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Knife chat: breaking down the Victorinox Midnite Manager

While theVictorinox Classic is one of the most popular choices […]

Knife chat: breaking down the Victorinox Midnite Manager

Knife chat: breaking down the Victorinox Classic

The majority of backpackers frequently choose one of the excellent […]

Knife chat: breaking down the Victorinox Classic

Knife chat: Victorinox Pocket Pal- is this the best thin 58mm ever?

There is, quite literally, not a lot to this knife. […]

Knife chat: Victorinox Pocket Pal- is this the best thin 58mm ever?

Knife chat: Victorinox Classic too small- how about the Ambassador?

The Victorinox Classic is well named, it is exactly that- […]

Knife chat: Victorinox Classic too small- how about the Ambassador?

Knife chat: My annual pilgrimage to Victorinox

Each year, Three Points of the Compass makes a pilgrimage […]

Knife chat: My annual pilgrimage to Victorinox

Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number two choice

The ‘Classic’ Series and derivatives Classic and Classic SD All […]

Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number two choice

Recent Posts

Knife chat: Is this the best, lightest, sharpest, folding knife available? It bloody well might be!
A hiker’s library: ‘A Pennine Journey – The Story of a Long Walk in 1938’ by Alfred Wainwright
A hiker’s library: ‘Shake Well Before Use, a walk around Britain’s coastline’ by Tom Isaacs
Knife chat: breaking down the Victorinox Midnite Manager
Knife chat: breaking down the Victorinox Classic
Trail talk: A coastal walk in the wake of vikings and hovercraft
Map measurer of the month: the Silva scale lanyard
Trail talk: “Clues without a Compass”
Trail talk: The Sustrans Millennium Mileposts
Gear talk: Pacer Beads
A hiker’s library- before the click of a mouse: ‘Know the Game’
Trail talk: a bespoke paint palette for backpacking
Trail talk: measuring gradients with a slope card
Trail talk: The Pilgrims Way London link- day three
Trail talk: The Pilgrims Way London link- day two
Trail talk: The Pilgrims Way London link- day one
Map measurer of the month- the Mile-O-Graph
Knife chat: Opinel knives
Trail talk: 1962 instruction on how to get in to trouble- “Map Your Own Home”
Trail talk: bothies
Knife chat: Victorinox Money Clip- useless clip, great knife
Gear talk: Kovea Spider
Trail talk: “Camp the Outward Bound way- and laugh at the weather”
Trail talk: happy birthday Rupert Bear
Map measurer of the month: The Roller Rule- “The Pencil with a Brain”
Trail talk: A brief history of rambling guides for Kent
Gear talk: new socks!
Knife chat: SOG Snippet- the best scissors you will find on a mini multi-tool
Trail talk: the language of the compass
Map Measurer of the month- Pif gadget No. 342 ‘le curvimètre’
Gear talk: Delta Ground Anchors- for when things get rough
Gear talk: RovyVon Aurora A5x Red
Knife chat: Leatherman Juice B2
Gear talk: backpacking mirrors
Knife chat: The Leatherman FREE T4
Trail talk: Vitamins and supplements for both hiker and knackered old has-been
Map measurer of the month- The Self-Registering Rotameter
Gear talk: ‘zote foams
Knife chat: A ‘memorable’ Victorinox- but what’s the point?
Knife chat: A ‘best-seller’ from Gerber- the Paraframe Mini
Knife Chat: is this the most practical minimalist knife on trail? The Deejo 15g
Gear talk: the ‘day bag’
Gear talk: a new arrival in the post- Cnoc carbon poles
Trail talk: The Saxon Shore Way- Dover to Hastings
Trail talk: The Saxon Shore Way- Sittingbourne to Dover
Trail talk: The Saxon Shore Way- Gravesend to Sittingbourne
Map measurer of the month- Rotameter (Barker & Son)
Knife chat: Leatherman Skeletool KB
Gear talk: 2020 tweaks to trail electronics
Knife chat: Gerber Dime and Dime Travel multi-tools
Gear talk: First Aid Kit
Trail talk: a walk around the birthplace of British aviation

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