Gear

Gear talk: ditty bag contents

It is a number of years since I showed the contents of my hiking ditty bag. That place where I keep this ‘n’ that, bits ‘n’ pieces, spare stuff, repair […]

Gear

Gear talk: hydration

Today is a brief glance at the favoured ‘on-trail’ hydration set up that Three Points of the Compass is using. This is not an in depth review nor any form […]

Electronics

Gear talk: bags and pouches of ‘small stuff’

Three Points of the Compass could never be considered an […]

Gear

Knife chat: Nail clippers

Foot care for the hiker is all important. Part of that regime is ensuring that toenails are kept trimmed. If you don’t- bruising, split nails, ingrown nails, lost nails, blisters, […]

Gear

Gear talk: EuroSchirm Swing Liteflex umbrella

I never thought the day would come when I would include an umbrella with a lightweight hiking set-up. But it has. For the past few day hikes, enjoying some of […]

knife

Knife chat: 84mm Victorinox Waiter and derivatives- the Bantam and Walker

Small in the pocket, a basic set of handy tools, […]

Gear

Map measurer of the month- The BUX map measure

“can be used on all normal English maps” The plastic […]

Gear

Knife chat: Gerber Vice and Splice, two affordable keychain multi-tools

Many hikers will simply rely on a small Swiss Army […]

Food

Gear talk: carrying a tin opener on trail

While it is doubtful that many backpackers would dream of packing such an item, Three Points of the Compass advocates carrying a tin opener while on trail, especially on a […]

Gear

Gear talk: Lock laces

Three Points of the Compass has worn trail runners for most hikes for the past ten years of so, prior to that boots were worn. A variety of makes of […]

Gear

Gear talk: A few grams here, a few grams there- tick removers

You don’t have to venture far from the home to […]

Gear

Knife chat: Victorinox Pocket Pal- is this the best thin 58mm ever?

There is, quite literally, not a lot to this knife. […]

Gear

Map measurer of the month- Morris’s Patent Wealemefna

Morris’s Patent Wealemefna is a simple map measurer dating from […]

Gear

Knife chat: The Victorinox Executive

Victorinox has offered a huge range of knives and multi-tools over the decades. Traditionally these are roughly classified by their folded length. These are: 58mm, 74mm, 84mm, 91mm, 93mm, 100mm, […]

Gear

Map measurer of the month- the Practical Motorist map measurer

The Practical Motorist map measurer was cheaply made, produced in […]

Cooking

Gear talk: Liquid fuel lighters- do they have a place on trail?

Three Points of the Compass has covered his quest for […]

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