What's the latest bit of kit you've bought and why?

[jamie18thmo]

Hi All,

Just wondering, what's the latest bit of kit you've brought and why? I thought it might be a good way of seeing if there are any trends and adding things to a "wish list" for the future.

I've just brought one of those niffty looking pocket folding stoves (seconds) as they look like a handy alternative to camping gas and hexi cookers.

I've also just brought this! Because I've always wanted one.



Cheers,
J

 

[michiel]

A karrimor rucksac and a messkit.

 

[Squidders]

Buffalo Ladies Mountain shirt for my girlfriend because she feels the cold and the swedish army coat is too bulky.

 

[Matt Weir]

Frosts crook knife

 

[JulianWormwood]

The beloved bought a Lowe Alpine rucksack on Sunday, and we're buying an ultralightweight tent on Wednesday.
We're walking part of the Pembrokeshire coast for the week after the summer bushmoot, so all my heavyweight stuff is useless.

 

[scoops_uk]

Berghaus Polo Shirt, because I'm coming round to the view that a polo shirt is the comfiest thing to wear on the hills during the summer.

Scoops

 

[bushblade]

Where are we bringing this stuff? The destination would make a difference in the choice of kit.

 

[scanker]

A Vango Aspen 500 DLX tent.

 

[Diamond Dave]

Karrimor Sabre 45, well constructed and comfortable.............

 

[mace242]

Fuji FinePix S6500fd if it qualifies as kit. The limitations of my £50 Kodak finally got the better of me. Plus I got a pay rise at work

If it only qualifies as a toy - so SWMBO insists. Then it's a coupel of OS maps of dartmoor and nearby.

 

[PJMCBear]

A cowboy style enamel cookset for 4. I bought it so I could cook for more than 1 person at a time and to encourge me to be a bit more sociable, ie. I might offer you a brew if the kettle is on.

If you are after a set check out Ronnie Sunshines ebay shop. No affiliation, etc, just a very satisfied customer.

 

[C_Claycomb]

One each of the Big Tarp and Little Tarp by Truenorth Outdoors (Jed Yarnold's company).

4mx3m and 3x2.4 respectively. Bought because I wanted a more versatile tarp that could be used over a hammock and on the ground, and because I wanted a group/area cover...and Jed's tarps are the best I have seen, very sturdy, lots of attachments, not oo heavy, and they come with reflective guy lines, pegs, and stuffsacks

 

[Radix lecti]

Stainless steel swedish army trangia. Why ? Part of some retail therapy, plus i wanted one.

 

[Mirius]

Axe handle for the project that BR has been kindly helping me with and a Scalp leather knife from Singeblister - because I liked it

 

[AndyW]

Karrimor Sabre 75 and side pockets because I needed a large pack.

 

[Porcupine]

latest arrival is a firesteel in twisted dragon shape it looks AND sparks better then my old one.

for the curious it is shown at http://www.primalconnection.com/3c2cCustomStrikers.html

happy customer with no ties etc. etc.

 

[spamel]

I think the last thing I bought would have been the group buy hammocks, although Ratbag got me a folding trowel that has gone into the response pak that I gave him a few pennies for, so that's probably the last thing I bought.

 

[willie]

Last thing i bought was a 4x3 Tatonka tarp from outdoor code.. (been waiting amonth still isnt here ) to use with the group buy hammock and mossi net i bought

 

[w00dsmoke]

Indiana travel bag from here...because I wanted an unobtrusive bag to take when out "bimbling" rather than a rucksack when on an epic!

The latest kit bought from a shop has been a 3m x 3m camo tarp for my good lady to use with her hammock and 3 sporks

 

[Snufkin]

Group buy hammock. Top bit of kit.