Camping Clothing

25Jun09

It was pointed out that in a previous equipment rundown for my week on-island I didn’t appear to be wearing any clothes.

Luckily for locals, I will be.

Basically for camping and fishing at this time of year I’d wear a simple layered system of synthetic North Face gear…

NF Meridian Cargo shorts: Longish n loose, hardwearing, quick drying, packs up in a tiny ball.

NF Banff tee: Wicking, quick drying, lightweight polyester tee shirt with +30 UPF

NF Summit series long sleeved tee: Light, warm, thermal layer made from polypropylene.

NF Chesterton crew fleece: Basic long sleeved fleece pullover

NF Geosphere Jacket: Rainproof, breathable, well-vented, light shell with hood.


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  1. 1 Jill on June 26, 2009 said:

    Phew, that’s a relief, Mr Croft. The midges will be disappointed, though, not to mention the locals :-) I must say that your packing does not resemble mine in any way whatsoever…

  2. 2 taddoe on June 28, 2009 said:

    Good grief you really like “north face” gear??? I bought quite a few items ,whilst tramping in Queenstown in january and I was disappointed–I’d heard so many french people saying how good the gear was so,instead of buying “katmandoo” own range I thought I’d give NF a try-never again. still,each to their own.
    P.S how’s the garden???

  3. 3 theCroft on June 28, 2009 said:

    I used to swear by the stuff but TNF has become such a big brand now though, hugely popular and is worn here even as a fashion label (puffas, laptopbags, fleeces) so unfortunately some of their stuff tends to be geared to that market rather than performance. Hell of a lot of counterfeits n fakes too.

    But the fleece and jacket have taken 6 years of abuse and still going strong. Ditto the equipment (tent and backpack). The shorts and baselayers are new so I’ll report back next week.

    Garden coming on, making big salad tonight, update with pics to follow like a saddo.

  4. 4 thecroft on July 9, 2009 said:

    Not long back and couldn’t fault the NF clothes at all. Great kit.


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