favourite Bit of kit

[ulsterwalker]

Being a lightweight, or aspiring one, backpacker I wear trailshoes with no waterproof membrane so they generally get wet very quickly unless in the thrones of summer, for this reason my goretex socks are my fav. bit of kit at the minute; keeping feet dry when my inov-8s get soaked through and making putting wet cold shoes on in the morning a non issue.

Wore them on and off during the ulster way and the only problem, which happened during a very wet days walking, was when rain water ran down the inside of my trousers and into the socks. walking with permanent puddles around your feet isn't fun! However bending your knee with feet up behind your bum and watching the water pour off your knee, from your feet, is quite amusing for everyone involved. 

The crusader cooker + water bottle etc. is a good bit of kit, used one for a good couple years, far prefer it to gas when in the field, however when backpacking I'm using a GSI soloist cookset, which is the mutts nuts, keeping everything I need to cook in a small package is defo handy.

[Wolf_Larson]

Very nice kit there Celt_Ginger, how big is the Bernie Garland custom knife with Deseret Ironwood handle in mm ? 

[Celt_Ginger]

it's a 105mm blade and 220mm overall

[Spark]

These little boys are my fav bit of kit for the hills




and these for long days or weekends......... 
Product Weight     240 grams / 8.47 ounces...!

For the speed of cooking think its hard to beat the jetboil..........


And for putting it all in you cant beat the omm 20ltr pack

[Wolf_Larson]

perfect size of knife Celt_Ginger, im looking for one the same size, how mush did it cost if you dont mine me asking ?

[Hunter]

my non-stick mess pans and non-stick 58 patt cup i got from SASS a rite few years ago.

[twentyclicks]

My Montane Featherlite Smock - one of my most used items over the past 2 years, and for £30 one of the best purchases ever! 85g, packs to nothing, super breathable.  Keeps me warm when on the move - more comfortable than gore-tex when it's wet - dries in no time.  When mates ask my advice on gear for the outdoors they don't believe me when I advise one of these over an expensive jacket.  Maybe something hardier for freezing winter rain, but perfect for 3 season UK use.

Also my Raichle Mountain Trail GTX boots which fit my feet like gloves.  I've done silly things in these boots and they never let me down.  Will last forever.  I'm very keen to try some Inov8's as the philosophy suits me better than a boot, but I worry about the longevity.  A 3 season option and then a pair of winter/crampon boots to usurp these 95% jack of all trades??? Tough call.
* oh yes, Raichle have been taken over by Marmot - but the boots are the same.