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Sole Unit
To be fair I'd be very surprised if many are walking in road running shoes. They just wouldn't grip well enough much of the time. Luckily there have always been people mad (brave?) enoug...

In GEAR » Another shoe recommendation thread
May 16, 7:22am
Extras
What is all the starred stuff? Blister stuff yes, but B&B's aren't deserted refuges! Toilet paper, soap etc included :) Toothpaste tends not to be. I wouldn't dream of laundry so...

In Gear Lists » UK glorified day hiking list
May 13, 5:38am
LW
Rather an English thing this of course. I nearly always carry a long wave radio around with me, because that's what I can get the cricket on. The tempo suits long days walking in fog! They d...

In GEAR » Ultralight AM/FM radios
May 10, 3:09am
Public transport
I do this from Northern English cities and its fine in the North of England. I do all my day walks by public transport for instance and it really isn't that restrictive. Lancaster is right ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Scotland, northern England
May 07, 5:26am
Looks normal enough
EVA midsoles do just collapse (at times quite badly and unevenly) over time. I'm actually rather impressed that they survived 800+ miles in a remotely usable state. Mine tend to go somewhat...

In GEAR » Shoe problems on my thru?
May 02, 7:43am
Hard to avoid
Like several of the people above I think it's actually quite hard to avoid some sort of deficit if you're walking 20+ mile days. Fairly sure that I do it to some extent even when staying in...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Calorie deficit to save weight. :)
April 19, 9:01am
Both
Useful to have both I think :) The market concensus cf internal storm flaps over water resistant zips vs external storm flaps presumably down to looks/convenience rather than function. While nor...

In GEAR » waterproof zippers vs. storm flaps?
April 13, 3:19am
Cloud
So long as I can stay out of persistent cloud I'm generally happy enough. That can often mean staying off the 'high' tops. Liking waterfalls perhaps helps. Rain by itself not an issue. ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Enjoying Continuously Wet Weather
April 10, 4:11am
Seemingly canned
Looks from RABs website like they've stopped doing the Demand now, hence those sales. Both the pull on and the jacket. I'm not really sure why but suppose its a consequence of their dev...

In GEAR » Rab Latok Alpine vs. Kinetic???
April 08, 8:50am
Wetting out
That will depend on the DWR of the face fabric, which will probably be an improvement (with either) initally but then degrade over time because these things do. You shouldn't be getting rain th...

In GEAR » Rab Latok Alpine vs. Kinetic???
April 08, 4:21am

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