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What a lovely & interesting report. One thing for the future: While wild camping in Scotland we would normally use 4 or 5 chlorine dioxide tablets each day, but camping at sites with potable water on tap meant we only used two tablets during the whole trip. Have you ever considered a filter syst...

Fantastic report.

I'm thinking about applying for 2020, entries open soon.

I'm also half thinking about inquiring if any WH people want to tag along but I'm also mindful the reason I want to go is a bit of peace and quiet.

Given some of horror stories we have in Scotland I'm not sure we should stop at greaves, cuisses and sabatons. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7464369/man-penis-testicles-ripped-off-dog-east-lothian/ Think of what you might need from a dog's-eye perspective. Armoured-codpiece[1].jpg Wasn't that the g...

Given some of horror stories we have in Scotland I'm not sure we should stop at greaves, cuisses and sabatons.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7464369/man-penis-testicles-ripped-off-dog-east-lothian/

Think of what you might need from a dog's-eye perspective.

I'd be a shame to see you burn your bridge over a 4-post woof-woof grumbler. I find sulking for a few weeks a great way to deal with moderation.

The Cowal Way (sorry, the Loch Lomond & Cowal Way) feels remote but isn't. It's 90km. A couple of Corbett banging options along the way, Beinn Bheula, The Cobbler. It diverges from a main road, before Strachur, but there are forestry roads around if you contact the forestry commission they could...

Hey I did this walk a couple of months ago and your photos are a total deja-vu for me! I camped in the same spot you did the first day, if I have this right. There's a wee field to the left of the photo. Lots of midges. Mind you I got a late start as the bus didn't get me in till 3pm. The church bri...

The Osprey has a great rep, but if you're looking for a packsack with trekkling pole loops there are some available:

https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/rucksacks-c19/day-packs-c360

First aid, I'd add some hand sanitiser, some sanitising wipes, and a some antiseptic cream. You'll find mini versions of all these things once you start looking. A whistle is really essential kit to have. Another is a light of some kind, a headlamp will free your arms and let you focus on a descent ...

The Adventurer 2800 seems to be a contemporary of the Garmin Oregon 450, each a 2010 release or thereabouts, and that's the unit I have (thanks to a donation). I love it to bits. It's a workhorse. I can't speak for the MM range but the Garmin units can work for years on end. One big advantage of a d...

Phones variably considerably on GPS accuracy. notebookcheck.net though mainly a laptop site (duh) also review smartphones and they have a strong history of testing the GPS out, indoors and out, noting the precision, and doing walking and cycling runs alongside a Garmin unit (usually an Edge 500) to ...

I've never used a Memory Map but it appears the software appears to be available on their site and is currently v6.

https://www.memory-map.co.uk/learn-more

Options there for PC, Mac, Android, Apple

You could always contact them to confirm

https://www.memory-map.co.uk/contact-us

They're likely from Bearsden then, the first place in the UK I've found BMWs going 30 in a 60 rather than 60 in a 30.

LeithySuburbs wrote:Well, there is something between single track and dual carriageway.

Would that be dual single tracks or a half-sized dual carriageway?

Or we could have duel carriageways where opposing traffic has to fight to the death. That would thin the herd out.

ianmcc wrote:To be frank it's a real pain jumping through all the bureaucratic hoops. The cynical (me) would say that they are designed to protect the LA from litigation, rather than the students from danger.

It's a feedback loop: one mechanism to get shoddy organisations to improve is the fear of litigation.

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