gearaholics: also commonly known as gear whores, and occasionally as total bores... nonetheless i'm loving the justification this trip gives me to splash out many pennies on wonderfully lightweight kit:
first things first: the boots! purchased from the very helpful
pete bland sports and weighing in at less than 400g per boot are the roclite 400 GTX's - marketed as the world's lightest leather and goretex boot. they've been out for a few small jaunts now and so far are proving very comfy:
next up: the tent.
springfield camping was the source for this beauty which was gifted to me by my wonderful father for christmas and birthday combined. weighing only 920g at a maximum, it's one of the lightest tents i came across and it isn't even a single skin. the best bit though...it's red! (admittedly this may not help with the wild camping situation, a nice unobtrusive green version may have made more sense, but then it wouldn't have fit my colour scheme):
possibly the most crucial bit of kit: the bag. i was brave and went for a fairly small bag, justification being that my tent, sleeping bag and matt will all be tiny, and i don't want to end up filling a bigger bag with loads of food etc. that will just weigh me down. therefore i plugged for the 34 litre version of the osprey exos from
the climbers shop: a light weight pack which still has a proper metal frame support in the back and a nice ventilation bit which will no doubt prove ineffective against overheating, but will be much better than nothing (hopefully):
as soon as pay day comes i'll be completing the sleeping set up with a sleeping mat which gets awesome reviews:
and then i'll be ready to road test it all...dartmoor here i come!
jin x
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