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Welcome to the forum Dave :)

Bookmarked to read/watch later after I've done my chores

Welcome to the forum AnnaLiza

Welcome to the forum scarfell

Welcome to the forum Nick

All the best George

November might be a bit early for much snowy fun We did Tromso and then the Lyngenfjord area back in Feb, we got up to all sorts, snowmobiling, snowshoe hiking, dog sledding, slept in a few Sami camps IMG_0152 by Richard Sheward, on Flickr

We had an early 80's Lichfield Combat 4 which sat nicely on the shelf of my external frame Karrimor pack :) I think the mice in my folks loft chewed it up for bedding one year

Good luck with the build Al :)

I've had mixed results but tend to stick with a few favourites, Wilmas Nordic Summer, Smidge, Avon SSS and Autan. There are times though when nothing will work and I reach for the Beatons jacket, they pack to nothing and my size large only weighs 86g. It's not usually the biting that bothers...

I've used this guy on ebay a couple of times, ask nicely and he'll send you some samples of each weight .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/batya_1?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

Nice Gets the old foot stomping :) :dancer:

Eight and a half million views :rolleyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BACQc9f6pGs

It's always hard giving suggestions on a lightweight kit list, the owner is usually quite precious about the reasons for keeping stuff, I know I am :) Personally I think you're carrying too much clothing, with my calculations you're carrying over a kilo of clothing, fair enough some of it's...

I've not been on SOTP for a long time, as you know lol, I should pop my head in sometime It's lovely up there, we passed through on the CWT walk a couple of years ago

I know I'm not exactly on the way but you're welcome to borrow my Bob if you need to Knoydart, start of August? Best get the Wilmas and Beaton jacket ready :)

You should lift with the centre haul strap to head height, then place each arm through the straps in turn, you don't really want to be lifting a full pack by the shoulder straps if you can help it.

Go Ally, you can pick up a kids inflatable dinghy anytime ;)

Ecclefechan always puts a smile on my face when I drive north :)

Cotton or nylon? That could have some influence on stove choice if you go that route, and where you intend to use it, soft wood sparks from camping in plantations have put a few holes in my Bergans nylon tipi :( There used to be some Bison poly cotton ones knocking around a few years back, they...