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Rab PS Zip Review
Power Stretch, it’s made by Polartec and it’s cool … or warm … you know what I mean. It’s cool, but it keeps you warm, at least that’s...
La Sportiva Wild Cat Review
Cats, they are all different; lions have the biggest roar, cheetahs are the fastest land mammal and domestic tabbies are just … evil. Wildcats on the other...
Mountain Equipment Firefox Review
I had borrowed a Mountain Equipment Firefox test jacket for use on the Mourne Seven Sevens because the weather forecast was suggesting that the heavy rain currently...
Fenix PD30 R5 Field Test
What is it? The Fenix PD30 R5 is a compact and versatile torch (flashlight) with variable light output and a massive 257 lumen peak output. What’s in the box? The...
Fenix PD30 R5 Quick Look
I’ve just received the Fenix PD30 R5 torch for review from Eden Webshops. I also received the Fenix AD301-R red filter adapter, the Fenix Camping Lampshade...
Personal alarms for Mountain Safety?
Map,compass, whistle, torch ... alarm? Last summer the Community Safety Partnership at Down District Council announced that it was making available 1000 personal...
A Realfleece made from real fleece?
Whatcha lookin' at? (Not a merino sheep!) In diverse valleys, post-walk pubs and outdoor forums across the land the question is often posed, “which is...
The individual touch – carving your own spoon
Three spoons carved from the same piece of oak Don’t get me wrong, I think plastic or titanium sporks and foons are great and I use them myself, but sometimes...
GoSystem GS2113 minilite mini-review
At the end of last summer I was getting tired of the cold, artificial light from LED torches. As the evenings lengthened and the temperatures dropped with the coming...
Canon 40D and Canon G10: Different beasts
I have made two previous posts in which I made a brief comparison of the Canon 40D and the Canon G10. Both of these posts have shown the G10 to be a very competent...
- @_soapgirl_ it was one of those times when everyone just concentrated on what they were doing, including the toddler ... "daddy!" #notmykid
- @twentyclicks Will do!
- Standing in a queue and having someone else's toddler repeatedly calling you daddy ... awkward
- @twentyclicks I've done canvases before, but never one this big, so I'm pretty pleased with the printers!
- I just supplied this 1.23m wide canvas to a local business. They are very pleased with it! http://t.co/KrexC4iA
- @Smirnie71 @hillplodder @dean_read I managed that at the weekend. (incline+mud)*gravity+cold=pain
- @Smirnie71 @hillplodder @dean_read it's Gravity all the way for those of us still on Symbian!
- @dean_read @Smirnie71 lists are the way forward! Just think of them as a quick filter.
- BBC News - Climber dies and another injured after Ben Nevis fall http://t.co/wsre4s3n
- RT @JohnHarumphrys: @BBCr4today Coming up later. Charles Dickens. Still dead.