Ultralight Wallets - or just empty ones....
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EM - paul
Thru Hiker
ive done six months without buying anything but it was due to having no dollar rather than by choice.
oldest kit in my pack from a UL standpoint is no more than 18 months. I tend to change stuff as lighter or better options present themselves and flog its predecessor
Ive got some very old static camping kit though.
oldest kit in my pack from a UL standpoint is no more than 18 months. I tend to change stuff as lighter or better options present themselves and flog its predecessor
Ive got some very old static camping kit though.
EM - Tacblades
Ultralighter
As i make most of my camping stuff, i dont really buy much gear, but my first down bag some years ago the rab ascent 700 is still with me and still love it, but eyeing up top quilts recently so not sure how long that will last.
gixer
Thru Hiker
Must be over a year since i've bought anything hiking related
Oldest regularly used bit of kit os my Mountain Equipment Ultrafleece pullover, by far the best piece of clothing i've ever owned.
Must have bought it around 1994, been worn and worn and worn, bit dog eared now but still going strong.
If a old box turned up in a old ME warehouse i'd buy em all tomorrow
Oldest regularly used bit of kit os my Mountain Equipment Ultrafleece pullover, by far the best piece of clothing i've ever owned.
Must have bought it around 1994, been worn and worn and worn, bit dog eared now but still going strong.
If a old box turned up in a old ME warehouse i'd buy em all tomorrow
Teepee
Thru Hiker
Karrimor 20l day sack from back when Karrimor were the best. Weighs 220g. I bought it in '88, I don't think it will ever wear out and still sees use.
Best value has been a Montbell down hugger. 8 years old, sees year round use, still as lofted as new (apart from under heels) and must have seen 600+ nights use.
Best value has been a Montbell down hugger. 8 years old, sees year round use, still as lofted as new (apart from under heels) and must have seen 600+ nights use.
bumbly
Section Hiker
I had a missus-imposed clearout last year but I had lots of stuff from 1990 in those boxes. (The bivi bag that smelled of curry Supanoodles since forever had to be wrenched from my fist). Stuff that still gets used: I have a Mountain Technology 55cm axe I still use for hill walking that I got in '91. I've never have got round to buying a modern lightweight walking one as instead my pointy stuff budget has gone on technical axes that make the closet look like a Klingon's ancestral weapon vault 
. I have a light TNF fleece from 2002 I still use regularly, though the arms are short now as the only place it failed was the elastic on the cuffs so they have moved up over time. I have a Sunnto MC-1(IIRC) from, I think, '88. All the original ink has gone from it apart from the alignment stuff in the bezel. I reapplied markers with luminous paint for each octant decades ago that is still there.
I once survived in Chamonix for some weeks at the end of a trip with only about 20Francs and my tickets home. I was swapping gear for food and gas cartridges towards the end. Are there any bonus points available for negative gear equity?
. I have a light TNF fleece from 2002 I still use regularly, though the arms are short now as the only place it failed was the elastic on the cuffs so they have moved up over time. I have a Sunnto MC-1(IIRC) from, I think, '88. All the original ink has gone from it apart from the alignment stuff in the bezel. I reapplied markers with luminous paint for each octant decades ago that is still there.I once survived in Chamonix for some weeks at the end of a trip with only about 20Francs and my tickets home. I was swapping gear for food and gas cartridges towards the end. Are there any bonus points available for negative gear equity?
bumbly
Section Hiker
I have a friend who is now a sponsored athlete getting towards the end of his career with all the flashy gear in a certain sport. He used to be able to ask "Have you finished with that?" in a few languages
He honed his skills with British tourist in the pubs round Hathersage. We used to go in The Little John as their portions were massive and the "soft southern rambler types" would never eat them all. We would sip a half each and he would pounce as soon as he saw people starting to struggle. Absolutely no shame to be found in him. In fact he did it with an air that he was doing them a favour and saving them from being wasteful.
Creamy
Section Hiker
Happy days in cham bumbly.
U may remember those 2 brits coming off N face tour ronde in 80s 1 dying and they managed to drag about 8 or so climbing below with them to their demise and for a while brits again were getting grief all over town
Even chat about prosecution. Thankfully nonsense
We were in chucas bar poncy place wooden chalet with TV,s up and some frogs making comments that got ugly and we ended up smashing place up and went to zermatt next day.
At least I got weisshorn in bag.!
U may remember those 2 brits coming off N face tour ronde in 80s 1 dying and they managed to drag about 8 or so climbing below with them to their demise and for a while brits again were getting grief all over town
Even chat about prosecution. Thankfully nonsense
We were in chucas bar poncy place wooden chalet with TV,s up and some frogs making comments that got ugly and we ended up smashing place up and went to zermatt next day.
