v-g Backpacking in Britain BlogI’d toyed with the idea of a buff years ago and I began to recall my original thoughts on the standard one: the appeal resurfaced but for protective summer use the advantage of a peak would be lost. Then I discovered the Visor Buff: a standard buff with a built-in neoprene peak.
An article in TGO […]
On my Patterdale & Kirkstone Fells trip last year I mysteriously suffered the worst case of rubbing I’ve ever known. The affected area was a strip around the base of my back beneath the pack hipbelt, most of which was quite sore but one spot in particular was severely rubbed raw right through the outer […]
Time to fill the one remaining hole in my kit list: a very lightweight down jacket for Spring and Autumn. Actually it’s more of a kit optimisation than gap filling.
I already have an excellent Mountain Equipment Lightline jacket, a serious beast for the arctic months that has kept me toasty warm for years, but is […]
One of my very rare posts about walking apparel: not a very interesting subject and I very rarely buy any, other than footwear.
I loathe trousers with a passion. There are things to hate about walking in trousers, the main one being that I’m walking in trousers. For many years I’ve avoided any reason to wear […]
The Plantar Fasciitis saga drags on and the more I discover about it, the less I like it (besides, I don’t have much else to post about at the moment!). Accounts vary wildly, ranging from those who recovered in a few weeks to those who have suffered for years without success and given it up […]
The Plantar fasciitis is slowly improving as I strain my hip joints in interesting athletic poses and continue rolling my frozen can of tomatoes back and forth along the floor. Follow-up visits to the physio for further remedial massage are in progress, and comparing this with the knee and sprain injuries I incurred years ago, […]
A short while ago I posted on the field trials of our two new NeoAirs, in particular the matter of overnight deflation which has been reported recently by several bloggers. Our tests showed consistently that one of them performed well, with the slight deflation being well within expectation, but the other suffered badly with serious […]
Time to add my own report on the new ultralight NeoAir mattress, another field trial to add to the collection that recently appeared in the blogosphere and online forums. We bought one for each of us from Bob at BackpackingLight, giving the opportunity to test both NeoAirs over the course of four backpacks and […]
My Hilleberg Akto that I reviewed and described in the Gear & Tech section of the main site now has a new owner: James over at BackpackingBongos. I read about his recent TN LaserComp failure and spied the chance to recoup some of the Akto outlay: this was the tent that I sent away for […]
I used the Trio for the first time on the Lower Eskdale #3 trip (11 May 2009), a backpack that included typical hill climbs, pathless terrain and some brisk walking on the flat along easy tracks.
I noticed very quickly that with the Trio and camera in front supported by the pack front straps, walking felt […]
