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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Update on Peak Elite AC Sleeping mat
I camped out in our field with my son last night. We wanted to be up really early in the morning as my youngest son wanted to shoot some rabbits – we seem to be overrun with them at the … Continue reading
Look what I found in the attic
Last weekend I started on a herculean task of sorting out the attic. You know the sort of thing: “I need to clear out all the kids’ toys, twenty years worth of the wife’s old clothes before the ceiling in … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Aquafoil, Cascade, Karrimat, Sympatex, Texapore, The Great Outdoors, Trail Walker
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Exped Air Pillow
This follows on from my last post (24th may 2011) on the POE Peak Elite AC regular sleeping mat. I have found that for me a pillow is an important piece of kit to ensure a good night’s sleep. When … Continue reading
Posted in Gear
Tagged backpacking pillow, Exped Air Pillow, Exped Downmat 7, Prima silk pillow, ultralight pillow
7 Comments
POE Peak Elite AC Regular Sleeping Mat
Whilst I have been very happy with my Thermarest Prolite mat, I was seduced by the prospect of further weight reduction and importantly smaller pack size after reading some initial reviews of the product by several fellow bloggers. Here is … Continue reading
Gear Round up for trip – Tan Hill and Stone Dale
Just some comments about gear used on my recent trip. Hilleberg Soulo tent Probably for this trip, the choice of tent was a bit of overkill. However, having said this, I took the tent to get more experience and because, … Continue reading
Posted in Gear
Tagged Golite Pinnacle, Hilleberg Soulo, Paramo 3rd Element Jacket, Primus Express Spider
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Nine Standards Rigg and Stonedale
Route taken – Tan Hill Inn- Kettlepot Road- Brownber Tarn- Brownber Head- Nine Standards Rigg – White Mossy Hill- Ney Gill – Whitsun Dale – Raven Seat- Keld – Tan Hill Inn. (31 km in length) Dates walked – 24th/25th … Continue reading
Posted in trip reports
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