Hiking, backpacking, trekking, mountaineering...
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Any thoughts on a treklite 300 http://www.deuter.com/en/DE/product/6-8/37320/ , secondhand on the forum you suggested.
Seems to be very small,light and fine with the temp ranges.
Seems to be very small,light and fine with the temp ranges.
Pretty much what Street has posted above. i am not particularly knowledgeable about camp gear, i tend to buy high end gear that lasts a long time so I rarely looking for camp gear in shops.
I have a an MSR whisperlite stove that runs white fuel that I find very useful. I tend to prefer the liquid fuel stoves because you can see how much fuel you have left and dont have to throw out any metal canisters. Plus the high end ones can run on regular petrol so it is always easy to find fuel anywhere in the world.
Sleeping mats is a somewhat personal issue based on how you sleep. Some of the very cheap foam rolls may be adequate for your sleeping needs and are very lights but bulky (normally you attach to outside of the pack). I use a Thermarest Pro light mat which is warmer and more comfortable. The higher end sleeping mats are good for winter camping as they have more insulation (you loose more body heat through the ground than the air).
For a Tent I use an MSR Hubba Hubba HP, for one person you could easily go with a smaller lighter tent.
Some cheap chinese knock offs can be quite good, some can be quite poor. Some things look similar but end up weighing much more, especially with sleeping mats and tents. Always check the weight.
Also with sleeping bags some cheap down bags only have 600Fill so you end up needing a much heavier bag to get the same warmth as the 800/900Fill of the high end brand name bags. Also the warmth rating of bags are not very consistent, some cheap no-brand bags may claim a much lower sleeping temperature but that is unlikely to be true, you have to look at the quality of the down and weight of down included. There are also various temperature ratings, one of them is the comfort rating but you are rarely comfortable close to this temperatures, then there is a lower temperature which is like a minimum safety temp to prevent hypothermia which tends to be usefull because that is very uncomfortable.
Also when you buy a sleeping bag make sure you buy a good quality silk liner. This will raise the warmth rating by up to 5*C, is much more pleasurable to sleep in (silk sheets are a luxury), and makes keeping your bag clean and dry. Simply wash the liner at the end of each trip.
Also with sleeping bags some cheap down bags only have 600Fill so you end up needing a much heavier bag to get the same warmth as the 800/900Fill of the high end brand name bags. Also the warmth rating of bags are not very consistent, some cheap no-brand bags may claim a much lower sleeping temperature but that is unlikely to be true, you have to look at the quality of the down and weight of down included. There are also various temperature ratings, one of them is the comfort rating but you are rarely comfortable close to this temperatures, then there is a lower temperature which is like a minimum safety temp to prevent hypothermia which tends to be usefull because that is very uncomfortable.
Also when you buy a sleeping bag make sure you buy a good quality silk liner. This will raise the warmth rating by up to 5*C, is much more pleasurable to sleep in (silk sheets are a luxury), and makes keeping your bag clean and dry. Simply wash the liner at the end of each trip.
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My girlfriend and I did our first proper hike on Sunday, a total of 16.67km to the summit of Mount Gardner, which is on Bowen Island in British Columbia, Canada.
The weather was incredible, the hike was tough! We're new to this and I think we probably bit off a bit more than we could chew, but we made it, so that's the main thing.
It took a total of 5 hours 40 minutes to get from the ferry to the summit and back to the ferry again.
My Endomondo app says that our total ascent was 3532 metres (am I right in thinking this is so high because it's the total amount we've gone up, and even though it's only 724m high, we're obviously doing a lot of up and down and back up as we climb?) max altitude 724m.
Here's some pictures:
On the ferry ready to head to the island (that's not the island in this photo)
First viewpoint, after lots of climbing, looking North
At the top, having our lunch on one of the helipads there (used to service the communication tower which is at the top I think)
Comms tower at top
Looking South towards Vancouver
Our route
Elevation graph
I'm still aching!
Oh, I made a video as well, it's quite long though, and there's swearing in it, not sure if it's ok to post, but you've been warned
The weather was incredible, the hike was tough! We're new to this and I think we probably bit off a bit more than we could chew, but we made it, so that's the main thing.
It took a total of 5 hours 40 minutes to get from the ferry to the summit and back to the ferry again.
My Endomondo app says that our total ascent was 3532 metres (am I right in thinking this is so high because it's the total amount we've gone up, and even though it's only 724m high, we're obviously doing a lot of up and down and back up as we climb?) max altitude 724m.
