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Berghaus 60l rucsac survived my decade gap 'year'.
Camera rucksac, an F-Stop Tilopa. An awesome piece of kit, the most fantastically detailed and well made sack I've owned, expensive but worth every penny.
http://www.mountain-equipment.co.uk/ultratherm-jacket
Picked this up for about £60, my absolute favourite. So versatile, the micro grid lining feels great next to the skin, breaths, sheds a surprising amount water, layers well.
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Buffalo owners --- do they really keep you dry and do you have to wash them every single time you wear them ala poly tops ?
They keep you pretty much dry in anything but absolutely hammering it down rain, and even then, whilst slightly damp, you stay pretty warm.
The time mine was pushed most to the limit was when I went to Norway to do my Arctic Survival Training. I was wearing mine during the '[url=
into the water drill[/url]' (simulating the ice giving way and recovering yourself). Once out, and after a quick roll in the snow to get rid of any surplus water, the Special 6 warmed up in no time.
As for washing them, mine has gone weeks without but they do appreciate a wash and brush to lift the pile every now and then.
Cheers S&J thats Buffalo on my hit list.I am going to have a look a few models to work out which will be best for me,primary use will be fell walking and standing in a cool (cold) river beyond my nuts fly fishing and maybe be a top to wear in the evening biving
No SLAM shop in Cowes any more, closed about 2 years ago... Aladins Cave took over the consession.
Another sailing one, Dubarry sailing boots. 10 x awesomnez with a hint of cauliflower 😉
Pb2 - Odd you mention fishing. I regularly use mine when standing in my waders trotting the Trent at Gunthorpe Weir.
pb2 - Member
Buffalo owners --- do they really keep you dry and do you have to wash them every single time you wear them ala poly tops ?
i think the whole buffalo thing was/is, nothing really keeps you dry in British weather, if it rains, you're going to get damp. water has a way of finding it's way in and/or you get condensation. The Buffalo system just kind of embraces that, the soft fibre inside quickly dries and your body heat keeps you warm and sends the damp away. Other advantages are, still works just the same after years of abuse, if you rip it, just sew it up and it's back to work.As already said, the big error people make is putting a baselayer on underneath. One of my friends swore by his through all of our serious mountaineering glory years.
Pb2 - Odd you mention fishing. I regularly use mine when standing in my waders trotting the Trent at Gunthorpe Weir.
We anglers are thought to be odd/mad by every non angler --- people really struggle to make sense of me the mountain biker with several big A&E visits to my iffy track record and me the quiet reflective angler,I simply answer I need both to feel whole 🙂
Scarpa Attack boots. Now 30 years old and still going strong.
Bought a new pair 10 years ago in a sale in anticipation of them dying, but haven't needed to crack open the box yet.
Fantastically comfortable, hard wearing and great value. Hard to beat leather boots if you take care of them.