Clothing – Three Points of the Compass

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

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

Twenty days to my ‘Big Walk’

“In omnia paratus” As mentioned in my last post, I was expecting a couple of items in the post for my upcoming Big Walk. Both arrived over the past few […]

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Thirty days to my ‘Big Walk’

The picture above shows Three Points of the Compass and daughter hiking Hadrian’s Wall in 2014. Together with Mrs Three Points of the Compass we experienced a typical mixed bag […]

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Thirty five days to my ‘Big Walk’

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail!” Benjamin Franklin Thirty-five days until I set off and I am still umming and ahhing over a small number of route […]

Gear

Gear talk: Another delivery… trail shoes

I’ve been waiting for this delivery. I won’t say that […]

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Trail talk: An autumn wander on the Icknield Way Trail

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

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Trail talk: The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path- Part Two

The Norfolk Coast Path Starting on 1st April 2017, I […]

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Trail talk: The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path- Part One

The Peddars Way “Peddars Way”- said to be derived from […]

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Gear talk: Revisiting ‘the small stuff’- the sewing kit

I have chatted before on various pieces of repair […]

Gear

Gear talk: Looking at new materials- Shola 230 Esker hat from Kora

Esker hat- from Kora I have been looking at the […]

Gear

Arm warmers

Rapha arm warmers I am little surprised that these haven’t been adopted more widely by the hiking community. Developed primarily for cyclists, these are arm sleeves that work equally well […]