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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #510 on: 12:48:25, 05/07/18 »
Recently I bought a British army tarp in perfect condition, then some paracord(can u see where this so going?). I haven't used it before so I'm trying to learn a simple setup and pack away routine for tying it to 2 trees. YouTube helps.
Think I need a hammock next.
Also got an east German kidney shape mess tin set. I chose that because I wanted a tin with a handle to hang over fire. Most tins seem to have a side handle. It seems to be a solid bit of basic kit and all stored together.
I had that exact set up a few years ago.
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #511 on: 08:41:04, 06/07/18 »
We have bought a new stove. We got the MSR pocket rocket 2. Under £30, 73g and we like MSR gear. We will be trying it out this weekend, we are away for 2 nights  :)

I await a reply from someone telling me what we should have bought instead  ;)
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alan de enfield

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #512 on: 08:46:46, 06/07/18 »
We have bought a new stove. We got the MSR pocket rocket 2. Under £30, 73g and we like MSR gear. We will be trying it out this weekend, we are away for 2 nights  :)

I await a reply from someone telling me what we should have bought instead  ;)



What a mistake - you should have gone for the Xxxxxx, it only weighs 72 grams and costs £72, at £1 per gram it is excellent value and far better than the 'heavyweight' MSR stove.

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #513 on: 08:52:19, 06/07/18 »
What a mistake - you should have gone for the Xxxxxx, it only weighs 72 grams and costs £72, at £1 per gram it is excellent value and far better than the 'heavyweight' MSR stove.

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #514 on: 09:09:09, 06/07/18 »
We have bought a new stove. We got the MSR pocket rocket 2. Under £30, 73g and we like MSR gear. We will be trying it out this weekend, we are away for 2 nights  ;D

I await a reply from someone telling me what we should have bought instead  ;)
;D ;D

What a mistake - you should have gone for the Xxxxxx, it only weighs 72 grams and costs £72, at £1 per gram it is excellent value and far better than the 'heavyweight' MSR stove.
Yes but does it have mesh ?
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #515 on: 09:13:29, 06/07/18 »


What a mistake - you should have gone for the Xxxxxx, it only weighs 72 grams and costs £72, at £1 per gram it is excellent value and far better than the 'heavyweight' MSR stove.


Priceless  ;D
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #516 on: 09:19:49, 06/07/18 »
;D ;D Yes but does it have mesh ?
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Of course it does - it makes a windproof 'shield' for the stove.

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #517 on: 09:22:51, 06/07/18 »
..and its made of magic mylar, so it reflects 110% of the heat back to the pot.
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #518 on: 09:24:20, 06/07/18 »
..and its made of magic mylar, so it reflects 110% of the heat back to the pot.



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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #519 on: 11:12:52, 06/07/18 »
Two ball of the foot pads that fit over my index toe to keep them in place. From Superdrug, a couple of pounds. I'm hoping that they will make my feet feel more comfortable when I hike next week.

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #520 on: 11:24:52, 06/07/18 »
I got a pair of these new windproof trousers. No-see-um obviously, so very breathable too.

However they do tend to reveal my Pocket Rocket depending how I pack it.



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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #521 on: 11:37:15, 06/07/18 »
 ;D
The stove comes with  a couple of sachets of free dehydrated water too that should lighten our packs
And it comes with a free dehumidifier so no need to worry about all that condensation  :D
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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #522 on: 11:37:47, 06/07/18 »

Now you are just extracting the urine.


However - in an emergency they will make a useful light weight fishing net and crayfish trap.

alan de enfield

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #523 on: 11:38:48, 06/07/18 »
;D
The stove comes with  a couple of sachets of free dehydrated water too that should lighten our packs





Amazing stuff - just add water and you've got ……..wait for it ……………. water.


The stuff I carry is just a cannister of Hydrogen and a cannister of Oxygen, simply mix at a rate of 2:1 and you get...………?

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Re: What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?
« Reply #524 on: 11:39:10, 06/07/18 »
Yeah and ya can ditch yer waterproof pants because noseeum mesh is waterproof ;D
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