight Coast Path over five days and four nights. We camped on three of the nights and stayed in a hotel for one after an equipment failure. We carried everything we needed with us and only purchased food along the trail.
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