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Tent designs: Photon & Scarp The Photon inner tent is 220cms long, the Scarp's is 218cms long. There's no significant difference. I've been using the Scarp 1 in the Scottish Highlands most of this year and I'... |
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Full size DSLR on the trail I use an old CCS case with the 450D - CCS made some of the best camera bags in my opinion but ceased doing so a few years ago. I have tried a Lowe TLZ1, which would be my second choice. The pict... |
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Full size DSLR on the trail Jack, I haven't found DSLRs to be very fragile! I treat them just as I did film SLRs and haven't damaged one yet. John, I carry my DSLR in a padded pouch on a strap slung across my chest... |
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Full size DSLR on the trail I carry a Canon 450D on every trip, long or short. & I've carried an SLR (sometimes two) on every trip for the last 27 years. The only change is how many lenses I carry - one when weight is... |
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Lightest water treatment/filtration Depends where you are with regard to the necessity of water treatment. I've never treated water in the Scottish Highlands and I don't know anyone who does. It's not primarily to do w... |
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Health care systems DW, I've never lived in or near London and I do know that health care does vary across NHS Boards. I would not be impressed with the NHS if I'd had your terrible experience. But mine is com... |
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High Altitude Lighters??? At 10,000 feet butane boils at 12F so it has to be very cold to affect a lighter. I've had lighters work fine above that altitude and fail at sea level. I'd never rely on just a lighter (or... |
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Health care systems In my view, as British, I have to say that I think the NHS is about as good and egalitarian a health care system as is possible while the US system is appalling and frightening. Of course the NHS i... |
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Polypropylene Dan, polypropylene is as bad or worse than any polyester for smelling. In the UK Helly-Hansen polypro tops used to be known as "smelly hellies" because of this. And you used not to be abl... |
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Kodachrome—RIP The end of an era. Though I have to admit I stopped using Kodachrome over 20 years ago, long before digital. And my XA died in the 1980s too. |
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