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I keep meaning to make or get hold of one of these for winter:

Suluk 46 Canister Cozy

Anyone got access to a vacuum forming machine, some plastazote and an empty gas canister?

Hi Mur - It's not really a substitute for the VR garments - these have much less insulation than the Strata and are a more flexible cold weather layer. Think of the VR as a thin fleece with a windshirt over the top and the Strata as a much thicker, high loft fleece with a windshell over the top. The...

Printing issues It's not a Walkhighlands configuration thing, it's down to your browser - as there are so many different combinations of computer hardware and software it's really tricky to give printing advice via a forum. If you do a forum search (using the 'Search forums' link next to the magnif...

Thanks for putting the effort into these lengthy replies - all very interesting stuff. Please note that all comments made in the gear review articles are based on empirical research (ie. actually getting out and using the products), and any secondary sources would always be appropriately referenced....

Rudolph wrote:
This frame should transfer the weight of the load from the weak muscles in the shoulders to the waist to take advantage of those large leg muscles which are also closer to an adult’s centre of gravity

Eh?

Hi Rudolph - which bit confuses you?

Phil, If it's a hard core hard shell test, should it not have been the Super-fly XT you tested rather than it's baby brother? It's got the pit zips you're looking for to. No ME Kongur either! Hi Mur - Montane felt that the non-XT Super-fly was the most appropriate for this review, and ME were not i...

It depends a little on your location - see http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/data_service/models_compass/gma_calc.html for a useful tool (based on July 2012).

Steven Fallon runs navigation courses in the Pentland Hills: http://www.stevenfallon.co.uk/

I do question the statement that heating the water for two meals is quicker and more fuel efficient than heating one after the other. I reckoned it was the other way about. :? Yeah, I pondered this for a while (as you do) and would love to hear your reasoning. I'm no scientist, but I decided that t...

You're after a polyethylene foam from the -Zote range, probably Plastazote or Evazote (I believe Evazote is more durable but could be wrong). If you find a friendly industrial supplier they can cut exactly what you need from a large block. Try getting in touch with Paulamar in Kirkintilloch and expl...

Chris Townsend has written a blog post on this very subject quite recently, and his method is quite similar to mine (helenw, Chris and myself all use very similar cameras).

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The instructions for Nikwax Conditioner for Leather:

... suggest that it's all you need - doing the same job as a traditional wax.

See more here.

There are no Munros, but Arran would be ideal if you're going from Glasgow. I completed all the walks in the Arran section by public transport from Glasgow - simply take the Ardrossan Harbour train from Glasgow Central which links up with the Calmac ferry to Brodick. The buses on Arran meet the ferr...

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