My gear lists

I have been slowly refining my gear over the years and continued to do so as I led up to my Three Points of the Compass Walk that commenced April 2018. Walking north as spring advanced madein the same direction, I expected just about any form of weather so I already knew that I would likely be taking more than I may require.

Linked here are a handful of my more recent gear lists if you are interested. My Three Points ‘Big Walk’ lists for 2018 reflect slight changes made on trail. A couple of items were sent home because I decided I didn’t need them as either they weren’t ‘pulling their weight’, or cold weather items were no longer required due to the weather having warmed up. I also swapped out to two better dry bags at Fort William as the weather had deteriorated dramatically in Scotland.

The Ridgeway 2016
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path 2017
Icknield Way Path 2017
Three Points of the Compass 2018
Three Points of the Compass 2018- gear on finishing in August 2018
South Downs Way 2018

Cooking

Gear talk: the G-Works Gas Saver Plus

The G-Works Gas Saver Plus is a handy little device for utilising cheap cartridges of butane, or gathering together the contents of almost empty canisters into one. Though simple to use, extreme care must be taken nonetheless.

Gear

Knife chat: Victorinox 84mm Alox Bantam and Cadet

Two Victorinox models provide good options in a modest 84mm frame. Unburdened by unnecessary function, the single-layer Bantam is the simplest while the two-layer Cadet offers just a few more tools. Both models come with attractive alox scales and weigh very little.

map measurer

Map measure of the month: the Vistascreen Pathfinder

The Vistascreen Pathfinder is a very simple map measure with clues to it's origins

Organised outdoor

Trail talk: The ‘Ramblers’- a part history, through their badges

Since their creation in 1935, the Ramblers' Association has undergone various revamps. This is a glance at how the organisation has mirrored their changes in brand.

Cooking

Gear talk: gas canister adaptors

Most backpacking stoves have lindal valve type connectors. Using an adapter opens up the possibility of using different canister types

Cooking

Gear talk: O-rings- check ’em!

Many of us will have managed to fit in a few weeks of backpacking this year and some gear might have been having a rough time of it. Beside cleaning, re-proofing and condition checking, think about including an inspection of the O-rings fitted to gas and multi-fuel stoves.

Gear

Gear talk: mini-tripods

Three Points of the Compass looks at lightweight tripods for use with phone or camera on trail

map measurer

Map measure of the month: HB Curvimètre ‘Model No. 54M’

HB Curvimetre 54M- 'for the fast and precise measurement of lengths, straight or curved lines- on plans and drawings'

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