Just if for test from Golite is something a little different. The Eden 1 isn’t claiming to be the lightest in any way, in fact it’s flying it’s “comfort” flag very high. Now, Golite are saying it’s 1560g, but I’m getting slightly under that with all the packaging and labels still attached, so I’ll update on [...]
Posted on February 20th, 2010 by PTC*
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I don’t have much in the way of big packs these days, so with the thought of longer trips now that Holly is a little older, along with the associated unenthusiastic repeated re-packing and space for extra food, I had a look about at what was available. I’d tried on a Haglöfs Matrix 40 a while [...]
Posted on February 20th, 2010 by PTC*
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Bloody hell, that was a long day.
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by PTC*
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Following on from my wee look at the Wallaby wristband, I now have ten to give away. So, if you’re tired of licking your armpits while you’re in the hills in an attempt to cool down, and would like to try a more technical, comfortable nay, stylish way of keeping your temperature at a pleasant equilibrium, [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2010 by PTC*
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Holly loves Doctor Who. How this came about we’re not too sure, but add to that, that she asks to hear Hampstien (Rammstein, her current favourite is Sonne from Mutter) when she’s in Dad’s car and Joycee is increasingly shaking her head at the pair of us comparing notes on our shared hobbies. There is [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2010 by PTC*
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Once again I got my passport stamped at the border and followed a trail of breadcrumbs to the secret Montane bunker in the Lakes. What was in there in glorious 3D Technicolour was the winter 2010/11 winter kit, including a bunch of all-new stuff. The eVent Evolution above that usurped the Super-Fly has been tweaked [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by PTC*
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I went out in the cold sunshine of the Kilpatricks to take some shoe shots, but that really didn’t go so well. Instead I found myself jogging around the trails, gearless and grinning. I ended up tearing along the edge of Lang Craigs as the sun slipped down, arms waving in the air as I skittered down the rocks [...]
Posted on February 12th, 2010 by PTC*
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Just in to catch the rest of the cold weather on my napper above is next seasons X Bionic Winter Light Cap. It’s got the usual attention to detail, with fabric zones giving warmth, ventilation and drying, with a nice soft handle and gentle stretch. If feels good on, and was very handy on a cold and windy Kilpatrick trail [...]
Posted on February 12th, 2010 by PTC*
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I’ve used Optimus kit plenty over the past couple of years, in fact the pots have been a constant because of the level markings and the brilliant long, plastic-covered handles. There’s been some product updates, and I’ve had a wee look at some below. Above we have the re-worked Crux stove. It’s foldiness (foldingosity?) makes it [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by PTC*
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The radio piece went well, I got to say what I though was most important: ban the neds, watch out for folk on the WHW; folk like us will carry on as normal. The TV bit was all murder and mayhem, and after the live bit was cut where we were all geared up for [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2010 by PTC*
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This came up this morning and got itself around fairly quickly. The idea being to make it an offence to “informally camp” on a strip a few hundred meters wide on average along the east shore of Loch Lomond from Drymen to a kilometre or so beyond Rowardennan. We all knew that the neds on [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by PTC*
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There’s an unfamiliar sight on my back below, an OMM Mountain Mover. I got annoyed with it because the side mesh pockets hold onto bottles about as well a Dalek. Not the modern type, one from the 60′s movies with Peter Cushing. They were good daleks, big and badass. Some had a pincer hand instead [...]
Posted on February 7th, 2010 by PTC*
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It circled, it swooped, it called to me, Its song croaked from a snow capped rock ahead. It marked the route with every landing, It was daring me to follow it. It cruised the Window like a Sunderland chasing U-Boats. It wanted me to turn right. And I turned left.
Posted on February 6th, 2010 by PTC*
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