The Outdoorsy "Sofa".
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chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Shove in the stuff sack that you keep all your spare stuff sacks in, obviously!Ok so you know how you buy some random crap and it comes in an unnecessary stuff sack that you hang on to coz it'll come in useful?
Where do they go?
Where does THAT go then?
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
In the "big bag".
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
In the box with all the other spare sack sacks
I hope you both find a massive rip in your waterproofs next time you're halfway up a rainy mountainIn the box with all the other spare sack sacks
WhyLikeThis
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Hang them like baubles to impress the girls.
Phwoar
Just to be clear coz I've realised I maybe wasn't earlier, my current problem is disappearing bags rather than too many bags. Gave up packing after eight cups of tea and I'm fully expecting to turn up in Orkney tomorrow night and find out I'm missing something crucial (it'll be fine, they have shops)
(it'll be fine, they have shops)
WhyLikeThis
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Gunna check out the new Red House bothy? It has bogs!
New Cairngorms bothy open
A new bothy, Ruighe Ealasaid, The Red House has now been officially opened and is available for overnight stays. The bothy is situated in the southern Cairngorms, to the south of White Bridge, in a prime location for hillwalkers bagging the two Munros at the head of the Tarff. It is also in an...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk
Idaho
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Yes! I was planning to get there on day 2Gunna check out the new Red House bothy? It has bogs!
New Cairngorms bothy open
A new bothy, Ruighe Ealasaid, The Red House has now been officially opened and is available for overnight stays. The bothy is situated in the southern Cairngorms, to the south of White Bridge, in a prime location for hillwalkers bagging the two Munros at the head of the Tarff. It is also in an...www.walkhighlands.co.uk
I've never been to the Cairngorms before but I'm just heading through on the train and definitely need to come back properly, it's fucking beautiful. Any of yous have a particular place or route or whatever you'd recommend for a first time here? (Don't mind some scrambling around on steep bits but I'm not looking to do any proper climbing)
So suggest one
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
It's quite a big area, especially if your on public transport. I'd recommend picking up a book like the SMC Munro guide.
That's why I need suggestions, just get off a bus and start walking works better on islands where you can't get too far lost without falling into the sea
(lots of Orkney actually seems to be better served by public transport than some of the bits of East Sussex I work in)Will have a look for the book, ta, but if anyone else has any personal favourite spots I'd still like to hear about them.
WhyLikeThis
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There’s quite a few bothies worth a visit. Although they’re often busy.
Glen Feshie is a 5 star bothy with a plentiful wood supply. Be sure to make a good first impression with the self assigned warden else you may be told to do one.
Bob Scott’s bothy is a superb bothy a relatively short walk from the linn of dee carpark. Take fuel.
Hutchinson Hut is one of the highest bothies in the UK and one of my favourites (if you can get it to yerself). It’s close to Ben Macdui. You could from the Ben wander on to the ski centre and get the bus back to town.
There’s quite a few more bothies of note and a multitude of routes that could link them up.
There’s quite a few bothies worth a visit. Although they’re often busy.
Glen Feshie is a 5 star bothy with a plentiful wood supply. Be sure to make a good first impression with the self assigned warden else you may be told to do one.
Bob Scott’s bothy is a superb bothy a relatively short walk from the linn of dee carpark. Take fuel.
Hutchinson Hut is one of the highest bothies in the UK and one of my favourites (if you can get it to yerself). It’s close to Ben Macdui. You could from the Ben wander on to the ski centre and get the bus back to town.
There’s quite a few more bothies of note and a multitude of routes that could link them up.
Idaho
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From Blair athol, walk up glen tilt to the falls of tarf. Then continue north to the bothy mentioned above and either head west over to glen feshie and out to kinguisse or north to the chest of Dee and on to corrour bothy, the lharaig ghru and on to Aviemore.So suggest one
That's the bit I was looking at when I wrote that I need to do a proper trip, train through Blair Atholl and Kingussie.
heinous seamus
Perfect in an empty room
Lairig Ghru from Aviemore down to Braemar, or alternatively end in Blair Athill via Glen Tilt (I did this a few years back)
Edit: whoops, just saw that this was mentioned 2 posts ago
Edit: whoops, just saw that this was mentioned 2 posts ago
Idaho
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It gets much more spectacular as you walk in
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Not quite the Cairngorms, but the walk from Dalwhinnie to Corrour (over or round Ben Alder) is decent too. Easily doable by train
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
Anyone any experience - or made up opinions - of Nordisk tents?
Obviously, I can't decide what I want - big, but carryable (?) tent for moi, plus one or two others, or smaller, lighter tent for just moi...
Also not sure about materials - they do most of their tents in 1, polyester, 2, silnylon, and 3. Some ultra thin silnylon that weighs half as much, but cost twice and looks a bit fragile.
I quite fancy the Oppland 2 SL - two man, 3 season tunnel, flysheet is 40D with extended vestibule at 3kg, seems a good balance of weight and strength, or the Uber Gucci Halland 2 LW, 2 man tunnel, flysheet is 10D ripstop and coming in at 1.5kg. sounds like it's made of spiders webs, but shit that's light...
Any views, or opinions...
Obviously, I can't decide what I want - big, but carryable (?) tent for moi, plus one or two others, or smaller, lighter tent for just moi...
Also not sure about materials - they do most of their tents in 1, polyester, 2, silnylon, and 3. Some ultra thin silnylon that weighs half as much, but cost twice and looks a bit fragile.
I quite fancy the Oppland 2 SL - two man, 3 season tunnel, flysheet is 40D with extended vestibule at 3kg, seems a good balance of weight and strength, or the Uber Gucci Halland 2 LW, 2 man tunnel, flysheet is 10D ripstop and coming in at 1.5kg. sounds like it's made of spiders webs, but shit that's light...
Any views, or opinions...
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
I have the Telemark 1 LW
That's really light (about 830g - the ULW version is about 700g I think), but also really small and not tall enough to sit up properly in. This is the silnylon version which seems a bit thin to do the job, but it does. I think I'd be scared of ripping an ULW version
The single pole loop design can be a bit of a pain too. During the night here the wind changed direction and pushing the the loop out of shape causing the door to open over time. About the third time this happened I got annoyed and rived the zip closed which bent the pole which made things worse to the point I had to pack up at about 4am. In hindsight I should have just got up when it first happened and adjusted things
I looked at the Halland too, but I prefer doors on the side.
Since getting my Hilleberg I only really use this when I want to travel light and there's a reasonable chance of being able to sit outside before going to bed.
That's really light (about 830g - the ULW version is about 700g I think), but also really small and not tall enough to sit up properly in. This is the silnylon version which seems a bit thin to do the job, but it does. I think I'd be scared of ripping an ULW version
The single pole loop design can be a bit of a pain too. During the night here the wind changed direction and pushing the the loop out of shape causing the door to open over time. About the third time this happened I got annoyed and rived the zip closed which bent the pole which made things worse to the point I had to pack up at about 4am. In hindsight I should have just got up when it first happened and adjusted things
I looked at the Halland too, but I prefer doors on the side.
Since getting my Hilleberg I only really use this when I want to travel light and there's a reasonable chance of being able to sit outside before going to bed.
