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Other than carrying a bit more food on a couple of sections I cant see any down sides, if the weather goes your way and there's no midgies then the extra time in camp won't be an issue either. I think I was 17 days, base weight probably around 5 or 6kg, heaviest was the start as I packed food until ...

Womans Fjallraven winter Greenland jacket (not the parka varient)

https://m.addnature.co.uk/fjaellraeven-greenland-jacket-women-yellow-824784.html

The Sawyer Squeeze has a better flow rate than the Mini but it's a bit bulkier. A lot of people are recommending Katadyn BeFree due to it's amazing flow rate and low weight. The downside is it needs its own bag (it's not universal fit) but if flow-rate is of importance to someone it's worth a look....

I had loads of dramas with Salomon quests, 1 pair returned as the interior lining was horrendously bad with ripples, the replacement pair were better but the same as yours in terms of waterproofness. If I wear boots now I love my meindl bhutans (not great on solid ice though) i tend to wear them a l...

Im a side sleeper and I use and really like the thermarest neoair XLite regular mat, very decent R value and if weight is a consideration its brilliant. The thermarest guarantee is also great as I punctured one after about 4 years use and they replaced it, no quibbles. I got it initially for its lig...

That is the issue with doing a very long distance backpacking route, personal hygiene and laundry, especially if you are using public transport to get back home. It is a pity the Cape Wrath trail doesn't go via Poolewe, the campsite there has laundry facilities. I was surprised and impressed to fin...

I did the CWT with viewranger. I posted 1 resupply parcel to Ullapool and carried about 6 days food for the 1st 10 days, allowing for small scale shop resupplies or grabing a pub/hotel meal in Glenfinnan (Cafe), Shiel Bridge (Garage shop + Hotel Meals), Kinlochewe (good options for shops + Bar meals...

Hello everyone! I'm walking the way in about two weeks time and I want to wild camp all the way so that means no campsites. I'm planning to do the following itinerary: Day 1 Milngavie to Garadhban forest (camp in the forest) Day 2 Forest to Lochan Maol Dhuinne (got a permit) Day 3 Lochan Maol to In...

I bought a Big Agnes Tiger Wall 3 UL in November from Absolute snow for around the £400 mark, It weighs in at a very impressive 1379g (1.3Kg) complete and can easily be divied up between 2 or 3, very easy to pitch and its massive with decent porch areas as well, my other half is 6.2, im about 5.11, ...

ive got a few wind tops, all very good at what they are designed for, but have different likes/dislikes . Arcteryx Squamish - very good, probably my favourite windproof but no hand pockets for you (and i miss them also) Patagonia Houdini - very light, lightest of all my windproofs but only a chest p...

I tend to wear trainers/runners more than anything these days, one thing to be aware of is the drop, my wife uses a zero drop shoe where as i prefer something in the 8 to 10 range, if you google it there is a lot of discussion and expert advice out there on the subject, theres a very good article so...

You can get a permit for Lochan Maol Dhuinne , see the above link. They won't get one for Saturday 1st unfortunately, I have one there for Sunday 2nd, i checked the other day out of intrest and it was sold out right through to Saturday 8th Aug and the was only 1 space available then :shock: , i thi...

some quality "Gregory" packs, big and small on Tamarack just now with 50% off, think theres only 1x Octal 45 and 1 x Optic 58 left though, decent weight for full spec bags

https://www.tamarackoutdoors.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1605820

if my wife wants drab colours, she goes to fjallraven

I have the scarp 1 & 2 plus a Stratosphere Li, both scarps are absolutely bombproof, nothing wrong with the strat at all, but if I was only ever allowed one tent in life it would be a Scarp,

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