Tullochgorum‭

I was camping at around 1500m in the Italian Alps, and around midnight I heard howling that sounded very much like a wolf. I know there are wolves in the area (a friend of mine was lucky enough to...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

The examples on the site only show inshore sports sailing with a hydrofoil. This does look like fun, and downwind performance can be exceptional. Though I doubt that inshore fleet racing would be p...

posted 9y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

There's cheap and there's too cheap! Remember - this is a tool you may be trusting with your life... For any kind of serious navigation you need a baseplate compass rather than the button type in ...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭

There are a lot of variables here so you won't get a hard-and-fast response. It will depend on the stiffness and construction of the boot, your usage, the amount that you sweat, the terrain and th...

posted 7y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Is there really such a clear dichotomy between open tarps and enclosed tents? The OP implies that open tarps offer a qualitatively different and superior experience to enclosed tents. My response ...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

The only answer is to go to a store and try on the sack for real. Take your actual gear to try with it, and use your normal packing technique. Try to choose a store with a trained fitter. Then tak...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭

As others suggest, it's almost certainly best to go with a backpack style kid-carrier. One option you might not know about is the Aarn Universal Balance Bag which attaches to your pack. http://w...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭

The problem you've got is that most of the larger brands are batch manufacturing in China or Vietnam. They bring the product over complete and don't hold spares of items such as flys and inners. I...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭

I live by Dartmoor and walk there regularly (in fact I was up there earlier today). The moor carries a significant stock of sheep, cattle and ponies. I've heard of tests that found much of the wat...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭

I've done a lot of night-walking in a wide range of conditions. I don't think there's any inherent difference between daytime and nighttime navigation - if your daytime skills are solid you shouldn...

posted 7y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I think you're going to have problems with camping. The age of responsibility in Italian law is 18 years. I've looked at the terms and conditions of a number of campsites, and they all say that e...

posted 7y ago by Tullochgorum‭

This is from the well known trekker Andrew Skurka, who did an East/West traverse that would cross similar terrain to your proposed route. Question: I have asked around and everywhere I hear th...

posted 7y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

All conventional backpacks are unbalanced Here's the problem with conventional backpacks - they are inherently unbalanced. So once you are carrying any kind of non-trivial weight, you have to lean...

posted 7y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

A through-hike of the E4 would be a major undertaking, at over 10,000k / 6,500 miles. Unless you're a very powerful walker it's going to take you at least 2 years. A section hike would take many ye...

posted 7y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

What I've learned in half-a-century of camping... First, don't get too stressed out - in most developed countries theft is rare. Don't let your concerns spoil your holiday! (But be sensible - the...

posted 7y ago by Tullochgorum‭