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I'm sure the McMurdo type would work else we'd be hearing horror stories about them; but the Garmins do a bit more. They all have texting, and the ones larger than the Mini have mapping too. But then the Garmin units costs more to buy and cost more to run. You pays your money you gets your toy.

I love the direct-ascent of Narnain, it's a nice wee challenge and for most people a manageable one. And yes if you were wading through waist high heather you missed the path... but that's always very easy to do. Depending where you are you can triple your calories-per-hour but reduce your speed to ...

Pour small amounts of of spirit into some decanted sealant and mix until you have the viscosity of olive oil.

https://www.litesmith.com/seam-grip-sil-instructions/

You can also use mineral spirit instead of white spirit if you already have some.

Just a wee note but the camping restrictions along Loch Lomond is March through September, so in October you don't have to worry about any of the restrictions on the trail.

https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/things-to-do/camping/campingbyelaws/

I've never had an OS map fail to render on my Garmin unit, or an OSM map fail to render in OruxMaps on my phone.

The combination of your model of phone and app certainly not safe, perhaps consider changing hardware and/or software.

Some of the larger Go Outdoors have a range of Eurohike, OEX and Vango tents up. :lol: As for Lanshan, you could do worse than consider a new one. This is the tent department of the Lanshan store on Aliexpress. https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/Tent/911827435_10000001021924.html It comes with s...

As far as I can tell from the Garmin site; the tracking pings are not the biggest battery drain. The default tracking ping is 10 minutes, that gives 90 hours of use. BUT if you turn on Extended Tracking (which turns off Bluetooth, Message Listening, Navigation, Track Logging) the battery life goes u...

Don't forget to keep the Firmware up to date.

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=ZGD1NiPQqL9Lma0Vy2ueL7

Ethics aside, AEGIS Max is one of the more recommended AliExpress down brands.

If you want to use OS Maps, then OS Maps is the way forward.

If you can live with OSM, then Oruxmaps is the one I use. You can put TalkyToaster maps on it and you can put "skins" that make OSM maps look like OS maps.

Caberfeidh wrote:Which rock?

Two rows up, second from the left. No, the other left.

I'm sure this has already been discussed to death but a problem with the "I'm still alive dear" type notifications is what happens when you are fine but your device does not work? E.g. the batteries died, or you dropped the device in a river or off a cliff. Perhaps the same "what if&...

how long before it starts being 'irresponsible' not to carry one on H & S grounds, with much tut-tutting from society in general and call for folk to be 'banned' from the hills unless they can be tracked in case of mishap? Creeping regulation, whether by diktat or social pressure is an insidiou...

I don't carry a beacon, but Scottish hillwalking is not a completely safe thing. On some averages there are about 10 MRT incidents per week, about three traumatic injuries per week one of which is a facture, and a fatality every two weeks. Survivability goes up with early search intervention, along ...

Someone walks 10 miles in a straight line, "wow, that's a monumental, heroic effort."

The Romans build 1,500 miles of arrow-straight roads in the UK alone some two thousand years ago... "yeah whatever."

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