cv will still be pretty bad. Most of trail is in shadow so large parts of snow will remain, that my experience from past visits after a thaw. Everything looks great from Glasgow side of hills but once your there it's not really worth it.

Bloody hell are you's lot still going on about this. Lol.

Thanks for advice and a good old debate.

next time I 'm in the 'wilderness' I'm going to take an Andy McNab.

Wow just came home from work and its seems what I though was a simple question (ok I admit maybe wilderness was the wrong word) has grown legs and caused great debate.

A simple answer like space blanket, whistle, extra clothes would have done the trick.

@Crikey I'm really sorry for upsetting you with my misuse of the word WILDERNESS. 😆

Thanks for replies people made for interesting reading.

but as an englishman, the whole scottish attitude of going on about how much more dangerous and 'extreme' scotland is is pretty boring…

But it is more extreme!!! How many people have died in the last month in the 'wilderness' in England?

Several people have perish in the Scottish mountains in the last month!!

No ones belittling England, I think the problem is you Hungary monkey.

I suppose another dimension to cycling alone in Scotland is our Scottish outdoor access laws.

All the more likely to be off the beaten track.

ok ok I realise I'm not cycling in the Australian's outback here, but being stuck anywhere alone with no means of communication or passers-by to help you poses a problem.

Crikey obviously this problems never crossed you mind.

With temperatures as low as they have been in Scotland it wouldn't take a big off to land you in a serious situation.

That cabinet is defo your problem, air cant circulate properly.The heat a playstation can generate is amazing!!

I had mine in cabinet but had to remove it due to this problem. Still happens but only after several hours of COD in a roasting livingroom.

anyone else experiencing this prob?

thanks devs. I thought it was goosed when it left me in dark in middle of forest.

At least I know that was normal, although I had charged it plenty before I used it.

Im getting this problem with my bike light. Its doing my head in.

Haggle. I got fixed prices from my estate agent. I saved a fortune over the percentage route!!

I bought a Dx light which is great when I can get it to stay in hi mode!!! When I first turn it on into hi mode it drops to low after about a second or two.

I need to keep turning it off and on until it eventaully stays in hi mode.

I can't be arsed sending it back. Anyone else have this problem?

What is a Bas*rd light?

Thisisnotaspoon, I own a SONY STR-DA1200es. Does everything I need it to. I would recommend it no probs. You should get one for about 200quid(guessing).

Pedalhead that is an awesome set up. LOL. What staggered me when I was buying my stuff was the amount of money you could spend, mine cost pocket change compared to some of the stuff I seen.

£6k for platinum speakers cable, £13k for 1 pair of floorstand speakers, £35k 555 Amps.

I was blown away.

Thisisnotaspoon. If I were buying again I'd probably have a good long look at onkyo amps.

Buy what hi-fi sound and vision mag….Its your bible when spending loads of cash on AV.

Sharp Aquaos 42" LCD.
Sony 1200es amp.
Monitor Audio BR5 Floorstand fronts.
Monitor Audio BRLCR Centre..
Monitor Audio BRFX Rears.
Monitor Audio BRW10 Subwoofer.
Sky HD.
Sony PS3.

Used everyday and much loved even by my missus!!

I ordered my light from DX I ended up having to cancel order due to them being out of stock. Pitty it didnt tell me that when ordering them!!!!

I bought mine from bestofferbuy.com were shipped within 24hours!! Got them about 8 days laters £50.

From bestofferbuy.com's website

1. Please note that the LED on the charger will remain red and it will not turn green. For a full recharge, please charge it for about 3 hours. We do not recommend for charging longer than this duration.
2. Please note that the manufacturer has upgraded the hardware and the color of the switch will not turn green either. It will be red regardless the charge on the battery.

Altho I just looked at my charger and the lights…..Green!!! God knows.

Anotherdeadhero. When I ordered light from them it said in stock for immediate delivery, a week later it said awaiting stock another week later still the same. The they said tempory stock shortage and did I want to choose something else from their site.

I went to Bestofferbuy.com payed my money and it was on its way 24hours later.

DX should state on their website when buying if they have stock shortages before they take peoples money.

They did refund my money as soon as I confirmed I was canceling order.

Bloody genuis ropey. I was gonna wrap mine in sandwich bags and everything, and with one word (clingfilm) you totally changed my plan lol.

P.S I got messed about with DX extreme when buying my light, Someone on here suggested I go to Bestofferbuy.com……..I got light 10 days after payment!!!

P.P.S According to their website the light on charger will NOT change colour from green to red. Same as button on rear of light it will NOT change colour either.

Thanks for replys guys. I really dont know what I want and I'm toying witht the 4×4 idea.

Current comsumptions with VXR is around 26-30mpg. If I did buy a 4×4 it would need to be diesel.

I really just sick to death cleaning my VXR(white with white alloys) and fancy a car I dont really need to worry about where I leave it.

x-trail?

anyone been up Carron valley this week?

I use this recipe. Perfect every time.

http://www.natco-online.com/acatalog/Holy_Grail.html

I wouldnt bother with the secret onion paste part tho. Alot of work for not much taste IMO.

Excuse me for being stupid ..but what does freezing it achieve?

Bought light from bestbidbuy.com yesterday. Got email today saying its shipped already!!!! Should have it but wed next week.

Thanks Marmite. Did you pay £150 for it?

Thanks uplink. Hopefully these guys are better than DX extreme.

Awesome bits of kit. I bought my first 1 just the other day grey camo. best tenner I ever spent!!!

MUDDYDWARF… You may need an Optical digital cable to connect the ps3 to surround sound. With my surround system I connect the HDMI from PS3 direct to tv and I run a Optical digital cable from PS3 direct to AMP.

This is the correct way to get the best sound out of the PS3.

You can also connect HDMI as described above and use the RED YELLOW WHITE cable that came with PS3. Only use the RED and WHITE plugs into the surround sound.

The surround sound wont work properly doing it this way.

Optical Cables are about £20.

Hope that helps.

My boxer Ralph eats Royal Canin sensitivity control 60 quid for a 14kg bag. Very expensive but its transformed his guts.

Very little waste, Nice solid stools.

The stuff he used to be on would run right thru him.

I was in Mugdock park today with my dog. Snowing like hell but seemed pretty grippy under foot.

I just noticed the other tv show thread….sorry

Brain Dead…By the same director how went on to remake King Kong.

This film is awesome gross the acting is brilliantly funny.

Blow.. Johnny Depp. Fanstastic acting and a great True story.

The assignment..About a naval officer who looks remarkably like Carlos the Jackal, He's recruited and trained by CIA to discredit him with the Russians.

Im still having problems with this streaming malarky.

My Vista enabled pc to connecting to my ps3 and I can see my music, But I can only see 1 espisode of a tv show I downloaded. I cant find any of my film or the other tv show I have.

My head is busting with this

Can anyone help??

That happens to us all. Its a pain but we need to live with it. Try playing team deathmatch express might be a bit better.

Thanks for the replies. Ill give it a couple more day to thaw more.

You's will love runway its smooth, fast and jumpy… If you want it to be.

Yeah mate I on holiday myself. All i've done so far today is walk my dog.

don't know about camel back. but I bought a nomad yesterday from Go Outdoors for £45.

They had loads of Camelbak mules for £49. I didnt like the stupid clips on the camelbak tho.

P.s Whats the wee silvery lined pocket for? Inside helment carrier bit.