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I did have the full collection that I got for WHsmith( had a drawer ) since first issue.. Unfortunately some "friend" relived me off them in that early 90's .. Never did find what he did with them
I have a terranova elite 550.. packs down very well but no where near a rating as sold as -5 comfort to -20 extreme... .. Honestly I sleep pretty warm and at -10 you'd be shaking ya bits off... not a very good buy but ok for spring
I use SF1 and if super cold pull on some softie pants and my montane icarus.. Bivi bag and a closed cell multimat 4xl adventure cut down (very thin compared to others but very comfy and warm
I have a paramo Fuera that about 4 years old now, pretty good at what it does and the odd wash in nikwax tx wash in fixes the dwr.
I also have a custom made smock from Extreme outdoor clothing(no longer around) that's a heavy duty buffalo type tactel outer. Narvik fleece inner, still going...
altbergs microlight are good, not to sure about defender .. using salomon unltra 4 for now..
aku are good if they fit your feet and the pilgrim can be acquired quite cheap used but if your going new on aku the slope is very good
Thought I do a write up for a D-power stove repair that was required after one use on a weekend trip recently and I think these are quite a popular stove due to price
What I found is that the heat from the stove built up while inside a windshield which in turn caused a bit of grass near the...
Well no answers, but I bought it and have used it... got the Venom 300, nice and cozy in a bivi bag, no issues with the damp as yet.. will try in the zero range soon (hope)
I process my collected resin by heating in a tin, the when seems fluid I pour through a large tea strain into silicon cake moulds to form small pucks. The method seems to keep some of the flammables in the resin. I often scrape small amounts into my tinder to start fires.
I also don't chuck the...
Hi has anyone got a Vango venom as I was thinking of getting the 200 maybe the 300 down bag but as I have never had a bag from them I wondered what the quality is like ?:sleeping:
I just bought a £22 Dehydrator from ebay (5 tiers) works like a charm and after a few youtube vids on using for backpacking foods have tried a few things..its great as I also own a vacuum bag machine and use the cheaper rolls of bags to store my foods... now any extras i cook tend to get...
Bought a nice new honey stove from Backpackinglight.co.uk had it two weeks used it once and my son took it down to local woods to use...2 weeks past and I asked where my stove was packed (his bag I think) go'e into get it from the pack and find a empty green pouch with the smaller part for the...
Arktis stuff is great, I have a combat smock in a realwood (camoreal) pattern almost as good as pertex in use, very light and thin but very windproof.
http://www.arktisoutdoor.co.uk/index.php/product/smock-leaf-b110/
Well basting tape comes in a few forms, some not so good...heres a link to the stuff i use....
instant stick and hard to remove
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sailmakers-double-sided-tape-for-all-fabrics-art-and-crafts-12mm-x-50m-/222099567864?hash=item33b62a74f8:g:V4YAAOSwHaBWk4ps
I make my own but i add a little of my home made mushroom ketchup ( smalls and tastes like worcester sauce, and the remaining power is great in everything)
Here's a link for a guy on youtube that shows traditional food methods....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29u_FejNuks
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