Thursday 9th July, 2009

A tarn with no name

Posted by at 6:35 pm in Lakes Escapes, Wildcamping.
Tags: ,

That's where I'll be on Friday night, trying out the Argos Pro Action Hike Lite 1 Person Tent somewhere around the Coniston Fells, and following John Hee's "overnighting off the beaten track" ethos. Suffice to say that said tarn is in a place with a name that's bound to attract blog-hits from all sorts of dodgy characters 😯 .

As to where I'll be pitching on Saturday night, your guess is as good as mine. I'll just make it up as I go along, I reckon. There'll be no great mileage involved, as I'm not fully match-fit after the bad-back layup, but I'd much rather be knackered than stir-crazy.

So behave while I'm away, and don't forget to feed the cat...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to the dog.

😈

Saturday 4th July, 2009

Wassat? #3

Posted by at 1:59 am in Just for fun.

We've got these things growing in the garden. Who's clever enough to put a name to them?

 

 

 

 As usual, there's no prize for correctly identifying them, you just get some kudos for being a smartarse :mrgreen:

Friday 3rd July, 2009

Fire in the sky

Posted by at 12:32 am in Congratulations!.
Tags:

It was Luke's 26th birthday on Monday.

Seeing as we still don't know where he is, it wasn't feasible to send a card or a pressie.

Instead, we sent his birthday wishes by hot-air balloon:

* After the pageload is complete, click on any of the pics in this post to see bigger versions in the Shutter Reloaded lightbox-style image viewer. *

 Up...

 up...

 and away!

(run yer mouse over the pic if you're struggling to find the balloon)

Happy Birthday, Luke!

Love from Mum, Stef, Ella and Anna.

Thursday 2nd July, 2009

It’s a stick-up!

Posted by at 5:15 pm in Shiny new kit.
Tags: ,

The Argos Small 2 Person Teepee was also on offer at half-price (£24.44). I decreed that it would be a better alternative to the crappy beach-tents that we trash every year, so SWMBO gave the OK to grab one. Just like the Tiger Paws, it's a great little tent for the money. One pole stuck up the middle, 8 pegs (or 16 if you want it fully secure) and a detachable groundsheet make this quite a versatile bit of kit. There's plenty of privacy when closed, and excellent ventilation when open. I can see us getting a fair bit of use from this thing:

 

 

 

Just in case the item disappears from the website, here's a copy of the spec:

  • 1 room.
  • 2 doors and 2 windows. To be fussy, where Argos say "doors", they really mean "entrances".
  • 1 top air vent.
  • 2000mm hydrostatic head.
  • Taped seams.
  • Fire retardant.
  • Tension adjusters.
  • Size 150 x 270 x 270cm.
  • Height at highest point 150cm.
  • Packed size 16 x 16 x 60cm.
  • Weight 3.7kg.

Wednesday 1st July, 2009

On the bandwagon

Posted by at 1:47 pm in Shiny new kit.
Tags: , , ,

Like a lot of folk out there, I couldn't resist the temptation of nabbing an Argos Pro Action Hike Lite 1 Person Tent (formerly called the "Tiger Paws") while it was on offer at half-price (£24.44). I won't go into the pros and cons of this kit, as many others (including Duncan and Mac E) have already done that. What I will say is that it's a great little tent for the money. Judging by the black stripy stains on the flysheet, it seems that mine might be made out of real tiger-skin 😆

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just in case the item disappears from the website, here's a copy of the spec:

  • 1 room.
  • 1 side door.
  • 1 air vent.
  • Attached groundsheet.
  • 2000mm hydrostatic head.
  • Taped seams.
  • Tension adjusters.
  • Quick clips.
  • Size of overall tent 300 x 120 x 105cm.
  • Size of each room 110 x 290cm.
  • Size of living space 110 x 290cm.
  • Packed size 15 x 15 x 40cm.
  • Weight 2.1kg.

Wednesday 24th June, 2009

Zoto’s finally gone to the knackers yard

Posted by at 12:37 am in Photo hosting, Pics.
Tags: ,

Time was when Zoto was an excellent photo-hosting service, providing quick and easy access to many ways of viewing and organising uploaded pics. Sadly, it's been going downhill for some time now. Today it seems to have shuffled off the mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! Hyperlinked pics still seem to be working (slowly), but I suspect that it's more of a reflex action than a sign of life.

Don't bother going to the "My pics and albums" page - it's a complete mess. I'll repair it when I've finished downloading the 1500+ pics, renaming them and uploading them to a safer place. Then there's the ball-aching job of going through nearly 500 blog posts updating all of the photo URLs. What joy!

Anyway, I've still not decided where to put the pics - Flickr's cheap and cheerful, SmugMug seems to be a better option, Zooomr is still a no-no even though I still have a pro account there (which they still haven't closed after all this time). Maybe I should take on the hassle myself and go down the self-hosting route? Hmm, decisions, decisions...

 

Pics and Albums
« Older Entries
Newer Entries »