Gear

art

Trail talk: a bespoke paint palette for backpacking

A small bespoke watercolour palette can easily be made at home

map measurer

Map measurer of the month- the Mile-O-Graph

The Mile-O-Graph is an intuitive map measurer introduced in the 1950s

Cooking

Knife chat: Opinel knives

French manufactured Opinel knives have a long history- they celebrated their 130th birthday in 2020. These are ideal lightweight knives for backpacking

Cooking

Knife chat: Victorinox Money Clip- useless clip, great knife

The 74mm range from Victorinox doesn’t get much attention. There […]

Cooking

Gear talk: Kovea Spider

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

map measurer

Map measurer of the month: The Roller Rule- “The Pencil with a Brain”

The Roller Rule was invented by John Hoe Morehead of […]

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, […]

Gear

Knife chat: SOG Snippet- the best scissors you will find on a mini multi-tool

The SOG Snippet is a keychain multi-tool that brings the finest pair of small 'precision-cut' scissors to the backpacker

map measurer

Map Measurer of the month- Pif gadget No. 342 ‘le curvimètre’

Pif gadget was a French magazine for children that included […]

Gear

Gear talk: Delta Ground Anchors- for when things get rough

Delta Ground Anchors have earned an enviable reputation amongst wildcampers for their ability to stay in soft ground in strong winds.

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

knife

Knife chat: Leatherman Juice B2

In 2017, Leatherman announced two new tools intended to extend their popular mid-size Juice series. And neither of these would have pliers.

first aid

Gear talk: backpacking mirrors

“Good grief!” I hear you exclaim, “he is on about bloody mirrors now”. Yep, I cannot fathom why backpackers venture out on trail without at least the smallest of mirrors. […]

Gear

Knife chat: The Leatherman FREE T4

US company Leatherman was founded in July 1983 and released their first multi-tool the same year. Numerous and varied multi-tools, most based around a set of pliers, have joined their […]

map measurer

Map measurer of the month- The Self-Registering Rotameter

This interesting little map measure has a stained and warped […]

Gear

azote Noun- an obsolete name for nitrogen Origin- c18th from French, from Greek azōtos ungirded, intended for Greek azōos lifeless Collins English Dictionary Closed-cell foams are primarily used by backpackers […]

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