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. Some of the base weights below make me cringe now, but I’m getting better!

Cleveland Way and Tabular Hills
Gritstone Trail 2022
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
Yorkshire Wolds Way 2021

Electronics

Gear talk: Olight Obulb

The Olight Obulb is a small rechargeable LED globe lantern that provides 360° of soft light. It has a wide range of possible applications. The light weight and size, weather proofness, warm low light and runtime also makes it suitable for some backpacking and camping application.

knife

Knife chat: 84mm of Victorinox excellence, a Cadet with a difference

Victorinox do like to release limited editions of their standard range of knives. Normally these will simply be a special colour for the handles. In 2022 Victorinox took the Cadet, one of their most popular knives and changed the handle material. This enabled them to add a couple of tools. Careful scale design has also made this an extremely attractive knife that pays homage to many of the iconic sights to be found in its country of origin.

Gear

Gear talk: the BRS-55 gas powered ‘Dream Candle’ lantern

Three Points of the Compass has previously looked at a couple of small and light lanterns for use in camp or home. One was candle-powered, the other was gas-powered. As an alternative- the little BRS-55 is a gas-powered 'candle' lantern.

map measurer

Map measure of the month: John Hand & Sons “Miledial”

This map measure is a quality instrument from a well-known French manufacturer, but with a twist. The Miledial was especially made for export to the US market, to be sold by one of the premier retailers of nautical instruments

knife

Knife chat: Victorinox’s Flagship Store in London

On their 125th anniversary, Victorinox opened a new Flagship Store in the UK. Three Points of the Compass ventured into London to see what was on offer.

Trail talk

Trail talk: choosing a loupe

The study of many aspects of natural history, both indoors and in the field, can often be aided by the use of a magnifying lens, also called a hand lens, or loupe. There are cheap loupes and there are expensive loupes. There are really poor loupes and there are excellent loupes. What there isn't, is a really good cheap loupe. But it is possible to buy one that isn't too scarily expensive.

Gear

Gear talk: the Primus Micron gas lantern, with steel globe

Winter is around the corner. Three Points of the Compass went rummaging through the gear locker to see what there was for lighting the long dark nights. An old favourite was found. Time to put it back into service.

Gear

Gear talk: the UCO candle lantern

Three Points of the Compass has a lingering fondness for this piece of 'old school' technology. Undoubtably these lanterns still have a place today, if only as a means of embracing old technology that compliments new. The UCO lantern I have used most is the Original Candle Lantern+LED. Unsurprisingly, this is powered by… candle.

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