gear

Gear talk: A lightweight art kit- Sicily

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or […]

Gear

Gear talk: a few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect whistle

“You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just […]

Gear

Trail talk: The Ridgeway- water filter

I took a few minutes today to sort out my water filter for my Ridgeway walk that starts in a few days time. Water points are not exactly prolific on this […]

Food

Trail talk: The Ridgeway- planning my week

As part of my recovery from Plantar fasciitis I have decided to walk the Ridgeway, west to east, from Wiltshire into Oxfordshire, over one week in May. The trail has […]

Three Points of the Compass

Lightweight backpacking, gear chat, knife chat, map measures and anything outdoorsy

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

Gear talk: A lightweight art kit- Fuerteventura

Gear talk: Fixating on the small stuff- an Every Day Carry

Gear talk: A new purchase- The Gossamer Gear Mariposa

Gear talk: A lightweight art kit- Sicily

Gear talk: a few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect whistle

Trail talk: The Ridgeway- water filter

Trail talk: The Ridgeway- planning my week

Trail talk: Is there still a need for paper maps?

Gear talk: Uncle Bill’s Sliver Gripper tweezers

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

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

Gear talk: A few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect tent peg

Gear talk: a few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect notebook

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

Gear talk: a few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect pen