Tag Archives: Golite Pinnacle

Gear comments for Bilsdale Circuit Trip

Posted on October 7, 2011 by markswalkingblog

A couple of weeks ago, I took a trip to the North York Moors with a wild camp. See report here. Here are my observations on some of the gear used that deserves a mention. Go-lite Pinnacle backpack. I have … Continue reading →

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Gear Round up for trip – Tan Hill and Stone Dale

Posted on May 4, 2011 by markswalkingblog

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 →

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Golite Pinnacle – quick comfort test

Posted on October 17, 2010 by markswalkingblog

I have been pretty busy this weekend, Saturday spent helping out at our Parish Plan Open Day ( I am on the Steering Committee) and Sunday morning in the gym and swimming in the pool afterwards with my wife and … Continue reading →

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Golite Pinnacle – First Impressions

Posted on October 12, 2010 by markswalkingblog

Further to my post on Thoughts on Winter Gear Part 3 in which I discussed my ideas in relation to backpacks I was looking to purchase for winter use. Well after a good amount of thought and reading of fellow … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Winter Gear – part 3

Posted on October 11, 2010 by markswalkingblog

This post deals with backpacks which would be suitable for winter.  Currently I have 3 backpacks, an old Karrimor which I don’t use now, a Osprey Aether 60, an excellent load carrier, but at 2.3 kg rather heavy compared to … Continue reading →

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