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Knife chat: Adding functionality on trail with Leatherman accessories

Leatherman produce a small range of handy accessories that may mean a repair of specialised gear can be carried out on trail

A hiker’s library: Knots

One or two books on knots and their uses on the hiker's bookshelf will not go amiss. These are mine and there is not a bad volume amongst them

Trail talk: knotty years

Three Points of the Compass is looking back on a lifetime of knots. Time to refresh familiarity and learn a couple more

Gear talk: Kovea Spider

As the temperature creeps down, it is time to use a gas stove admirably suited for winter use- the Kovea Spider

Trail talk: The Cleveland Way: Days 4 to 7, Margrove Park to Filey

Day 4- Margrove Park to Runswick Bay My pitch at […]

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

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

Trail talk: The South Downs Way in winter- water sources

Three Points of the Compass walked the South Downs Way […]

Trail talk: A winter wander on the South Downs Way

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

Six days until my ‘Big Walk’- Food, water…. and wine

“If you can drink the water I will drink the […]

Gear talk: Still looking at my gas stove choices

Beside the MSR Windburner and Jetboil Flash that Three Points […]

Sixty days to my ‘Big Walk’

I recently did a brief post on how I was getting on with cleaning knives and multi-tools at home, while struck down with minor illness. In a response to this, […]

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

Over the past few years there have been a number […]

Gear talk: Tweaking my hydration set-up

I write this over the festive season. During the weeks leading up to Christmas there have been numerous packages and packets arriving at home and workplace, containing various online purchases. […]

Gear talk: looking at stove choices

Following my recent shake down trip on the Icknield Way, I decided to abandon my long term favoured meths set up for cooking and return to gas. I used gas, […]

Trail talk: An autumn wander on the Icknield Way Trail

As the time approaches for Three Points of the Compass […]

Gear talk: A recent delivery…

Over the years, Three Points of the Compass has struggled over what camp shoes to take. Some hikers eschew the inclusion of anything beside the boots or shoes they hike […]