after much deliberation, i finally succumbed to a RM golden Eagle bag. arrived today and, so far, am very impressed. i know alot of folk got upset when he shifted away from Nanook to poland but, having a good look over the bag, i am very impressed with the build quality. i'm sure time will tell on how it performs but i'll pop up a review after it gets a proper airing.
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I've been looking at these too, all the reviews seem good especially for the price tag. Let us know how it fairs
I've ordered a Zpack Arc Blast rucksack in Olive
Now I just have to wait and hope I don't get stung on import!
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I've been looking at these too, all the reviews seem good especially for the price tag. Let us know how it fairs
I've got one and it's quite good. All the guys in the local mountain rescue teams are using the munro and these seem to have become quite popular with regular hill visitors. I have to confess I didn't buy mine for the hill, I bought it for traveling, which I do quite a bit of for work. I wanted a casual jacket with a hill capability windproof good hood etc and it certainly is all of that.
Well made and well thought out, if you like that sort of thing. My preference is for long cagoules for the hill and whilst out and about, the munro is a shorty in the modern style and for the money it's likely the pick of the bunch, IMO. So, I'm just using it for travel occasional work use, eg I can wear a sit harness with it on and also have used it as an occasional wading jacket for which it's surprisingly good.
I can't give an honest extreme hill weather review because I don't use it as such. Although, if combined with salopettes and the supplied waist gaiter is fitted and zipped up, I'd say it'll be as bomb proof as any of the others, for that kit combination.
I'm old fashioned when it comes to cagoules especially as I don't do as much actual climbing as I used to do so I don't have the need of a shorty very often as I seldom wear a harness other than occasionally at work. Also I don't like using salopettes if I can avoid them.
My green Berghuas cagoule is my go to mountain jacket, using that I can have my over trousers on and off as comfort dictates, without having to remove/open my jacket. Thats the main downside of the short jacket/salopette combination for me. Fine if you intend staying in the kit all day, but for non climbing situations where layer adjustment is important I prefer the easier access a long cagoule and over trousers provide, in rough weather that is.
After lusting over it for a while now I decided to treat myself to......
[h=1]Frost River Isle Royale Bushcraft Pack[/h]
Now I just have to wait for it to arrive from the US
[h=1]Frost River Isle Royale Bushcraft Pack[/h]
Now I just have to wait for it to arrive from the US
14 litres of Wilkinson BBQ lighter fluid (paraffin) £2 then £1 then 75% off so 25p a litre today (all they had)
DD hammocks 4 x 4 Tarp for the winter and a Damascus steel knife from Perkins
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Since my plastic mug of twenty years or so died at Stead hall this weekend, a new mug, and some daisy chains for me hammock to make adjustment easier, and a new ridge line as I arrived at the meet without mine and cannot find it. Thankfully and enough bits of cord to rig a Heath Robinson setup for tarp and hammock, but methinks a new line is in order.
I went to the Midlands gamefair today with the intention of only buying a penknife, but instead came back with a Sandwell Fieldsports tuned HW99s or "Imp". Oh well...
