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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1300 on: 31 March, 2017, 01:41:59 pm »

I think that's the current version of my Hubba HP https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=48829.0 , a good little tent.

I think it is, and they seem to have made a few improvements.

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1301 on: 01 April, 2017, 10:17:15 pm »
Rumour would have it that it's also quite good for getting a wood burning camp stove going.

This would seem to be the main advantage over a Schnozzel.
From my point of view, the main advantage over a Schnozzel is that it fits a Thermarest valve rather than an Exped valve

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1302 on: 02 April, 2017, 05:49:06 pm »
Got myself an Alpkit Numo mat, not sure how it will compare to a self inflating mat after a days riding but it certainly folds up small which I'm happy about.

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1303 on: 07 April, 2017, 04:36:02 pm »
I bought an MSR Piezo igniter: https://www.msrgear.com/stoves/piezo-ignitor

I prefer not to have the piezo on the stove itself, as it's more easily damaged and if it goes wrong, not eay to fix
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1304 on: 07 April, 2017, 05:09:40 pm »
The piezo ignitor on my Snow Peak stove broke within a week or two after I bought the stove (spring 2006), and I've been using cheap disposable cigarette lighters ever since. Your MSR lighter makes a fair bit of sense if I ever run out of disposable lighters.

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1305 on: 07 April, 2017, 07:07:47 pm »
The piezo ignitor on my Snow Peak stove broke within a week or two after I bought the stove (spring 2006), and I've been using cheap disposable cigarette lighters ever since. Your MSR lighter makes a fair bit of sense if I ever run out of disposable lighters.

Another option http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/cooking-accessories/QD107.html

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1306 on: 07 April, 2017, 09:03:04 pm »
I bought an MSR Piezo igniter: https://www.msrgear.com/stoves/piezo-ignitor

I prefer not to have the piezo on the stove itself, as it's more easily damaged and if it goes wrong, not eay to fix

That's pretty,  where did you get it?  (the msr site wasn't very helpful).
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1307 on: 07 April, 2017, 09:16:24 pm »
Summoning the courage to buy a Hubba Hubba cos I must have another tent surely?
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1308 on: 07 April, 2017, 10:09:03 pm »
That's pretty,  where did you get it?  (the msr site wasn't very helpful).
I assume it's this one:
https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/kitchen-stuff-c8/kitchen-accessories-c18/piezo-igniter-for-gas-canister-stoves-p1708

(the MSR site seems to be one of those annoying ones that redirects all links to the home page unless you've a current cookie, which in this case is to set whether you are in USA, Canada, UK/Eire, Germany or France)

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1309 on: 08 April, 2017, 09:39:58 pm »
That's pretty,  where did you get it?  (the msr site wasn't very helpful).
I assume it's this one:
https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/kitchen-stuff-c8/kitchen-accessories-c18/piezo-igniter-for-gas-canister-stoves-p1708

(the MSR site seems to be one of those annoying ones that redirects all links to the home page unless you've a current cookie)
Thank you!
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1310 on: 10 April, 2017, 09:32:27 am »
I think that's where I got mine too.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1311 on: 12 April, 2017, 08:21:53 am »
I bought an MSR Piezo igniter: https://www.msrgear.com/stoves/piezo-ignitor

I prefer not to have the piezo on the stove itself, as it's more easily damaged and if it goes wrong, not eay to fix

That's pretty,  where did you get it?  (the msr site wasn't very helpful).

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1312 on: 12 April, 2017, 08:57:31 pm »
Sleeping bag, stove, gas cylinder, blanket.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1313 on: 12 April, 2017, 09:04:52 pm »
Sleeping bag, stove, gas cylinder, blanket.

That should make them easier to find...

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1314 on: 12 April, 2017, 10:20:13 pm »
Sleeping bag, stove, gas cylinder, blanket.

That should make them easier to find...

Doubles the probability!
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1315 on: 27 April, 2017, 05:14:01 pm »
Titanium chopsticks from Alpkit; mainly just because...

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1316 on: 27 April, 2017, 07:17:34 pm »
F10 Xenon UL2+ at a significant discount.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1317 on: 27 April, 2017, 07:31:37 pm »
Titanium chopsticks from Alpkit; mainly just because...

No cycling forum worth its name can be seen to be without its "Titanium chopsticks v titanium spork" thread.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1318 on: 28 April, 2017, 03:32:46 pm »
I look forward to the Long Itch "cast your own titanium chopsticks" session.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1319 on: 28 April, 2017, 08:45:43 pm »
With Brucey and Veloman I believe we have two metallurgists who have​ done titanium research on the forum... Perhaps we should get them to do a skillshare!

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1320 on: 29 April, 2017, 11:58:01 pm »
I seem to have bought a Wild Country Coshee 3. Bit big really, but it was being cleared for £60 odd at a camping exhibition. Should have a bit more headroom than my Coleman Epsilon 2, without the weight of my Vango Beta 250. Not sure why I need 3 tents though...

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1321 on: 30 April, 2017, 04:35:27 pm »
... Not sure why I need 3 tents though...

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1322 on: 12 May, 2017, 09:26:29 pm »
Bought the footprint for the xenon and a camping gaz stove as it was cheaper than the appropriate adaptor. (Annoying when Coleman own Camping Gaz).
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1323 on: 15 May, 2017, 05:09:11 pm »
Preordered an Alpkit Tetri tent. Looks like a nice replacement for my old North Face Tadpole. Maybe not especially lightweight, but should be sturdy enough, and plenty of space for me and my stuff. And quite reasonably priced too (£135).

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1324 on: 16 May, 2017, 10:27:23 pm »
A woodburner stove
Since it was half price cheap, and I've been idly contemplating one for a while, it seemed rude not to.

https://wildstoves.co.uk/product/wild-woodgas-stove-genuine-mkiit-tall/