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  1. JC1984

    Wild camping tent advice...for me and the missus

    Hi all, So...the better half and I are off to do a bit of wild camping in a few weeks time so I'm on the hunt for a new tent. I am looking for something fairly decent 3 berth so we aren't too cramped Light and small enough to carry around all day walking. Budgeting around the £100...
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    First paddle...stalked by a whale!

    Well - checked the forecast yesterday and it looked like it was going to be a nice start this morning. So, set my alarm and was up and out by 6.30am, took a little while to get the new kayak into the water as it's a little on the heavy side for one person to carry. It's a Galaxy tandem...
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    My inflatable kayak off to pastures new

    After last weekend's camping trip on the River Tweed, I've decided to part with my inflatable kayak and get something a bit more sturdy! In case anyone's interested, the link to the eBay auction is here Quite fancy getting a sea kayak but not sure how practical it will be...since I don't...
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    Pondering a move to Nova Scotia

    As the title suggests....I'm toying with the idea of upping sticks again and finding some adventure. I've been back in the UK for 4 years now and I don't mean to offend but I find our country a bit suffocating in so many ways. So one exit plan in mind is to head to Nova Scotia (have some friends...
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    Winter forecast?

    Morning all, Anyone know of any chatter on what sort of Winter we might be in for? Maybe it's a bit mystic Meg to some degree, but I'd love another cold white one...anyone want to get my hopes up? JC
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    Nissan X-Trail - any experience?

    Morning all, I have a '07 Seat Leon FR TDi at the moment, which is great for having a bit of fun in and excellent on long motorway trips with its fuel economy etc. But it's just annoying when I want to transport any of the toys (road bike, mountain bike, inflatable kayak, camping gear -...
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    A weekend in Simonside - Northumberland

    Took the girlfriend away for her birthday this weekend, no night in the wilds but we did do the red-trail at Simonside. Definitely worth going to if only for the walk and the scenario. I did however get to try out my new camping stove up at the top of the first crag which was brilliant (this one...
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    Newbie from Northumberland

    Hi all, Just a quick hello! Stumbled across the forum today while searching for something (more on this in a second). Looks like an excellent group of people on here from what I can tell - looking forward to getting involved anyway. As for the little something - I'm planning on a trip to...