I’ve been trailing some gear around recently one way or another, and I’ve had some mixed results. On the Wheelie trip I took smocks as I thought that would suit being strapped-in a lot better. The Haglöfs Lizard Top was great until I got right into the murk, it’s ceased to be “different” now, it’s just [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2010 by PTC*
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I hate the financial institutions, their attitudes, their accents of the phone, their treatment of you and I as a resource instead of a person, and basically everything that holds their very being together. As one of the many who are out there skinning their knuckles to earn money, be it employed or as a free [...]
Posted on June 11th, 2010 by PTC*
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My one worry was where to park for this, but I phoned the girls at the Inveruglas Visitor Centre and they said to stick the motor out of sight in the long-stay parking and that’s what I did. It was dinner time, so a BabyBel and a Pepperami were used as leverage against the tide [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2010 by PTC*
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Posted on June 9th, 2010 by PTC*
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I was taking my occasional scan of the outdoor forums when I spotted something interesting on the LFTO pages, a discussion on shoes versus boots. Nothing new there, but the the lack of animosity from the posters who held different viewpoints took me by surprise. I remember the fights of the old days, simple fingers-in-ears [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2010 by PTC*
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I love the Space Shuttle. It’s inspirational, it’s what a spaceship should look like and I think it’s a shame that it’s nearly finished it’s work. Space capsules stuck on the top of rockets are rubbish, going back to them is no different to knocking down all the road and rail bridges and folk being shot [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2010 by PTC*
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I found a magic site which has the soundtrack to my Playstation days of 10 or more years ago free to download. The music of the day is mostly straight-to-DVD action/horror movie fare, but it brings back memories of all sorts. Mostly what Ielse I was doing when I was playing the games as a single [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by PTC*
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This is what happens when I’m left to my own devices. I reached into the fridge to pull the weekend from the back where it would have the best sell-by date, but it was completely stuck behind less appetising options, and I had to give up and take the cheese baguette near the front which meant [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by PTC*
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Alpkit have launched a comprehensive new range of sleepmats, and just in for test is their lightweight option, the Airo 120. I’ve been using fat mats for ages, but as I’m bivying any minute I was going back to a full length self-inflator until Alpkit stepped in with this wee bugger. It’s got a ¾ length [...]
Posted on June 6th, 2010 by PTC*
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“That will kill you, and if it doesn’t this certainly will” You do get immune to the constant health scare misery-go-round, sensible choices in life would seem to be the way forward through the sea of bullshit. It’s like driving, you can either look at the speedometer all the time and make sure you’re glued to [...]
Posted on June 4th, 2010 by PTC*
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The internet is a very small place. I met a group of Dutch hikers at Derry Lodge, they were kicking back in the afternoon sun with their tents pitched ready for a shot at Ben Macdui in the morning. I said that I might see them there, maybe even with the wheels, a statement which [...]
Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by PTC*
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I got these in for test last autumn, and I think they’ve been on almost very trip I’ve done, be it at home or up north. The reason for that is that they’re magic. The Contest models have a few different specs, but these pre-production versions have the Zebra photochromatic lenses which go from Category 2 [...]
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by PTC*
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All that’s missing in that photie below is the grin… Chocolate Fish’s Taranaki merino has been standard kit on a bunch of trips the last couple of years, and just in for test are some summer alternatives. The blue Taranaki T-Shirt has been on the last couple of trips, it’s a cheery colour and the fabric is [...]
Posted on June 1st, 2010 by PTC*
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