QuentinUK‭

Maybe you're thinking of the Vertical Chill, at Ellis Brigham in Covent Garden? This is like a giant refrigerator for ice climbing but not rain and wind. http://www.vertical-chill.com/vertical-ch...

posted 11y ago by QuentinUK‭

The garbage bags are soft and flexible, so they'll fit around stuff a lot easier than a rucksack. As well as being stiffer a rucksack will be divided into different compartments. The volume will in...

posted 11y ago by QuentinUK‭

If you want to go on walking routes then a good option is http://www.prames.com/ they will post walking guides internationally. Many of the guides include maps for the routes. The routes are also w...

posted 10y ago by QuentinUK‭

One problem with hemp compared to wool is how it conducts heat when it is wet. Wet hemp conducts heat very well when wet which means your feet could get freezing cold. Wet wool is a poor heat condu...

posted 10y ago by QuentinUK‭

At UK airports you are not allowed to take them into the cabin. They must be in the hold. You wont get them through security and they confiscate them, whatever airline you are on.

posted 10y ago by QuentinUK‭

Bivvy Pros: Very light. Minimum weight. Ease of finding a place to sleep. Stealth bivvying is easier. Very quick to setup or pack away, even in the dark. Helpful if you need to make a quick dep...

posted 10y ago by QuentinUK‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

Wild camping is allowed most places but due to car drivers leaving rubbish it's not allowed near the road at Loch Lomond in summer. Wishingwell Farmhouse campsite, Gartness and Drymen Farm campsit...

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

They do in the Cairngorms. I have met skiers in Corrour bothy using them.

posted 11y ago by QuentinUK‭

It is very safe to walk alone in England. The standard walks will have lots of others walking along them. Wild camping is frowned upon in many places. Procedures: leaving gates as you find them. C...

posted 10y ago by QuentinUK‭

It is best to put everything away in the same order. the chance of the folds being along the same lines is very low. I find with modern tents the groundsheet wears out, (the very thin layer of wate...

posted 9y ago by QuentinUK‭

Porridge is good for breakfast. The small packets of "golden syrup flavour" are the best, but a bit more expensive than regular porridge. (N.B. The more powdery it is the faster it cooks.) Carbs: ...

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

These laws are often to stop homeless people hanging around. In England the vagrancy act has not been repealed and the police still arbitrarily arrest people for being vagrant. So even sleeping rou...

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

One disadvantage of the instant pop up tent is that it does not pack very small. Approximately a 1m disk. When backpacking carrying one of these on the back it has to be on the outside of the rucks...

posted 8y ago by QuentinUK‭

Naming of objects. One player says the first letter of the name eg "I spy something beginning with G." The other players have to guess what it is, eg "Grass". The one who gets it right then takes t...

posted 7y ago by QuentinUK‭

Water proof spray would only help with the outside of the bag. Waterproofing is available that the bag is washed in which coats all the down with hydrophobic water repellant. Or ready made ones ar...

posted 7y ago by QuentinUK‭