A Blog on the Landscape!

Yesterday i visited all the outdoor shops in Manchester. Talking to staff and generally seeing what they had new. One of the items i wanted...

As we push our limits on weight of backpacking gear some ultralighters tend to stray beyond the normal boundary to achieve that increadabili...

I still own the well tried and tested Trangia stove but i rarely use it as a complete unit these days. It’s a bulky piece of kit although it...

In more ways than one Sheila and I needed a bit of a break from the UK, so i checked out some places to go that wouldn’t cost a fortune, rel...

This is our view from the hotel. Weather wonderful. Mountains have snow on them Sent from my HTC

We are now back home from Sheila’s mums and i am now able to expand on the Kinniside walk we did on the last post. (I’m still not convinc...

Today we have done the walk we planned to do yesterday but ran out of time Its a lovely cold clear day with good views of Seatallon and Caw...

A lovely day today. Clear and sunny. 4 degrees. Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange

I had to post a parcel today so i decided to walk into town rather than use the car. Due to the closures of village Post Offices this is now...

As my clear out is taking effect i have a few bits of good hiking gear needing new lodgings. If anybody has any interest in these few items ...

Sunny Rochdale. But not from where i was standing. It was dark and looked ominously like rain so i scarpered quick. At least i managed to ge...

I've had numerous conversations with myself about should i be posting this issue here on my outdoor blog or let it pass. In the end i d...

Test 123 Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange

If these new phones, ie Blackberry Curve are supposed to be "SMART" then why can't they set themselves up. It's been so c...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everybody. Can we also take this opportunity to say thanks to all of you who have contributed to t...

On the recent camping weekend when we tried out the Scarp 2, our old tent light packed up. I therefore had the opportunity to have a look w...

 Last Saturday night when we were sliding around the Lakes roads my mum was being rushed into hospital late on with a burst bowel. We found ...

A few weeks ago i posted that i received an email from Delios UK ,  and i asked for comments from users of the filter either good or bad ...