You can find here various short pieces and longer articles I have written, with a few useful resources. It will alter and be added to over time. Dip in to it, you might find something of interest…
- Bothies– a glance at some of those visited
- Calculating temperature change with elevation and wind chill
- Drones, are they an intrusion?
- Every Day Carry and Urban EDC
- The Fibonacci Sequence- useful maths for hiking
- Food on trail
- Some thoughts on food and drink on trail, plus a look at the challenge of resupply.
- Foot care
- Sad experience recounted and learnt from. Nothing too horrific. Plus a little advice in the extra links above
- Guide books for rambling in Kent– a brief history of their development
- ‘How to stop a mad dog’
- A hikers Library
- All of us have a few books, or printed resources, that we like to return to or rely on. Here are some of mine
- Knots, on trail and a retrospective, plus some resources
- Lego- really! Yep, there have been a couple of minifigures released over the years that may interest: Lego Hiker
- London- A fascinating history of the free printed maps produced for walking in the capital and largest city in England the UK, in four parts:
- Map Measurers
- A brief history and series links looking at some examples from my personal collection. These are intriguing instruments and deserve a little more attention.
- National Parks– Seventy years old in 2021- a family album
- Navigation
- A few lessons learnt and some advice, take it or leave it, your choice of course.
- Highlighters for use with maps
- Ordnance Survey maps: Three Points of the Compass has had a long relationship with the finest maps ever produced. A retrospective- My Guide and Companion, the Ordnance Survey and me
- Using a slope card to determine gradient
- Making a set of Pacer Beads
- How to use the Sun Clock on the Silva Ranger SL sighting compass
- Outdoor Magazines and Journals
- The printed medium has produced some classic (and less so) publications over the years, how many do you remember?
- Outdoor organisations in the United Kingdom
- A brief glance at the various outdoor organisations that have pioneered the way for us in the UK and abroad, plus some links where I look at a few in more detail
- Pedestrianism
- A look at the mostly 19th century form of competitive walking-. An absorbing piece of almost forgotten history.
- Pooping on trail– mostly just a look at what I carry to facilitate the necessary. Not gross, honest!
- Street Furniture- one thing is guaranteed while hiking in the UK. That is encountering a fascinating array of street furniture.
- Post boxes on the London LOOP (part one, part two), Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
- Sustrans Millennium Mileposts– occasionally encountered on the National Cycle Networks
- Telephone Kiosks– can you tell your K2 from your K6?
- Trail signage– a totally random collection of signage from the trail
- Village and Town Signs
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