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		<title>Outdoor Forums and Social networking &#8211; a few thoughts</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/outdoor-forums-and-social-networking-a-few-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not going to win any prizes for originality or extreme cleverness with regards to what I have to say on the subject. But, having used a variety of forums and social networks over the past 7 years with &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/outdoor-forums-and-social-networking-a-few-thoughts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1461&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The weather it is a changing &#8211; well down here in South Wales it is</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/the-weather-it-is-a-changing-well-down-here-in-wales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brecon beacons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the first major persistent snowfall forecast for South Wales this year is due over the next few days. There was snow on the Brecon Beacons this morning and temperatures have dropped substantially. Sunday, Monday and possibly Tuesday should see &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/the-weather-it-is-a-changing-well-down-here-in-wales/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1450&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Over the Misty Mountains &#8211; A Hobbit&#8217;s tale</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/over-the-misty-mountains-a-hobbits-tale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Walks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carmarthen Van]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fan Foel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fan Gyhirych]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Hobbit in the Misty Mountains! Well, let me clarify that statement a bit. I am slightly undertall. I absolutely love food but I dont have hairy feet (not yet, anyway). I did however encounter some misty mountains the other &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/over-the-misty-mountains-a-hobbits-tale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1421&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A week is a long time &#8211; a few thoughts from a brewer&#8217;s pack</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/a-week-is-a-long-time-a-few-thoughts-from-a-brewers-pack/</link>
		<comments>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/a-week-is-a-long-time-a-few-thoughts-from-a-brewers-pack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General chit chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gear thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some weeks are long, some weeks are short, some weeks are monotonous and some weeks brimming with events. Do you ever get times when there is just so much to get done, cram in or achieve is a short space &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/a-week-is-a-long-time-a-few-thoughts-from-a-brewers-pack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1411&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is this hopeful or what?</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/is-this-hopeful-or-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General chit chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bothy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain bothy association]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so you will probably laugh. I have an aspiration to go out more this year and especially further afield from South Wales. I got looking at trips to remote areas and inevitably got looking at bothies. Now I love &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/is-this-hopeful-or-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1405&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All change&#8230;..please alight here for a new direction</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/all-change-please-alight-here-for-a-new-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[new job]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Quick update. I have a new job.  Same company but different role covering the whole of the UK, not just one site and a fruition of 2.5 years of bloody hard work. The last few months have been unsettled with lots of changes &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/all-change-please-alight-here-for-a-new-direction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1403&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Castell Dinas &#8211; a very short Black Mountain walk</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/castell-dinas-a-very-short-black-mountain-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Walks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Mountains]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday presented an opportunity for a quick walk in reasonable conditions. The forecast was cold but with the possibility of some sun quite in contrast to recent weather. I didnt have all day as I had promised to take the kids &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/castell-dinas-a-very-short-black-mountain-walk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1391&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung C3350 &#8211; an update</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/samsung-c3350-an-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[samsung c3350 review]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so I have had a few weeks now to play with this phone and abuse it a bit. So far so good. I havent killed it. I havent even, to be fair, dropped it or wetted it out. So, &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/samsung-c3350-an-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1378&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The great outdoors &#8211; a renewed enthusiasm</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-great-outdoors-a-renewed-enthusiasm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed a few things (maybe not )&#8230;. I did a pretty good amount of walking and camping last year (approx 20 nights out and 60 days walking &#8211; my best year for a long time) I have started 2012 &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-great-outdoors-a-renewed-enthusiasm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1373&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ambitions for the year &#8211; outdoor related anyway</title>
		<link>http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/ambitions-for-the-year-outdoor-related-anyway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>backpackbrewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, I sort of plan to do various walks and trips and end up completely changing my mind or are forced by circumstance or mishap to alter. Other outdoor or related aspirations come and go. Maybe I have unrealistic &#8230; <a href="http://backpackbrewer.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/ambitions-for-the-year-outdoor-related-anyway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backpackbrewer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4755313&amp;post=1370&amp;subd=backpackbrewer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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