Gear

Trail talk: The Ridgeway- planning my week

As part of my recovery from Plantar fasciitis I have decided to walk the Ridgeway, west to east, from Wiltshire into Oxfordshire, over one week in May. The trail has […]

Gear

Gear talk: Uncle Bill’s Sliver Gripper tweezers

I was looking recently at the various First Aid […]

Gear

Gear talk: Revisiting ‘the small stuff’- the sewing kit

I have chatted before on various pieces of repair […]

Gear

Gear talk: Looking at new materials- Shola 230 Esker hat from Kora

Esker hat- from Kora I have been looking at the […]

Gear

Gear talk: A few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect tent peg

Right from the outset let me say that there is […]

Gear

Gear talk: a few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect notebook

“A page of my Journal is like a cake of […]

Gear

Knocking out the zzzz’s…..

Goosefeet Gear- Down Pillow If I am honest, I never sleep that well outdoors. It is not the unfamiliar surroundings, nor extraneous noise, it is simply that as a […]

Food

Gear talk: A few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect spoon

KFS we called them in the army, it […]

Gear

Gear talk: a few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect pen

It is very easy to become a gram weenie, obsessed […]

Gear

Gear talk: Smile!

Dental care Dental care is important, we all know that. Happily sucking away on energy boosting sweets and trail mix, it is doubly important. It is almost a cliché […]

Exercises

Tiger, tiger burning bright

Tiger, tiger burning bright in the forests of the night What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry […]

Gear

Carry a nail brush? that’s Quackers

OK, puns aside. Carrying a nail brush on a backpacking excursion may be thought of as a touch fastidious. However, when attempting to clean up a pair of mud covered […]

Gear

Brrr, its cold outside…

Temperature decrease Sitting at the desk, looking out the window, the sun is beginning to break through and leaves are budding on the trees, the daffodils are a riot of […]

Gear

Nail care

Zwilling J. A. Henckels Pour Homme ultra slim nail clippers Good nail care is an important facet of long distance walking. Overgrown toe nails quickly become noticeable on extended downhill […]

Gear

Arm warmers

Rapha arm warmers I am little surprised that these haven’t been adopted more widely by the hiking community. Developed primarily for cyclists, these are arm sleeves that work equally well […]

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