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Requiem

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #285 on: 14:29:33, 25/06/17 »
My Wife has just texted me that she has bought me something 'for your hillwalking'
I've just texted back to ask what it is, thinking it may be some nice new stretchy trousers or some 1000 mile socks, but no


'I've bought you a T-reg Land Rover Freelander so you can [censored] off out in the snow when you're grumpy'


Charming.
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #286 on: 13:53:44, 26/06/17 »
Merrell Kahuna sandals. Got Go Outdoors to price match, plus 10% off.  £54.

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #287 on: 08:21:30, 27/06/17 »
My Wife has just texted me that she has bought me something 'for your hillwalking'
I've just texted back to ask what it is, thinking it may be some nice new stretchy trousers or some 1000 mile socks, but no


'I've bought you a T-reg Land Rover Freelander so you can [censored] off out in the snow when you're grumpy'


Charming.


You would rather have some new socks??  :o
I'll swap.... ::)
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Requiem

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #288 on: 09:47:45, 27/06/17 »

You would rather have some new socks??  :o
I'll swap.... ::)


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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #290 on: 08:30:35, 28/06/17 »
Following on from absolutely soaking feet after a walk around Grizedales (Malham) last Sunday I elected to purchase some new walking boots that will keep my feet dry.


My new purchase: Salomon 4d GTX boots (courtesy of a price match at Go Outdoors) .... OMG they felt like slippers when I tried them on compared to my previous boots.


Well worth the money if they do the job and I'm looking forward to testing them out this weekend  :)


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Alan Kilroy

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #291 on: 08:52:04, 28/06/17 »
Just got a pair of Montane Terra pants. They are what they are hyped up to be. Very good. Black, wasn't keen on the "patchy" look. Very thin and light material so will dry easily.
Got large and they're snug enough and I'm no chunker  :) .
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #292 on: 08:57:08, 28/06/17 »
My new purchase: Salomon 4d GTX boots (courtesy of a price match at Go Outdoors) ....


I've just got a pair too after returning my Salomon Quests, which were 10 months old, to Cotswold as they had leaked during my recent Pennine Way walk, causing a blister after about 40 years of blister free walking!


Cotswold were brilliant, immediate option of a refund or another pair of boots, and rather than choose the quests again I paid a bit more and got the 4d boots  O0
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #293 on: 10:05:31, 28/06/17 »
Just got a pair of Montane Terra pants. They are what they are hyped up to be. Very good. Black, wasn't keen on the "patchy" look. Very thin and light material so will dry easily.
Got large and they're snug enough and I'm no chunker  :) .
Great pockets.
Sorted.  O0



Chunker??   >:(    ;D


Nah seriously.. their XXL is a whopping 38" waist... that's 6" away from me.. (the wrong way). I want to wear good kit too... calling a 38 "XXL" is actually upsetting.
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #294 on: 11:29:17, 28/06/17 »
An OS OL4 weatherproof map.  Could have sworn I had one but no, good job I had the gpx file for Skiddaw Little Man and Skiddaw on the gps, a serious lack of forethought and planning on my side.  :-[
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #295 on: 14:11:49, 28/06/17 »

I've just got a pair too after returning my Salomon Quests, which were 10 months old, to Cotswold as they had leaked during my recent Pennine Way walk, causing a blister after about 40 years of blister free walking!


Cotswold were brilliant, immediate option of a refund or another pair of boots, and rather than choose the quests again I paid a bit more and got the 4d boots  O0

Bad news guys, the 4D's leak just as bad! I recommend sealskinz socks if it looks to be wet  ::)
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #296 on: 15:51:17, 28/06/17 »
If you have boots that leak take them back  O0


I've used mainly Berghaus in the past which remained waterproof for many years.  The only other boots that leaked were a pair of Asolos, they too were replaced without issue.
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Alan Kilroy

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #297 on: 20:30:01, 30/06/17 »
Just bought my first day pack (online  :-* ), an Osprey Talon 33.
Going on my first intro. hike in July.
Looking forward to it now  :D .

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #298 on: 20:37:09, 30/06/17 »
If you have boots that leak take them back  O0

I've used mainly Berghaus in the past which remained waterproof for many years.  The only other boots that leaked were a pair of Asolos, they too were replaced without issue.

These are the fourth pair since 2012 (obviously starting with the originals), each pair has been exchanged before the two year guarantee is up. That makes 5 years walking so far on the original price match outlay of £76, they can keep on leaking as far as I'm concerned but I keep them for dryish days now...  O0
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #299 on: 20:45:38, 30/06/17 »
Finally tracked down a new pair of boots. O0   Exactly the same as my old pair, so I'm a happy hiker again. :)

 

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