Recent content by Mauro

when in the UK there was a big fire? It rains no stop!!!!! I do not believe there is a neither a special corps for forest fires (as you find in Europe and US). The reason is that there is no need for it! I find the sight of fires very ugly, and I would stop the people only for that...

you can camp legally on some of the long distance paths in the UK. Like on the Icknield path. For the obvious reason, that you may get stuck at night in the middle of no-where and not to have the necessary to sleep in the warm, you can well take to court somebody because he forbids you to do...

Nalgene bottles are excellent. However, they are a bit pricey. I carry around the meth in a bottle of Dettol. They are indestructible!!! mauro

Did it too!! it's excellent. The only thing is the problem of the car... you cannot leave it at the visitor centre (unless, every morning you go down to put money in the parking meter!). I left the car on the road which leads to the visitor centre... the police tried to contact me asking if I...

Well, thank you all very much for all your postings, but keep'em coming! I will read them again and again before buying something. I love kayaks, if I was alone i would not have doubt what to buy. But I would really like to share my passion with the children... I am almost convinced of...

I would like to buy either a kayak or a canoe to paddle on the rivers in the cambridgeshire area. I am not sure what to buy, these are my requirements: -) It needs to carry at least two people, so i can go around with my young son -) I used to be pretty good on a kayak back on the...

www.The-Outdoor.co.uk is a nice shop and basic prices are ok... pitty that pp is so expensive!! £7.50 for each item and no discount any further items All in all it's a bit pricey. Mauro

just yesterday i bought myself a bivi bag for £22.50 (p&p included) from e-bay. well worth the money!!!

I have used these: http://www.fieldandtrek.com/cat_id/EQUICAMPWATE/product-Platypus-2.5-Ltr-Water-Bottle-22588.htm I have jumped on it... to check they wont burst in my sack. They are indestructible!!! The only thing, do not use water purifier tablets (iodine), did make it taste bad...

I agree... I also think that people would have used plants with mild anti-bacterial properties, such as sage and pine resine for dental hygene. I would be like to know which other plants have similar properties!

nice site! thanks

Hi Julian, i will be wolking on the "Alta Via dei Monti Liguri" ("High way of Ligurian Mountains".... see the site in English: http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/eng/home.html) The whole path is 430Km, but I will just do 3 days, from Genoa to Lavagna (east of Genoa). The most interesting...

Hi! in few weeks time, I am off to the Ligurian Apennine (north-west of Italy, not far from the coast). The route I am taking will cover some area without trees. I was wandering if there is a way to install a basha in places without trees. I will carry walking sticks, can these be used...

In the mediterranea island of Sardenia, it is traditional food a kind of cheese with maggots. Now it's forbitten to be sold (due to European laws on food). But it was the staple diet with the shephards of the island. It seems they use to particularly appreciate the maggots, so much that...