At the prompting of Hendrik I am reviewing one of my older bits of kit, the Paramo Cambia long sleeved top.
I bought the Cambia about 3 years ago after having experimented with several other baselayer tops. I have tried the Montane bionic tee shirt but found it scratchy. I have also tried the long sleeved [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Paramo Cambia – A Review
Posted in Gear on August 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »
St Ives – a family camping trip in the planning
Posted in General chit chat on August 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This time next week (well probably around lunchtime), I will be cursing and swearing at my tent as I attempt to put it up for a week’s family camping holiday. The reason for the cursing and swearing will be several fold:
1. My family tent is a Vango Aspen 700 DLX. Its huge, its heavy and [...]
Opinel Knife – A Review
Posted in Gear on August 28, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Knives are a bit of a taboo subject these days and I do wonder if others, like me, have an uneasiness whenever I carry one in my rucksack. However, I still believe there is a place in my rucksack for a camping knife and still pack one for any trip including an overnight stop. I [...]
Another bit of interesting news….Remodelling of the Golite Shangri-La 3!
Posted in General chit chat on August 25, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Having visited Northern Walkers blog to check out his latest purchase, he informed me that there was the possibility of a new version of the Golite Shangri-La 3 coming out next year. Intrigued, I contacted Golite directly and they confirmed it.
Apparently they are looking to release a lighter version of the SL3 in the spring. [...]
Mammut Ajungilak Pillow – A review….
Posted in Gear on August 25, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Well, it was obvious that after mentioning the Ajungilak pillow in my review of the Luxury Lite pillow, I would eventually get round to doing a piece on it.
I bought the Ajungilak Pillow some 3 years ago when I got fed up of lying on a makeshift pillow made of a fleece rammed into a [...]
Luxury Lite Pillow – A Review
Posted in Gear on August 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This is something I picked up last year and I have used it quite extensively since. Its produced by a little known American company based in Texas called Luxurylite . I have bought a few other things from them and will probably get around to reviewing them at some point. As with most cottage industry [...]
