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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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Buffalo
I've been using Buffalo clothing on and off for many years. The Pertex/pile stuff is very warm - think windproof shell with 300 weight fleece as a comparison. Pertex/pile is great when it's...

In GEAR » Experience with Buffalo shirts?
August 10, 1:44pm
GX200
There's a detailed review of the GX200 on Sean Reid's subscription website Reid Reviews in which he compares it with the GX100, which he also reviewed in detail. Reid reckons the main impro...

In Photography » Selecting a camera: need some advice from the resident experts
July 31, 2:29pm
Storage media
I don't know "the" answer. I don't think anybody does. Nothing is totally secure or guaranteed to last or be usable in 20 years. Transferring data to new media will probably be es...

In Photography » Storage Media
July 28, 7:11am
Double-Wall tents
My experience is that double-wall tents are warmer than single wall ones and that double-wall tents with solid fabric inners are warmer than double-wall tents with mesh inners. But the difference i...

In GEAR » Rethinking the Double-Walled Tent
July 25, 7:00pm
Double wall tents
The Akto and Photon both have silicone nylon flysheets. The Akto is slightly bigger with a roomier porch for cooking and more stable in strong winds. Just summarising by weight is rather limiting -...

In GEAR » Rethinking the Double-Walled Tent
July 25, 2:59pm
Paramo Pump Liner
Paramo has been my favourite cold weather shell clothing for well over a decade now (and that's dry cold as well as wet cold). There isn't really any secret about the pump liner. It has a s...

In GEAR » FurTech=DWR Fleece+ windshirt?
July 22, 7:07am
Debunking the Myths: Breathing inside down bags/quilts
I've had exactly the same experience as Roger over several decades of winter camping in temperatures down to -25C. In sub zero temperatures I sleep with my face inside my down sleeping bag. I&#...

In GEAR » Debunking the Myth: Quilts AREN’T as Comfortable as a Sleeping Bag
July 11, 6:43am
How To Restore DWR
Nikwax Tech Wash is soap not detergent. From the Nikwax website: "This product is a non-detergent soap which can be used regularly to clean clothing and equipment without damaging the Durab...

In GEAR » How to Restore DWR
July 02, 6:04pm
How To Restore DWR
To clean a garment it's best to use a soap product not detergent, as the latter can mask or damage the DWR and is very hard to rinse away. If you have used detergent or need to because the garm...

In GEAR » How to Restore DWR
July 02, 5:21pm
Kero in alcohol stoves
It's not recommended! I tried this many, many years ago when I ran out of alcohol and found some kerosene in a mountain hut. I soaked bits of cardboard in it, put them in the alcohol burner and...

In GEAR » can you use kero in alcohol stoves?
June 25, 10:58am

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