tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112930067834078369.post3160395441680899782..comments2024-01-03T14:59:31.976+00:00Comments on baz's backpacking blog: tgo challenge 2010 - kit dilemmabaz carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18316818349601585501noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112930067834078369.post-41841131213164035052023-06-05T08:45:39.150+01:002023-06-05T08:45:39.150+01:00Thank you for writing tthisThank you for writing tthisKeto Recipeshttps://www.ketopins.com/keto/keto_cauliflower_and_cheese_4755153921.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112930067834078369.post-11599980145041864952010-04-14T10:58:21.687+01:002010-04-14T10:58:21.687+01:00Having read Martin's post on his new rucksack ...Having read Martin's post on his new rucksack I'm resigned to the fact that if I pack the Scarp1 I'll need a new bag, or pack the Exos in another way :)baz carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316818349601585501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112930067834078369.post-11084833235309465092010-04-12T20:14:42.012+01:002010-04-12T20:14:42.012+01:00Scarp is a solid are sure shelter. Hence why I wr...Scarp is a solid are sure shelter. Hence why I wrote recently if I was on the Challenge it would be coming along. All I can say is I have spent many nights on walks in Scotland tent bound in bad weather. Night after night sometimes and room to move about makes for a more enjoyable trip.Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112930067834078369.post-86175052779093052272010-04-12T17:34:00.676+01:002010-04-12T17:34:00.676+01:00Hi Baz, just back from the Carneddau testing the S...Hi Baz, just back from the Carneddau testing the Scarp. Well not much of a test by the weather, but it's a really fab tent and feels really strong, even without the crossing poles (more on my blog later). The Scarp fits neatly into the large side net pocket on my Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus. IMV the Mariposa is the best and most comfortable rucksack I've owned by a country mile. The basic sack weighs 600g. To that you need to add a foam back pad. The GG Sitlight pad weighs about 30g. I use nylon stays, but it now ships with an aluminium yoke, which looks good. The pack seems to expand and contract with the volume of gear. It is truly a TARDIS. I can't recommend it highly enough. Winwood don't seem to have them in stock, but if you get in touch with Grant Sible of GG, I'm sure they would get a sack to you in time. Personally I would take the Scarp on the Challenge, especially as a first timer as it's a shelter that you can rely on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112930067834078369.post-19559993581257900192010-04-12T15:56:34.986+01:002010-04-12T15:56:34.986+01:00Soggy ground and midges; I've got a head net a...Soggy ground and midges; I've got a head net and some Skin So Soft, but as I'm struggling getting the Scarp1 in my rucksack, I'm surely not going to have room for a kayak :)<br /><br />I may toss a coin on the 12th and hope to see you in Breamar; dry and bite free... or otherwise.baz carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316818349601585501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112930067834078369.post-41019473199438357182010-04-12T13:01:38.903+01:002010-04-12T13:01:38.903+01:00Hi Baz - The only advice I would give (not that I ...Hi Baz - The only advice I would give (not that I think you need any!) would be to think of your worst ever night in a tent backpacking and plan to take the shelter that would cope with that.<br /><br />There would be nothing worse to wake up on, say Day 3 morning, in torrential rain, soaked through and sleepless from the previous night, with another 11 days of it to come.<br /><br />There has been numerous examples over the years on the Challenge of folk just having had enough of it!<br /><br />Your shelter system must also be able to cope with pitching on completely saturated ground in the pouring rain.<br /><br />You need a good night's sleep, secure in your shelter, whatever the weather throws at you.<br /><br />This does not mean to say that tarps aren't up to the job - Colin Ibbotson and others fare really well in atrocious conditions in theirs - You have to make that judgement call yourself.<br /><br />Also - one other consideration - the midge: Beware!<br /><br />Hope to see you in Braemar. Good luck Baz!Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com