This is what makes it all so worthwhile...
Hi Gareth just thought I would email to say we purchased from your site because of your "about us" page. I went to the last UK World Jamboree and am just about to go to Malawi with my Explorer Unit on 25/7/09. This is my last trip with the Unit as I will be 19 and off to Uni soon. I have had some great times with them - even if my dad is the leader. Your information made a really nice personal touch to online shopping and I would probably have purchased locally had it not been for that!!
Laura
Many thanks Laura and enjoy your trip to Malawi.
Come and read my blog about travel accessories, walking gear, tips on outdoor gear, info and reviews. There is a smattering of advice posts on what outdoor gear you may want and outdoor gear you need. Hey, I sell outdoor gear, 'course I'll blog about it!. Will couple this with other interesting snippets on the outdoors as and when it pops up. Keep checking back and thanks for looking at the Walk and Travel Blog. Gareth Sear
Monday 13 July 2009
Tuesday 7 July 2009
New Down Sleeping Bags
Just taken delivery of the awesome Rab Summit 700 Down Sleeping Bag - great for trekking holidays and mountaineering. This fully specced down sleeping bag will keep you warm down to -17c and weighs in at only 1600g. Perfect for trekking the Annapurna Circuit and trips to the alps.
Not only that also now have the incredible Rab Quantum AR Top Bag. Is this the ultimate sleeping bag for adventure racing and mountain marathons? 200g of down on the top half and a Pertex Quantum sleeve on the bottom to slip your sleeping mat in, keeping you warm and keeping your bag very lightweight when you are out running over the fells.
Going to see how well the Rab Summit sells and may start to increase the range of them.
Have you used one? Let me know your thoughts on the Rab Summit Down Sleeping Bags, would be great to get a review of the Rab Summit 700 or any others in the range.
I want one, but have a Rab Ladakh 600 which is still going strong...
Monday 6 July 2009
Sleeping bag for Kilimanjaro
Sleeping bag for Kilimanjaro
Hi
I'm due to climb Kilimanjaro in the next few months and need a 3-4 season sleeping bag. Ideally, I'd like one that's light, doesn't take up much space and keeps me nice and warm. I intend to use the bag on my return for camping trips on my bike so again size and weight is important, but i don't want to freeze. Any advice gratefully received.
Thank you very much
Thank you very much for your email and for looking at www.walkandtravel.com.
It sounds like a great trip - some friends of mine went up Kilimanjaro last year and thoroughly enjoyed the walk.
The bag that I would recommend would be the Rab Quantum 600 Womens. This sleeping bag is one of the lightest and because it is down filled, with some of the best down available, it is highly compressible, therefore taking up minimal space. It comes with it's own stuff sack, but the sleeping bag can easily be crammed into a smaller stuff sack when needed. The sleeping bag is made from Pertex Quantum fabric which is one of the lightest available and also very high wicking, taking any sweat you produce in your sleep away from your body, helping to reduce chill from being damp in the sleeping bag.
Rab comfort rate this bag down to -12c which is 3+ season usage. Rab are usually pretty good at rating their bags for an 'average' person, but it is always worth remembering that different people feel warmer or colder in their sleep.
I would recommend getting a silk sleeping bag liner to go with the Rab sleeping bag. This will help to keep it clean as you can wash the liner rather than the bag. I recommend a silk liner as this won't impair the wicking abilities of the lining fabric as silk helps to transport moisture out to the liner fabric, whereas cotton will not and can leave you feeling cold and clammy and may reduce the warmth rating on the sleeping bag. A silk liner may add up to a half season of extra warmth to the sleeping bag.
Another great plus with a down sleeping bag is that they last a lot longer than a synthetic sleeping bag and with occasional use could last up to 20 years before you notice any great reduction in their performance. For a synthetic sleeping bag this can be as low as 7-10 years.
If price is a consideration that I would recommend the synthetic 3 to 4 season sleeping bag, Snugpak Softie Chrysalis Autumn - however it's pack size and weight to warmth ratio is not as good as the down sleeping bag.
Hi
I'm due to climb Kilimanjaro in the next few months and need a 3-4 season sleeping bag. Ideally, I'd like one that's light, doesn't take up much space and keeps me nice and warm. I intend to use the bag on my return for camping trips on my bike so again size and weight is important, but i don't want to freeze. Any advice gratefully received.
Thank you very much
Thank you very much for your email and for looking at www.walkandtravel.com.
It sounds like a great trip - some friends of mine went up Kilimanjaro last year and thoroughly enjoyed the walk.
The bag that I would recommend would be the Rab Quantum 600 Womens. This sleeping bag is one of the lightest and because it is down filled, with some of the best down available, it is highly compressible, therefore taking up minimal space. It comes with it's own stuff sack, but the sleeping bag can easily be crammed into a smaller stuff sack when needed. The sleeping bag is made from Pertex Quantum fabric which is one of the lightest available and also very high wicking, taking any sweat you produce in your sleep away from your body, helping to reduce chill from being damp in the sleeping bag.
Rab comfort rate this bag down to -12c which is 3+ season usage. Rab are usually pretty good at rating their bags for an 'average' person, but it is always worth remembering that different people feel warmer or colder in their sleep.
I would recommend getting a silk sleeping bag liner to go with the Rab sleeping bag. This will help to keep it clean as you can wash the liner rather than the bag. I recommend a silk liner as this won't impair the wicking abilities of the lining fabric as silk helps to transport moisture out to the liner fabric, whereas cotton will not and can leave you feeling cold and clammy and may reduce the warmth rating on the sleeping bag. A silk liner may add up to a half season of extra warmth to the sleeping bag.
Another great plus with a down sleeping bag is that they last a lot longer than a synthetic sleeping bag and with occasional use could last up to 20 years before you notice any great reduction in their performance. For a synthetic sleeping bag this can be as low as 7-10 years.
If price is a consideration that I would recommend the synthetic 3 to 4 season sleeping bag, Snugpak Softie Chrysalis Autumn - however it's pack size and weight to warmth ratio is not as good as the down sleeping bag.
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