At least I got weisshorn in bag.!
bumbly
Section Hiker
My first season there was '91. I always had good experiences in the Alps but often I didn't have the money for bars,cables or huts and so was around other Brits for the most part. (I've had more ugly issues over the years with locals in the UK. Mainly in N Wales). In later years the French never assume me to be English until I talk as I am quite dark after even just a day out. They have argued the case with me that I am not, even! I also don't carry a tonne of kit giving it away Anyways, we probably shouldn't derail Davy's thread but I would guess anyone that has been to Cham has tales of low budget debauchery
Anyways, we probably shouldn't derail Davy's thread but I would guess anyone that has been to Cham has tales of low budget debauchery
bumbly
Section Hiker
I used to live in Glossop and pick up Ultrafleeces for next to nothing from the old ME factory shop for friends. It was possible to get colours that never got made other than the sample run. Hands down the best fleece ever for most conditions in the uk. Not too warm for moving fast under a shell and moderately windproof for use without. And they didn't fall apart on contact with rock. I'd certainly buy these if they came back.
lentenrose
Ultralighter
my rollmat so old i can t remember whether i bought/borrowed or stole it---shiny on one side-- useful when putting under tent as extra protection for groundsheet---opinel no 9 50 years old---ok not quite true---had a sucession of opinel no 9s---usually last about 3-4 years before i lose them
bumbly
Section Hiker
Yorkshire.... they are even frugal with using full words there.
This is my favourite Yorkshire (if you believe the South bit to count)joke, told to me by a vet from Silkstone.
Barnsley man goes to the vet:
Man: "Can yer stop me cat peein' all rahnd t'house?"
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Man: "Nor, it's in t'basket"
Charles42
Trail Blazer
My oldest tent ,used until last year is the Phoenix goretex Phreerunner. About 30 years old.Best tent
I've owned by far ,but now needs some attention (actually a lot ) to the pu porch. The goretex is perfect still.
Very good in high wind. Oldest s/bag is a Field & Trek tristar down.Regular use. Purchased 1986.
Current tents Stratospire 1 /Modified Power Lizard/ Soulo. Trying to stop myself pushing the button
on the new 2016 Scarp 1 . Nothing much purchased for a couple of years though.
I've owned by far ,but now needs some attention (actually a lot ) to the pu porch. The goretex is perfect still.
Very good in high wind. Oldest s/bag is a Field & Trek tristar down.Regular use. Purchased 1986.
Current tents Stratospire 1 /Modified Power Lizard/ Soulo. Trying to stop myself pushing the button
on the new 2016 Scarp 1 . Nothing much purchased for a couple of years though.
I really rate Ultrafleece too. Had a jacket when it first came out and a mountain jacket that I've still got and a pair of the trousers which still see use in cold weather. I think that the PHD Karisma stuff might be very similar, after all he was Mr ME before he became PHD. It might be worth emailing them, the mountain jacket bears a striking resemblance to my old one.
Yorkshireman goes to Doctor with constipation-given suppositories. Patient calls back a week later as no progress. Doctor says did you put them in the back passage like I told you. Patient says back passage! Cause I did-I put them in the kitchen, in the front room- even outside; for all the good they do I might as well shoved them up my backside.
tinkypete
Backpacker
Judging by the popularity of certain threads, I wonder what is the longest folks have gone for without buying something (non consumable) backpacking related
Don't make me sweat....going cold turkey of buying nice shiny and dull things for outdoors.....I suppose at some point I may have gone a couple of months not buying anything
Also what is your oldest piece of kit used regularly?
On the lightweight set up my oldest thing would be a permanent match of the original survival aids type (I have replaced the ferro rod on it 4 times and the wick a couple as well) and it is over 25 years old which gets regualr use although I do have a newer version which I got from china which is doing a sterling job in other kits.
My oldest bit of outdoor kit is either a Wade & Butcher "Pioneer" sheath knife which I have inherited from my great Uncle and which dates from around the 1940's or an old leather knife (looks simialr to a butcher knife) from my Granddad which came without a sheath or many markings apart form some sheffield steel marking that i know are on it I am not sure but it could have been his father's so not sure how old it is or how long it has been in the family.
Don't make me sweat....going cold turkey of buying nice shiny and dull things for outdoors.....I suppose at some point I may have gone a couple of months not buying anything
Also what is your oldest piece of kit used regularly?
On the lightweight set up my oldest thing would be a permanent match of the original survival aids type (I have replaced the ferro rod on it 4 times and the wick a couple as well) and it is over 25 years old which gets regualr use although I do have a newer version which I got from china which is doing a sterling job in other kits.
My oldest bit of outdoor kit is either a Wade & Butcher "Pioneer" sheath knife which I have inherited from my great Uncle and which dates from around the 1940's or an old leather knife (looks simialr to a butcher knife) from my Granddad which came without a sheath or many markings apart form some sheffield steel marking that i know are on it I am not sure but it could have been his father's so not sure how old it is or how long it has been in the family.