Recent content by Don Redondo

That's who I was going to suggest. It will mostly be sitka or norway spruce. They have/had some larch and hemlock too. Where in N wales are you?

There's usually plenty of this sort of stuff on fleabay. I got some good intalian alloys snaps fo a couple of quid. as long as you don't climb with them or apply high shock loadiongs, they'll be perfectly ok for hammocking.. no need spending many £££'s

I love my hex 3 echo all of the above about it. lack of porch? rig a tarp condensation? none yet. There have been comments regarding hex 3's and their ilk being a bit chilly in cold climes since the inner is netting so does'nt cut down on drafts, but I've never had a problem. packs...

as per the other thread: for a little more you can get an Alpkit bag which is about the best around for that money, given very good reviews wherever you look - great aftersales and free delivery. No brainer really.

Yes but for a little more you can get an Alpkit bag which is about the best around for that money, given very good reviews wherever you look - great aftersales and free delivery. No brainer really.

I'll just endorse the review. I bought an Alpkit stealth 30l and also think it's the bd's for the money.

the 400 is really warm and toasty for a summerweight bag - roomy too. If you sleep hot like me I reckon it will do right down to around 0* and more with a silk liner. It's quite roomy too - I'm not tall but am barrel shaped :) and I found it well comfy. At £45 it's a steal- you won't find...

I still wear my late dad's vintage [1967] Rolex GMT Master even though it badly needs a service I suppose I'm used to the weight and anything else feels instubstantial.

One of the best FAK I ever bought over the counter was the walkers kit from.......LIDL!... for the money £4.50 you got a lot of stuff that was useful for a hiker [the car kit on the other hand is bigger and has lots of wadding for severe trauma!] it comes in a ziplock in it's own pouch...

yup, if you can get hold of a hot knife to cut and seal in one go that's great. Otherwise using a straight edge and a soldering iron works too.

How about cutting it to shape? or better still, just cut a bit of polythene sheet if you really think you need a footprint

a cord and cordlok arrangement to pull the vent cowl down works quite well

the new 'orange' tigerpaws at Argos is coming down in price.... not tried it myself but the original one was considered to be a lot of tent for little dosh... http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001001&langId=-1&searchTerms=3400779&Submit=GO+%3E

Alpkit.com are doing a summer special at the mo: A down bag + kipmat + titanium eating tools + headtorch + ally clipits - all for £100... the down bag is a summer weight, but is toasty warm and if you are a hot sleeper I reckon it will extend into the Autumn and late spring too... add a...

I picked up the black stealth 30L last week. Great piece of kit, and a slightly different material [taslan] makes it more able to deal with prickly stuff - a barbed wire fence in my case. OK - no window but I did'nt care for that anyway - just one more thing to go wrong. The matte black colour...