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Chris Townsend (Christownsend) - BPL Professional Member

My Locale Cairngorms National Park
About Me outdoor writer and photographer, author of many books & articles on backpacking, hill walking and ski touring. Very keen on long distance walks and wilderness. Hikes: PCT (1982), CDT (1985), length of the Canadian Rockies, Yukon end to end, Arizona Trail, length of Norway and Sweden, round of the Munros and Tops, Land's End to John O'Groats and many shorter (under 800 miles) hikes.
CityGrantown-on-Spey
CountryScotland
My Website URLhttp://www.christownsendoutdoors.co.uk

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Responses to SW Shelters SOTMR
Hi Everyone, I'd like to back up Will and say thanks for the comments. I'm very pleased our feature has sparked such a useful discussion. I should have picked up taut/taught. Oops! ...

In Editor's Roundtable » State of the Market Report: Single Wall Tents (2008)
November 29, 2:40pm
Melting snow in a black bag
Insulating the bag from the snow is definitely a good idea. I should have mentioned that. I usually put the bag on a foam pad. Once I hung it from a branch.

In Philosophy & Technique » Melting snow without a stove?
November 25, 2:50pm
Melting snow in a black bag
I've done it successfully - meaning mostly water in the bag- and semi-successfully - meaning wet rather than dry snow in the bag. Success was on ski tours in the High Sierra in April with the ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Melting snow without a stove?
November 25, 8:33am
Melting snow without a stove?
I've been doing something similar for many years, especially on day hikes when I don't carry a stove. It works even better if you start off with a hot drink in an insulated flask or a water...

In Philosophy & Technique » Melting snow without a stove?
November 25, 6:03am
Winter Cooking in Tent
I almost always cook in the tent vestibule, often with the door closed, in Scottish winter weather as it is usually stormy with very strong winds and heavy precipitation (and I often do so in the S...

In Gear Lists » 8 Day Winter Gear List
November 10, 2:56pm
Question of the Day?
A combination of Roger C's tight clothing and Roger T's sweaty clothing could be the answer. I was once on a ski tour where we camped in temperatures down to -25C/-13F (I think it Celsius w...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Question of the day?
October 12, 6:11am
Nallo 2
Hilleberg are good with repairs and alterations. It could be worth contacting them. Without seeing the tent it's hard to know the problem but it's possible that the inner tent has been cut ...

In GEAR » Hilleberg Nallo 2
October 07, 5:33pm
Nallo 2
That sounds like a defect. There should be a big gap between the inner and outer all round. I've used both the new style and the old style Nallo 2 (the one with same length poles) extensively a...

In GEAR » Hilleberg Nallo 2
October 07, 4:45pm
Peapod
Roger T, I'm surprised any of the old Peapods are still around! Versions were made with aluminum poles so you should be able to get Eastons or equivalent poles and ditch the fiber-glass. It was...

In Editor's Roundtable » When Things Go Wrong
October 06, 7:11am
Pertex/Pile
Hi Mike, I'm sorry about your credit card :-). I mostly wear Paramo in cold weather as it is more versatile than Buffalo. I prefer trousers to salopettes except in the coldest weather (I wore P...

In Editor's Roundtable » Pertex/Pile History and Products
October 05, 9:26am

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