Diddi
Thru Hiker
Originally sold in Aldi Rog for £35..
Cheapskate backpacking rig
- Thread starter Rog Tallbloke
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Rog Tallbloke
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5 for sale here. Up to £40 now. Still cheap, but not such a bargain as my £21 find.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Duck-Dow...cm-x-50cm-Winter-Camping-Fishing/183499334752
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Duck-Dow...cm-x-50cm-Winter-Camping-Fishing/183499334752
Bmblbzzz
Thru Hiker
Crane gear regularly appears in Aldi, or used to. I think they might have changed supplier. Lidl stuff tends to be own-branded but I don't know who it's made by.
TinTin
Thru Hiker
I was under the impression that the Decathlon Forclaz Trek 100 was the down jacket of theirs to go for.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/m-down-jacket-trek100-ora-id_8559957.html
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/m-down-jacket-trek100-ora-id_8559957.html
Hd8ekownio24ugh5
Thru Hiker
TinTin
Thru Hiker
I'm offended my massive head only just fits. Is there something wrong with me
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
I'm offended my massive head only just fits. Is there something wrong with me
Phil is that you?
I'll get me coat...
WilliamC
Thru Hiker
Thanks for pointing out that video. The hood on the Forclaz isn't loose enough that I'll do anything about it. I'll be wearing an ID Primalid Beanie underneath, and that will fill in ant space.
Incidentally, the hood on the MH Ghostwisperer that I used to have was tight fitting, nothing like the one in the video.
TinTin
Thru Hiker
No, I have a beard!
Love this thread.
I'm new to all this. Here is my first stab at a ultracheap gear list.
https://www.lighterpack.com/r/lumdnw
Gradually getting bits of it.
I'm new to all this. Here is my first stab at a ultracheap gear list.
https://www.lighterpack.com/r/lumdnw
Gradually getting bits of it.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
You can have that cheapo duomid copy from the bottom of page 1 for the same £33 I paid if you want it.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
Or these single skin Knot/Arixci small mid's are good. And light.
https://www.trek-lite.com/index.php?threads/minimalist-mid.2458/
https://www.trek-lite.com/index.php?threads/minimalist-mid.2458/
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Thanks for that Rog but I'm not sure that either is quite right for me.
The Duomid copy is certainly cheap and would have been a good buy for me at another point in my life but it's now maybe a bit heavy to make it a sensible buy as I have something lighter. One question though. Does the weight include the heavy steel pegs meaning that the quoted weight could be reduced by using something lighter?
I'd like an inner in those single skin mids which makes them a bit short for me I think (I'm 6'2"). The size is the big problem with the Ali tents for people like us it seems.
The Duomid copy is certainly cheap and would have been a good buy for me at another point in my life but it's now maybe a bit heavy to make it a sensible buy as I have something lighter. One question though. Does the weight include the heavy steel pegs meaning that the quoted weight could be reduced by using something lighter?
I'd like an inner in those single skin mids which makes them a bit short for me I think (I'm 6'2"). The size is the big problem with the Ali tents for people like us it seems.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
In general it is a problem I agree. I bought a 2.4 metre long net inner linked upthread somewhere, and will get around to making my own mid to surround it. For years I used a Golite Hut1 with a mesh skirt sewn on. I'm now needing something a bit easier to get in and out of.
3f have a few 2.3m solo solid inners left which weigh about a pound. They fit Golite Hex3 ShangrLa, Luxepeak, and various Chinese hexagonal mids.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000293736845.html
3f have a few 2.3m solo solid inners left which weigh about a pound. They fit Golite Hex3 ShangrLa, Luxepeak, and various Chinese hexagonal mids.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000293736845.html
How about this, just noticed it? 270 cm long mid, 900g plus pegs, with an unspecified size inner which I'm guessing will be around 230-240cm, around £85 plus some postage. There's ninja red or muted grey.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/327...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_1,searchweb201603_53
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/327...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_1,searchweb201603_53
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Rog Tallbloke
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Balagan
Thru Hiker
Wrong half of the dynamic duo.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
Ah. It'll be Morten then?
Heltrekker
Section Hiker
My teenage son isn't a frequent hiker, so got him one of these for a five day trip into the Pyrenees. Did it's job nicely and was very durable, he used it a lot before he grew out of it long before it started to show wear and tear.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
This is my cheapskate cooking gear.
https://www.trek-lite.com/index.php...-for-your-stove-set-up.685/page-18#post-77040
https://www.trek-lite.com/index.php...-for-your-stove-set-up.685/page-18#post-77040
TinTin
Thru Hiker
£48 and 380g for the pot. More luxury than cheap skate
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
Oops, wrong link. What kind of pot is that anyway?
Here's the right link to my humble kit
https://www.trek-lite.com/index.php...-for-your-stove-set-up.685/page-15#post-72586
Here's the right link to my humble kit
https://www.trek-lite.com/index.php...-for-your-stove-set-up.685/page-15#post-72586
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