Here's some pictures:
On the ferry ready to head to the island (that's not the island in this photo)
First viewpoint, after lots of climbing, looking North
At the top, having our lunch on one of the helipads there (used to service the communication tower which is at the top I think)
Comms tower at top
Looking South towards Vancouver
Our route
Elevation graph
I'm still aching!
Oh, I made a video as well, it's quite long though, and there's swearing in it, not sure if it's ok to post, but you've been warned
Beautiful pictures scary squirrel.
So what's the crack with wild camping? I know strictly its not legal.
Never done it before but seems I will have to and tbh I quite want to.
Haven't checked the entire route, but there's at least one night where there's no suitable accomadation in sight as well as the flexibility of walking and stopping when I want.
It looks like it would be somewhere around Craig Y Fan Ddu on the brecon way, am I likely to have any issues here? From the map it looks fairly remote.
Anyone got any tips or anything for a noob?
Also thanks Amp and the others for the kit advice, hopefully have a Zephryos 1 coming. Did want a two man tent for space but its almost 500g lighter than a 2 man tent and it was available second hand.
So what's the crack with wild camping? I know strictly its not legal.
Never done it before but seems I will have to and tbh I quite want to.
Haven't checked the entire route, but there's at least one night where there's no suitable accomadation in sight as well as the flexibility of walking and stopping when I want.
It looks like it would be somewhere around Craig Y Fan Ddu on the brecon way, am I likely to have any issues here? From the map it looks fairly remote.
Anyone got any tips or anything for a noob?
Also thanks Amp and the others for the kit advice, hopefully have a Zephryos 1 coming. Did want a two man tent for space but its almost 500g lighter than a 2 man tent and it was available second hand.
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Did a real long hike on Saturday, 20.8 miles, previous longest was around 13 miles so a big jump.
We did Blencathra via Sharp Edge, then along to Bowscale Fell, then decided to do Skiddaw as it didnt look too far away.
Sharp Edge
Top of Blencathra
Skiddaw in the distance
Awsome day just under 11 hours in total. Skiddaw was a complete let down though, just a bland walk with over sanitised paths. Blencathra and up to the Skiddaw YH was superb though, i can see me doing some wild camping in that valley in the future.
We did Blencathra via Sharp Edge, then along to Bowscale Fell, then decided to do Skiddaw as it didnt look too far away.
Sharp Edge
Top of Blencathra
Skiddaw in the distance
Awsome day just under 11 hours in total. Skiddaw was a complete let down though, just a bland walk with over sanitised paths. Blencathra and up to the Skiddaw YH was superb though, i can see me doing some wild camping in that valley in the future.
Looks good! I'm off up to the Lakes for a couple weeks from this weekend.. I can't wait! 
Just hope the weather stays like it has been!
Not strictly legal South of Scotland but to be honest, I've never had a problem doing it. As long as you pitch up late, leave early, make no mess and aren't somewhere stupid, no one will even know you were there!
Just hope the weather stays like it has been!Not strictly legal South of Scotland but to be honest, I've never had a problem doing it. As long as you pitch up late, leave early, make no mess and aren't somewhere stupid, no one will even know you were there!
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Went out for a little micro adventure this weekend. We drove to Keswick on Saturday morning, left there car there then headed up Cat Bells. From there we kept heading south, over Honnister pass then up towards Great Gable.
We ended up camping below Green Gable with a view right out over Ennerdale with the sea in the distance. A great place to camp, especially with the door open to the view all night. In the morning we climbed to the top of Great gable, then back down into the valley where we got the open top bus back to Keswick. All in all, an awesome weekend well spent!
Looking back at Keswick from Cat Bells;
Our camp spot looking down Ennerdale;
Not a bad view from bed, with the sun setting in the distance!
Drying the sleeping bags out in the first morning light with Great Gable behind us;
Mrs climbing up Great Gable. It is about as steep as it looks.
We ended up camping below Green Gable with a view right out over Ennerdale with the sea in the distance. A great place to camp, especially with the door open to the view all night. In the morning we climbed to the top of Great gable, then back down into the valley where we got the open top bus back to Keswick. All in all, an awesome weekend well spent!
Looking back at Keswick from Cat Bells;
Our camp spot looking down Ennerdale;
Not a bad view from bed, with the sun setting in the distance!
