Vango Tornado 200 Review

June 14, 2011 LennyJ

I bought a Vango Tornado 200 second hand from a guy on another website. but before I did I did a search for a video review and was unable to find one but found loads of writen reviews with the thumbs up for the Tornado. On the back of the good review I decided to […]

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Bienvenagh Walk

April 30, 2011 spartan00117

This week I took the family on a camping trip which started at Knockalla Donegal for 2 nights and finished back at Banone for a further 5 nights. Unfortunately I didnt get the chance to explore Knockalla range so made time for myself to explore Bienvenagh. I am not familiar with this area but do […]

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Mountain Hardware Lamina 0 review

March 29, 2011 Zeaphod

A quick review of the sleeping bag I used in Scotland: Knowing how damp Scotland can be, and the fact that weight wasn’t an absolute priority, I plumped after a bit of research for the Mountain Hardware lamina 0 – this has synthetic insulation not affected by damp.  I’ve used and fondled a couple of […]

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Wild Camp spots in Donegal

March 14, 2011 Zeaphod

Thought you might be interested in a couple of decent wild campsites in Donegal.  These have been used regularly for the past few years by a couple of mates.  It should go without saying that if the sites are abused, then they will disappear. Both are near Dunfanaghy in NW Donegal. The first is reached […]

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Lightwave G1 Ion tent review

March 14, 2011 Zeaphod

I’ve been using the G1 ion for about 5 years now, thought you might be interested in a review.  I’ve used it in Canada, NZ, Scotland and of course at home in the rain/bog. Although described on their website: http://www.lightwave.uk.com/en/tent_g1ion.php as a two person tent, I’d say it really needs to be two close friends.  I’ve […]

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Scottish winter camp and walk

March 14, 2011 Zeaphod

Hi all.  Just a quick review of a recent trip to Scotland.  I’d been to Aviemore several times before and can recommend it for a taste of Scottish mountain walking combined with great campsite facilities – and loads of gear shops in the town for the gear geeks! Travel: For more than one person, a […]

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Solo Summit Bivvy – Part Two

March 8, 2011 Red Leader

Continued from here I rarely take a tent camping these days preferring to rely on a bivvy bag and tarp which I find generally much more enjoyable. The experience of spending time outdoors is only improved by bivvying. Lying staring at the open sky you feel much more involved with your surroundings than you would […]

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Enjoyable Pain!

March 7, 2011 MG1

Another one of are bright idea’s lead us to taking part in an adventure race. So we arrive a castleward park on a nippy saturday morning. We get to the car park and see all the other racers. Panic sets in. We are going to get hammered!! There’s alot of specialized and cube bikes about. […]

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Solo Summit Bivvy – Part One

February 28, 2011 Red Leader

I was driving to the local garage for a bottle of milk when 30 seconds from the house I realised I’d forgotten my mobile phone. After pondering turning round I thought I’d just “chance it”, after all the garage is only 2 minutes from the house – what could possibly go wrong in such a […]

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Primus Gravity II Stove Review

February 1, 2011 Red Leader

Santa and his Elves were kind enough to stuff £25 of Cotswolds vouchers in my stocking this Yuletide so I popped straight down to their Boucher Road store and bought a £55 stove – maths was never my strong point. I have a collection of stoves that are all awesome but none of which exactly […]

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