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I've been reading the book 'Weather For Hillwalkers And Climbers' by Malcolm Thomas and finding it really interesting and about an hour and a half ago we had one hell of a thunderstorm and very heavy rain pass through Pontypridd. To the south of the UK there is a depression moving North. I'm...

Apologies if this has been discussed before but I've acquired another Karrimor Alpiniste from the 80's or 90's and it's in good working condition, it's just filthy and definitely not from a smoke free home :lmao: . Has anyone washed an old rucksack before? Not sure whether to put it in the...

Hi, Is there anyone here familiar with Bergans of Norway, and more specifically their older external frame backpacks? I've been made aware of, and seen a photo of a small children's sized external frame backpack made by Bergans, but my researching on google has so far proved fruitless. I would...

I've been on the lookout for an Alpiniste for a while now and have finally gotten my hands on one. I've also managed to finds some Alpiniste side pouches. I don't think I will ever need to use the side pouches but I thought it'd be nice to have them. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Another vintage backpack acquired, a Karrimor Annapurna in good condition apart from the edging strip along the top cover needing replacing.

I've been reading this book 'Keeping Dry & Staying Warm', authors of which include Mike Parsons of Karrimor, Chris Townsend, Author and ambassador of the BMC and Alan Hinkes OBE. Altogether there are some pretty experienced outdoors people who have contributed to this book. Anyway, the book...

I had a few hours out today walking locally. Took my new Lynx ii backpack to try out and my Kelly Kettle. My firelighting skills need much improvement. Luckily the Kelly Kettle is dead easy to light. I also took the time to practice micro navigation skills. Hope you enjoy the photo's. I'm...

I hope people are not finding my posts to be getting boring, I recently bought a Karrimor Lynx ii for not a lot of money to go with my Lynx iii. This one is an earlier model, I'm guessing 70's maybe, what with the metal fastenings. It also doesn't have side pockets like the presumably later...

I just thought I would post some photos of this Karrimor Lynx iii that arrived with me today. I'm guessing it's mid 80's. I'm not going to use this very often, but will use it occasionally just for the fun off it. I think it has so much character.

Well this arrived today, purchased for £20 plus postage on Vinted. I'm very impressed with both the bag itself and the condition. It feels a very high quality, well made item and comfortable to wear, although I've only worn it around the house with no real weight in it. I love the slightly retro...

I want to start drinking bone broth for health purposes. I've phone a couple of local butchers but they don't sell bones but I do have a good friend who owns an Indian restaurant and he often gives me plate fulls of lamb curry that he cooks for himself and the meat is always on the bone. Can I...

Took my son for our first camp of 2025, and his first winter camp on Saturday. We camped atop a local hill with an elevation gain of about 200m. Snow was forecast and started as we neared the summit. We reached our camp location with just enough time to setup before sunset. It began snowing...

I'm buying a new Paramo coat and I cannot get to a stockist to try one on. I've been thinking about coat sizing, they all seem to be measured at the chest but how does this account for different body shapes? For instance a broad person who's small around the chest, or an average sized person...

I need a new pair of boots and I'll probably go army surplus. I usually wear Alt-Berg but fancy a change. I'm looking at the Meindl SF German Army boot and the Lowa Elite German Army KSK Mountain SF Boots. Anybody have these and have anything to say on them? Or are there other good choices I'm...

My son wants to continue camping with me over winter. I won't be taking him anywhere crazy like the Brecon beacons, just local hills or maybe even some 'wild' camp sites. His current sleeping bag from Go Outdoors has reached it's limit and I'm struggling to find a really decent kids 4 season...

Not really sure what to say about this camp, neither words nor pictures will do justice to just how beautiful an experience it was to watch the sun set beneath the clouds from Corn Du last night. The camp went well, though. The wind picked up during the night but I took ear plugs this time and...

Bought this today, have wanted a pressure table lamp for a while. Not the cleanest example but all original parts as far as I can tell.

Just a short walk over Eglwysilan 'mountain' in South Wales over the weekend practicing some micro navigation and checking out some prehistoric or medieval cross dykes and earthworks. I'm not well educated in history, so if anybody would like to share some knowledge on these types of landmark...

Not much to say about this relatively short walk apart from I just really enjoyed being out. You can follow the Nant Crew all the way up the valley and on to Corn Du/Pen Y Fan but I didn't have time to complete the full walk today. It's a beautifully quiet and secluded area. Photos taken with...

I'd been planning this solo camp for the past week. For the day prior, and on the day, I was having last minute nerves about going which probably didn't help the trip later on.. I set off from home at 3:30pm and was on my way from the Storey Arms car park at about 4:00pm. The fog was moderate...