Recent content by Catfish1972

Back in the early 90s I lent my rucksack to a friend, whose wife thoroughly scrubbed the inside before returning it, thus rendering it non-waterproof. I was completely skint at the time, so I took a leaf out of the locals' book (this being in Sumatra, Indonesia) and made my own rucksack out of a...

I bought a Hilleberg Saivo for an expedition last year. I think we spent eight nights in it, which works out at £125/night. I'm going back again this year so hopefully will be able to reduce the cost per night used below £60, but still, it's an extremely expensive way to camp. I slept in some of...

This is an easy one for me: Back in January I climbed Mt Angkasan (2890m) in Aceh (Sumatra, Indonesia) then descended down the other side to my friends' private hunting grounds at about 1,200m. I didn't join in with any hunting (I take a rather dim view of foreigners travelling to other...

Do you have a dog? I once went camping with a couple of dogs, one of which had a foot fetish. She spent all night licking my feet and my athletes foot cleared right up (until I went back to the jungle).

I'll add another vote for Crux rucksacks. I loved the AK57 so much that I bought the AK70K and AK47X as well, just to cover all the bases! I took my 57K on my recent expedition to Sumatra and it was perfect for the job. It's very light for the volume, extremely tough (containing about 30% kevlar...

I'd buy most things out there, but I would bring several pairs of Rohan bags (my preferred trekking/teaching trousers!) and a spare pair of sandals. Anything else you need you can buy in Kigali or wherever.

Selamat datang! Asal dari mana di Malaysia? [Welcome! Whereabouts in Malaysia are you from?]

We used a couple of those (+ a radio tent) as our basecamp for many seasons of archaeological excavations in the wilds of Suffolk. Excellent find for £35.

I have lots of tents. I have a couple of one-man tents, Hilleberg Akto and Hilleberg Unna, that I've recently bought but have yet to use. I hope to write some reviews once I've given them a test drive in appropriate conditions (and knowing me, I'll probably buy the Soulo as well, just to...

www.keepers-nursery.co.uk has every tree you could imagine, and a whole lot more besides.

As far as I'm concerned, "country folk" can shoot whatever the hell they like, so long as it is legal. Cats have a natural propensity to wander, and this is recognised in law. There is nothing irresponsible about complying with all the laws regarding pet ownership. Incidentally, if you...

You obviously don't understand cats.

Yes. I have no idea where my cat craps. My neighbour's cat craps in my garden. So what? In another post you said cats should be phased out and people banned from breeding them. You ARE a cat hater, simple as that. You are clearly annoyed that the law recognises a cat's "propensity to...

Do you sweep your garden for bird **** before you let your kids out? Fox? Badger? Hedgehog? Or are you a just cat hater?

We get quite a lot of them in Southeast London.