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Excellent, thanks. I will look out for those. Thanks to you I had a scour on eBay and ended up finding this: Outdoor sleeping bag Travel camping hiking Multifunction ultra - light Dark Blue -£13 delivered Features: Adopts water-resistant, breathable and crease-proof fabric. With double-sided...

I need a sleeping bag as it's on a stipulated kit list for an upcoming hike. The best option I've got so far is this: QUECHUA 15° LIGHT HIKING SLEEPING BAG - 1-2 SEASON, 700g in size L - £30 Is there anything out there smaller for the same or less money?

Wow! Thanks for so many suggestions. Some excellent ideas I'd never have dreamed up. For this particular event all the food has got to be cold - no time to heat. Particularly like the idea of Indian snacks and beef jerky. Two particular personal favourites.

I'm taking part in a 50 mile overnight orienteering exercise. I've done it a few times before and it's quite tough. One year we took barely any food and it was miserable. Last time we took far too much, which was prefeable but we took the wrong sort of stuff - large pasties, loads of haribo etc...

Thanks a lot guys. The Keela Munro seems like the clear winner. I'm still a bit wary - some of the reviews aren't fantastic, and it looks bulky. I've got a French army jacket which is excellent. I picked it up for £20. Mine doesn't have waist pockets but there's a version that does and seems...

Hi there. I'm after a tough, down-to-the-thigh, waterproof hiking anorak, with big pockets that isn't camouflage. Can anyone suggest such a thing?

Just to give an update: I went for the Haglofs Roc Hard. Really impressed - it seems very tough, with few features, but what it does have seem well thought out.

Just as an update - I'm currenlty waiting to hear back from Aiguille with some questions. At the moment I'm focusing on Aiguille, Crux (why can't the AK37 come in orange?) and Pod (they look good - the Black Ice looks ideal but too big - looking for a 35l-ish size equivalent - all their...

Deuter and Osprey look really comfortable and packed with decent technical features but, like North Face, I'm not certain how robust their materials are... Alice and Molle are a bit too military-looking for my liking.

I've heard of Aiguille and like that they're made in the UK. Slightly off topic - but why the hell do nearly every rucksack manufacturer never have pictures of their rucksack back systems? It's absolutely bizarre. Go on ebay and every kid, grandad and all in between selling a rucksack will have...

Thanks a lot Sandbender. I had heard Crux mentioned before but it's hard to tell what sort of bag each manufacturer makes without some expert advice. They look just the sort of ethos I was after - might have to look for some bolt-on side pockets. I know it's more "technical" not to have side...

Thanks a lot guys, I just checking out the recoomendations now. Like Grayfox, I have every respect for the military, and I feel (rightly or wrongly) a bit of a fraud, wearing anything in camo... I like the old Karrimors. I still have a travel rucksack by them with a SA9000 back system which I...

Has anyone got any recommendations for a classic shape rucksack (main bag, lid pocket, two side pockets and preferably a zipped access to the bottom of the main sack). I'm after something tough rather than light, with a good back system. I like the Highlander 55l. It's a bit big, and the...

Thanks MRUK. Good to hear. I'm eager to try 'em out now. I went for the long socks as I remember the mud covering my entire lower legs last time!

Rich, thanks a lot. I will have a look. Paul, thanks so much for the lengthy reply. What you say has rung true with me. It sounds like you got 'em to solve the problem I have, and that it worked for you. Encouraging news. I'll hunt around for the MOD socks then try to give all combos a...

Rich, where do I get these MOD socks - I've been looking without success!

Frogo, thanks for all the socratic questioning. I just googled "route card" - this sort of thing, yeah? I think I used one of these a couple of decades ago in the scouts! I was thinking about something like that. About 40 mins before your start time you're given a series of grid references...

Tony, there's nothing that pertinent to this question in the other threads about the walk, so don't worry about that. Your ideas are good and make a lot of sense. I hadn't thought of compeeding as prevention rather than after-the-event. That is a definite option. I think I'll try your...

Ged, yeah, in terms of rewarding experiences it's firmly in the "because it is there" reasons-to-do-it camp! Elines - thanks a lot for the Scotch tape tip - that sounds like a very good plan too. Now I'm torn between chinagraph and Scotch tape! I'll take both on our training walk and see...

I've posted before about this godawful walk I'm doing soon. I anticipate getting wet feet and several blisters. I've ordered a pair of sealskinz and a pair of protrek trekking socks that have protection at the heels, the toes and where I sometimes get rubbing underneath the lacing on my...