OMM Villain Rucksack

Received the new rucksack and its certainly as light as advertised. Emptied my Berghaus rucksack which was full and put the contents into the Villain plus a fleece and still plenty of room left which is just as well as I still have to get the sleeping bag and tent.

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Lake District – Planned High Seat Walk

Looking at walks near to Keswick for December and dependant on weather may opt for a walk to High Seat from Castlerigg where we stayed previously. Heres a video of the proposed walk, although subject to change…..

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Backpacker’s Rucksack Purchased

Thought Id defy the credit crunch and bought myself a new rucksack today for backpacking purposes as my 35+8L Berghaus Freeflow is just too small to comfortably fit what I’ll need for backpacking. After reading rave reviews I opted for the OMM Villian 45+10RL MSC and at 1160g is almost 30% lighter than my Berghaus [...]

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Winter is here…

A very cold Sunday morning walk this week and temperatures starting at 1 degree above freezing and as I set out from Leigh the snow was falling. Luckily beneath my many layers and tucked away within my hood I barely felt it.           As the walk progressed the weather changed back [...]

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Backpacking / Wildcamping Summer 2009

One idea for next year is to backpack into Ennerdale Valley from Ennerdale Bridge and then find somewhere to camp over night before walking onto Rosthwaite the next day. Theres plenty of good fells along the valley including Haystacks and Pillar which would make for a decent detour on either day. To get an idea [...]

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Slim Airic Sleep Mat

Just received my new sleep mat from Alpkit.com who yet again send it promptly and with great customer service. Never dealt with a company that replies to every email promptly, very refreshing.         Ive already got a “Fat Airic” (a sleep mat, not a condition), and its extremely comfortable as it should [...]

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Backpacking Weight Calculator

Whilst being a nerd trying to work out what I need to buy for next year I came across this handy weight calculator which makes it nice and easy to choose what items to take and how much you will end up carrying.   So if you are as lazy as me and cant be [...]

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South Downs Walk – Alfriston 5/11/08

This walk took place on the 5th November on a day trip to Alfriston and a circular walk which took me down the Cuckmere River, over High and Over and then a circular route that took in Firle Beacon, the highest point on that section of the South Downs Way.   It was refreshing that [...]

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Hadleigh Castle Country Park – 16/11/08

After the South Downs trip last week it became quickly apparent that my legs needed some miles on them so we set out early this morning to walk the Benfleet to Leigh route. To add a little variety to an often trodden route we started from Benfleet using the sea wall until the Castle before [...]

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Lake District – September 2008

September’s trip to the Lakes followed a month of heavy rain so the campsite was very boggy, however the weather was superb and trips up Cat Bells and Haystacks were done in warm sunshine….  

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