Gear talk

Gear talk: The Soto Windmaster gas stove

The Soto Windmaster has proved to be a reliable and efficient performer and is now a first choice for three season use

Gear chat: lightweight solar panels

Relying on solar panels while backpacking in the UK is ambitious. Three Points of the Compass looks at his three lightweight solar panel options from Lixada, Duragadget and Link Solar

Electronics

Gear talk: Nitecore powerbanks for lightweight backpacking

Three Points of the Compass has a closer look at four lightweight powerbank options from Nitecore

Electronics

Gear talk: Quad Lock case and tripod adapter for the Samsung Galaxy S20+

Looking for ways to improve the tripod set up for a phone on trail, Three Points of the Compass has been looking at the Quad Lock options

Electronics

Gear talk: the Nitecore 21700 Intelligent Battery System

The Nitecore 21700 Intelligent Battery System brings together a rechargeable battery, magnetic light and input/output charging cap in a small and convenient set. But is it suitable for use on trail? Probably not.

Gear

Gear talk: knocking the grams off a sit pad

Three Points of the Compass catches up with the rest of the world and does something obvious- cuts a piece of foam to sit on

Cooking

Gear talk: The Flat Cat Gear Ocelot heat exchanger kit, with FMS-300T Hornet stove

The simple adapter plate from Flat Cat Gear enables a Fire Maple stove to be used with heat exchanger pots

Cooking

Gear talk: A lightweight windscreen for the Kovea Spider

A glance at the excellent Flat Cat Gear Ocelot windscreen for the Kovea Spider stove, and knocking up an even lighter titanium version

ditty bag

Knife chat: Adding functionality on trail with Leatherman accessories

Leatherman produce a small range of handy accessories that may mean a repair of specialised gear can be carried out on trail

art

Art on trail: a lightweight fountain pen

An easy alteration to create a good quality yet small and light fountain pen for use while backpacking

Gear

Gear chat: Gossamer Gear Sit Pads

A glance at three of the removable sit-pads that Gossamer Gear have produced for their packs

Gear

Gear talk: HydraPak flasks

Three Points of the Compass is looking at his hydration system- do the collapsible HydraPak Ultraflasks have anything to offer?

Electronics

Gear talk: FLEXTAILGEAR Tiny Pump

FLEXTAILGEAR produce a lightweight rechargeable pump that removes the task of physically blowing up a sleeping pad each night

Gear talk

Gear talk: Altoids EDC tins- are they still a thing?

A bit of a dated concept these days, but there is still a place for an 'Urban Carry' Altoids tin

ditty bag

Gear talk: Victorinox Mini Tools

In January 2021 Victorinox released a set of mini-tools, each of which can be wound onto the corkscrew found on some of their knives

Gear

Gear talk: Pacer Beads

Pacer, or Ranger, beads are a simple and useful navigational tool to make at home

Cooking

Gear talk: Kovea Spider KB-1109

As the temperature creeps down, it is time to use a gas stove admirably suited for winter use- the Kovea Spider

Gear

Gear talk: new socks!

We all get a little excited with the opportunity of trying out a new piece of gear or clothing. For the past few months Three Points of the Compass has, […]

Electronics

Gear talk: RovyVon Aurora A5x Red

The RovyVon Aurora A5x Red is one of the lightest, most well equipped keychain lights with an effective user interface available to the backpacker

Cooking

Gear talk: the MSR Pocket Rocket 2

The Pocket Rocket 2 is one of MSR's most popular stoves, extremely suited to controlled simmering and rapid boiling of water while backpacking. It draws on the most successful design elements of two earlier products and has won both plaudits and fans.

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