The challenge accepted, camping out in the Snowdonian mountains with just £100 worth of camping gear was the next step. What was certain is that the trip would have to give the gear a proper testing. You could take a pop up tent onto the summit of the Ben in fine summer weather; it doesn’t mean […]
Wild Camping on a Budgie (under £100) Part 2 – Out there! Read More »
Who said wild camping had to be expensive? To prove the point, it was decided that i was to pilfer £100 from petty cash and use this to fund a proper wild camp in the mountains. The only get out clause is that I can take anything I’d normally take for a day walk and
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These are the kind of kit that you don’t that you need them until you get them, and even then it might take a while to work out what you need them for. For 99p (at my local Gelert shop, much less than the apparent rrp of £6.50) it’s worth taking a punt on these
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Sat here, realising that there aren’t going to be any election results tonight and drinking a pretty vile decaff, I finally cracked and pre-ordered one of these… It’s not just a tablet, it’s a netbook with a detachable screen, close to infinite battery life, isn’t tied into proprietry formats and actuall y plays flash videos.
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These are the entry level Altura panniers and come in any colour you want, so long as it’s black with a white reflective trim. They have a capacity of 46 litres which should be enough space for an overnight trip, and a rack pack can add extra capacity if you need it. They are also available
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It’s now official that the Laser Ultra 1 by Terra Nova has smashed the Guinness World Record for the lightest commercially available tent. The company recently received confirmation that the tent, which weighs just under 600g, is now the record holder. It snatches the title from the Terra Nova Laser Photon, trimming over 200g or 26% off the
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We’ve all been there. You need to make a phone call after your wild camp, possibly to sort out your lift or to let someone know you’re late and not to ring mountain rescue and it’s flat. You know you shouldn’t be using the battery to watch another episode of Dr Who on iPlayer before
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I’ve been, for lack of a better word, loyal to both Nokia and Vodafone over nearly ten years. Actually, lazy would probably be a more fitting adjective in this case. The problems that my last Nokia phones have given me from flaky hardware (rarely lasting 12 months into 24 month contracts) to dodgy softwarare that
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How far do we want to go with cutting our pack weights? I’m sure that the companies and the media surrounding them would wish this was at each new technological advance. I’ve thought about this more and more, with my tent now looking particularly obese compared to similar offerings. Weighing in at 1.3 kilos, the
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Before I saw this little beauty in action, I thought this was a gimmick. For those who don’t know, a Kelly Kettle (or Ghillie Kettle – another brand) is simply a kettle in which you light a real fire inside the he hollow centre. This acts like a chimney, drawing the fire up along the inside
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You may already have seen our unscientific review of the Magicshine lights and how they’ve seriously revolutionised our night runs and hill walks. Despite the bulk, it was a step forward, like those early pioneers who carried mobile phones the size of briefcases and shouted loudly into them that their business deals were going nicely
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Now i’ll admit that I thought this was a gimmick at best and a joke at worst. Maybe a way of warming up those pies on a winter walk, and in some respects, who can ask for more? But this is a serious piece of kit that actually does what it says on the mesh
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Winter camping has been a rather hit and miss affair. Taking the usual summer tents means taking a lot of care in choosing the right weather conditions and pitching in sheltered areas if needed. A lot of umming and aaahing, basically agog at having to spend £600 or more on a decent tent that had
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I’ve just caught wind of the following tent that’ll be available soon (not soon enough!). It’s a significant drop in weight since the previous Photon, from a porky 720g down to a svelte 560g maximum weight. Terra Nova quote a minimum weight of an astonishing 495g, which knowing TN will be a minimum usable weight
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