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[Bush Rummager 4,572]

38 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Yes you did say that, and if so people don’t like to say it because of the response you have seen from a select few on here it’s magnified to a bigger audience, I don’t know much about the Pennines, but no of a couple of big cat releases there late 70s early 80s at a place called snake pass if that helps, if its people like pagans etc the first thing they normally do is light a big bonfire so not hard to identify, I have came across a few groups in the middle of the night dancing round fires but it’s not very mysterious just skirt round them as they are pretty oblivious to anything 

Yes mate.. the Snake pass (A57) runs right below Bleaklow Moor. I did read about the old girl releasing the cats there all those years ago. Also on that front.. the sighting that the fella had at Edale train station (was on the poddy) is only 4/5 miles away across the Kinder Plateau. And my uncle who was in the TA, he used to take us up there as kids map reading.. I remember him say something about seeing some small stone circles and mentioning something about ritual stuff going on...so who knows!

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[Bush Rummager 4,572]

Just a few of my sis. She was out making the most of this nice weather camping in the Lakes last night. Wish I was up there with them!

You can see Swirl How and Weathlam in the background in the pic below. I've hunted across there with the Eskdale and Ennerdale some years ago. It's a fair sized lump of a mountain on the Coniston fells..

[mackem 26,407]

2 minutes ago, Bush Rummager said:

Just a few of my sis. She was out making the most of this nice weather camping in the Lakes last night. Wish I was up there with them!

You can see Swirl How and Weathlam in the background in the pic below. I've hunted across there with the Eskdale and Ennerdale some years ago. It's a fair sized lump of a mountain on the Coniston fells..

They are both cool ladies,the sunset is fantastic.

[mackem 26,407]

Just done a trail from this book,it is boiling or I would have tried a longer one.Also went and had a look at some camping stuff.

[Bush Rummager 4,572]

14 minutes ago, mackem said:

Just done a trail from this book,it is boiling or I would have tried a longer one.Also went and had a look at some camping stuff.

I love looking around shops like that mate! Any ideas what tent you'll be using for the hike you've planned for next year? Guess it's still a way off but doesn't hurt to start sifting through options early on and narrow things down a bit!

 

[keepdiggin 9,561]

19 minutes ago, mackem said:

Just done a trail from this book,it is boiling or I would have tried a longer one.Also went and had a look at some camping stuff.

What if you come across a grizzly bear?

[mackem 26,407]

3 minutes ago, Bush Rummager said:

I love looking around shops like that mate! Any ideas what tent you'll be using for the hike you've planned for next year? Guess it's still a way off but doesn't hurt to start sifting through options early on and narrow things down a bit!

 

Haven’t thought yet mate,got a while to decide,only single-man and lightweight.

3 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

What if you come across a grizzly bear?

if it’s black attack,if it’s brown lay down.

[Bush Rummager 4,572]

1 minute ago, keepdiggin said:

What if you come across a grizzly bear?

If it's brown.. lay down.

If it's black... fight back.

If it's white... goodnight!! 

[Leo Sayer 2,519]

5 hours ago, mackem said:

Haven’t thought yet mate,got a while to decide,only single-man and lightweight.

if it’s black attack,if it’s brown lay down.

Checkout some of the cottage industries over in the states ect, Zpacks,  Hyperlight Mountain Gear and Mountain Laurel Designs are a few of my favourites for light weight gear. Expensive but quality gear. 

[mackem 26,407]

23 hours ago, keepdiggin said:

What if you come across a grizzly bear?

Saw these near the camping section.

 

[mackem 26,407]

[Leo Sayer 2,519]

5 hours ago, mackem said:

When I say yesterday’s about UL cottage company’s. I picked up a bargain second hand for just over three hundred quid . A Zpacks one person tent , an older model but a bargain and never been used and only weighs 472 grams ! Pretty ultra light in my book . 
 

 

[mackem 26,407]

8 hours ago, Leo Sayer said:

When I say yesterday’s about UL cottage company’s. I picked up a bargain second hand for just over three hundred quid . A Zpacks one person tent , an older model but a bargain and never been used and only weighs 472 grams ! Pretty ultra light in my book . 
 

 

That’s super-light,that’s the sort of weight I am after,the last time I did a few months in the Himalayas my bag weighed under 10kg,always a minimalist on weight.

[Leo Sayer 2,519]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

That’s super-light,that’s the sort of weight I am after,the last time I did a few months in the Himalayas my bag weighed under 10kg,always a minimalist on weight.

Himalayas ? Awsome . I must admit I chase light weight now as I've dodgy knees. I was pissin about the other week in a 30 litre bag and got a base weight of 3.9 kg for a summer night out excluding food and water , but tent sleep system and cooking set and essentials