Putting up the parachute at Middlewood

Nearly ready for Middlewood!

Aquapac

New in the store are a few products from Aquapac. Aquapac are a UK firm making waterproof (as in submersible!) cases for things like your keys, your mobile 'phone or your pda. They feature the Aquaclip sealing system to make a hermetic seal with the simple twist of two levers.

First off the phone/gps case which we have in two sizes, mini and small. For which size you might need Aquapac do a size guide.

Next we have the small PDA case again there is a size guide but this one fits the popular IPAQ for instance.

Now most of us seem to have remote keylock/immobilisers, the outdoorsman or watersporter has the problem of how to keep your fob dry, enter stage left the Keymaster which has a neck cord should you not have any pockets e.g. if wearing a wet suit.

Finally we have the MP3 player case which has a built in jack socket for your headphones.

All available to order from Lakeland Bushcraft Trading!

Primus Stoves

A couple of new items in the shop from Primus.
Firstly the ETAPacklite.Packs into an extremely neat compact system, the whole lot even a 100g fuel cartridge packs into the pot which goes into a nice mesh bag. You can use the lid as a colander to drain your pasta or whatever which is a nice little touch. With piezo electric ignition the 2kw burner is powerful enough to boil the pan in about 2 1/2 minutes.
Next up the ETA Express.

This is another lightweight unit, this one fits directly onto your gas cartridge. The lid can serve as a fry pan, both it and the pot are coated with a three layer titanium nonstick surface. Again everything packs into the pot.

Trainee Bushcrafter

James models this reasons must have - a littlelife backpak. We have a trade account so we may well start stocking them.

Watch Hill

Known locally as "The Hay" (no idea why) Watch Hill is apparently classed as a Marilyn and I'm given to understand it formed as Moraine. It towers over the farm which was my home for 20 odd years and is now farmed by my brother.

Anyway I went up it for the first the first time in months last week and found that I am at least as unfit as I think I am. Possibly more so.

At the summit, the actually summit not the rocky outcrop that many people think of as the summit I took this pic on my 'phone.

Rather moody looking view down Lorton valley!

Whilst up there I saw a sprig of (plastic) Holly, closer inspection reveals:

A touching tribute to a family pet no doubt. I can't say I approve though, I'd prefer the fells to remain as untouched as possible. Whilst obviously we have fences etc they are at least there for an active purpose. Were we all to seed tributes like these then the fells would pretty soon be a mess of them. By all means remember your pets and the walks you had on the fells but please stick to memories not physical tributes.

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