Gear

Gear talk: The Nitecore NU25- a quick mod

Three Points of the Compass has used a few headlamps on trail over the years. The one that is currently in favour is the Nitecore NU25. Available in black, yellow […]

Gear

Gear talk: A check of my new Duplex, and some tweaks

Three Points of the Compass used a Zpacks Duplex tent […]

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Gear talk: What gear wears out on a long hike?

Lightweight modern gear can be surprisingly tough. With care much […]

Gear

Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number one choice

Adding utility to the classic: The ‘Wanderer’ series and Manager […]

Gear

Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number two choice

The ‘Classic’ Series and derivatives Classic and Classic SD All […]

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Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number three choice

Added utility: the ‘Rally’ series The requirement on trail for […]

Gear

Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number four choice

A pocket workshop on trail My previous post on 58mm […]

Fire

Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number five choice

‘Simple’ knives on trail Very frequently all that is ever […]

Gear

Knife chat: SwissCards

Victorinox SwissCards The Victorinox SwissCards are lightweight plastic ‘cards’ that contain a small range of tools. These can frequently be all that is required on a hike. Three Points of […]

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Knife chat: A blast from the past- the British Army Knife

Oil the joints… Having yet another tidy up of some […]

Gear

Trail talk: A winter wander on the South Downs Way

The South Downs Way is a 100 mile National Trail […]

Gear

Knife chat: ‘back of the drawer’ EDC- the BCB mini-work tool

Having a clear out the other day, I came across […]

Fire

Gear talk: Firefly- a simple addition to your kit

I recently received a sweet little package through the post. […]

Food

Three Points of the Compass- I’ve done it!

It took a month longer than I thought it would, […]

Gear

Twenty days to my ‘Big Walk’

“In omnia paratus” As mentioned in my last post, I was expecting a couple of items in the post for my upcoming Big Walk. Both arrived over the past few […]

Gear

Thirty days to my ‘Big Walk’

The picture above shows Three Points of the Compass and daughter hiking Hadrian’s Wall in 2014. Together with Mrs Three Points of the Compass we experienced a typical mixed bag […]

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