v-g Backpacking in Britain BlogI’ve put together a review and first field trial report on the Laser Competition in the Gear & Tech / Equipment subsection of the main site.
I think the performance of this tent goes beyond its spec and it should be capable of exceeding its intended usage, and of course the weight is terrific. There are […]
I saw the new Vango Helium 100 in the flesh today at Hi-Peak in Hanley: many thanks to the guys there for shifting the racks and making space to erect it for me.
As the picture suggests, there is a wide end that slopes down uniformly right to the ground, and a pointy end that is […]
Last year I bought a Hilleberg Akto for solo trips and had a custom modification done by Scottish Mountain Gear to add mesh ventilation panels at either end of the inner. After several backpacks with this modified tent I was reasonably satisfied with the overall performance, and very impressed with the guyline system that gives […]
It all started last year when I bought the PHD Minim 300 sleeping bag for solo trips, its fluffy lofting down felt so light that our ME Lightline Spring/Autumn bags seemed decidedly tired and saggy by comparison. They have never been cleaned, indeed we had deliberately avoided it: the washing of down bags is […]
After using our new model TN Voyager for pitches in all seasons, we found that we always had the solid door zipped right back leaving just the mesh door. It was obvious that the solid door was serving no purpose and was just redundant weight and bulk, and we have just had it professionally removed. […]
Confession time: it’s easy to forget the weight of any watertight bags used in a backpacking system and how much they might contribute to the total. Until now we have used pack liners from Outdoor Designs made from Neoprene coated 210d nylon, although these liners are very tough we had never weighed them - and […]
We switched to these for the 2007/2008 winter season. These are considerably lighter than our old Thermarest LE mattresses and roll up to a much more compact volume, yet give superb comfort and insulation from frozen ground.
Once again the quoted weight was in excess of spec, but we reduced it very significantly by turning a […]
My recent Buttermere Fells trip was the first cold weather test for the Akto.
On this pitch I was briefly boiling up water with the stove in the porch and it was below freezing. Although the custom mesh panels greatly improved ventilation as expected, there was still a disappointing amount of condensation inside the inner throughout […]
I’ve collected together the various blog entries and comments about the Akto and fashioned them into a review on the main site in the Gear & Tech / Equipment subsection.
Nothing new to add to those blog posts yet, I haven’t been out solo for a while and the next trip will be a joint […]
That’s a snappy title isn’t it?. Very apt and on-topic too for this little backpacking item.
It’s about the perceived requirements for space in a tent relative to the length of the trip. I’ve read quite a few forum posts and blog entries which mention this in passing, and they go something like these:-
…This tent is […]
