Camping

04Jul08

 
Trying to keep it light…
(See the Flickr pic for notes!)

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Leave No Trace

01Jul08

 
The Leave No Trace initiative can be traced back to the United States in the 70s and 80s when the National Park Service the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service began to look at ways in which they could educate people towards taking steps to minimise their impact upon the environment [...]

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Tadpole

25Jun08

 
This is my faithful North Face Tadpole 23 tent, survivor of Tuscan thunderstorms and Uig gales.
It’s a freestanding, front entry, two person backpacking tent for three season use.
 
Specifications:
[Capacity] 2
[Avg Weight] 4 lbs 14 oz (2.20 kg)
[Poles] number: 3 diameter: 8.84 mm
[Stuffed Size] 23in. x 7in. (58 cm x 18 cm)
[Fabric] canopy: 40 denier, 240T nylon [...]

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