Drying the sleeping bags out in the first morning light with Great Gable behind us;
Mrs climbing up Great Gable. It is about as steep as it looks.
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Completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks on Sunday just gone. For those that don't know, the peaks that make up the trio are Pen Y Ghent (694m) , Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m). The total distance walked was 24.5 miles and it took us 11hr 19min to complete although we could have done it faster if we didn't stop for lots of pictures.
I was a bit worried about my dodgy knees but they held out and it was a great day for it with no rain and a few hours of blistering sunshine. Highly recommend it for those who haven't
I was a bit worried about my dodgy knees but they held out and it was a great day for it with no rain and a few hours of blistering sunshine. Highly recommend it for those who haven't
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Completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks on Sunday just gone. For those that don't know, the peaks that make up the trio are Pen Y Ghent (694m) , Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m). The total distance walked was 24.5 miles and it took us 11hr 19min to complete although we could have done it faster if we didn't stop for lots of pictures.
I was a bit worried about my dodgy knees but they held out and it was a great day for it with no rain and a few hours of blistering sunshine. Highly recommend it for those who haven't
Thats a good notch on the walking stick.. Very nice walk to do in one go. Followed up by some scran and a pint in Horton
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Thats a good notch on the walking stick.. Very nice walk to do in one go. Followed up by some scran and a pint in Horton
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Had a pint in the Crown...........tasted so good!Completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks on Sunday just gone. For those that don't know, the peaks that make up the trio are Pen Y Ghent (694m) , Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m). The total distance walked was 24.5 miles and it took us 11hr 19min to complete although we could have done it faster if we didn't stop for lots of pictures.
I was a bit worried about my dodgy knees but they held out and it was a great day for it with no rain and a few hours of blistering sunshine. Highly recommend it for those who haven't
Another one that's on my list
Finally the bits arrived so I could start making my folding plates... Saw the idea on another site. Pretty happy with it, you just un-pop the buttons and it folds completely flat. Should save a load of space & weight in my pack
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For those of you looking at the Lightwave tents, they're on offer at sportspursuit at the moment.
http://www.sportpursuit.com/sales/camping-kit
If you plan on signing up and buying one, let me know for a referral code
http://www.sportpursuit.com/sales/camping-kit
If you plan on signing up and buying one, let me know for a referral code
On Saturday I climbed South Sister, oregon on ski and enjoyed good conditions although I was recovering for the flu so it resulted in a long and nauseating ascent. 5500ft ascent and 12 mile round trip, about 4 hours climb time. Snow was nice and firm at the 6am start, Soren for the descent by 11am. Mostly complete but the lower part of the Clark glaciers did in a small cliff which is normally buried in snow so a few hops across loose talus required.
Amazing summit view, 270miles north to south.
photos straight from camera.
South Sister approach form the plateau at 6800ft.
North sister in the foreground, Mt Jefferson behind, with a distant mount Hood (90 mies away). To the north mount Adams was visible faintly (150 miles) and to the mt McLoughlin at 120miles giving a visibility in excess of 270 miles!
Skiing the Clark glacier
Amazing summit view, 270miles north to south.
photos straight from camera.
South Sister approach form the plateau at 6800ft.
North sister in the foreground, Mt Jefferson behind, with a distant mount Hood (90 mies away). To the north mount Adams was visible faintly (150 miles) and to the mt McLoughlin at 120miles giving a visibility in excess of 270 miles!
Skiing the Clark glacier
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My girlfriend and I finally hiked to Garibaldi Lake recently. It's in British Columbia, between Squamish and Whistler.
It's a 18km round trip, the first 6km of the hike to the lake is boring, constant uphill switchbacks. But the final 3km was really nice. It took us about 3 hours 20 minutes to get there, we stopped at the lake for a couple of hours, and then it took around 2 hours 15 minutes to get back.
It was amazing there!
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
We got to feed some birds as well (excuse my stupid expression!)
It's a 18km round trip, the first 6km of the hike to the lake is boring, constant uphill switchbacks. But the final 3km was really nice. It took us about 3 hours 20 minutes to get there, we stopped at the lake for a couple of hours, and then it took around 2 hours 15 minutes to get back.
It was amazing there!
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia by Nicholas Benson, on Flickr
We got to feed some birds as well (excuse my stupid expression!)
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I really dislike you!
/envy
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