Advantages: Very lightweight, contained in a bag, easy to set-up/put away Disadvantages: Gets rather tedious when your dog's a complete numpty.
your dog, willing them each day to achieve the level you didn?t get to yourself. I digress somewhat. Dog agility is essentially an obstacle course for doggies that includes jumps and other particular pieces that each have their own rules. One of the most difficult pieces of equipment to master (though I picked it up quite quickly) is the weave ? it involves poles sticking vertically out of the ground which the dog has to enter from the right and ?weave? in and out right to the 12th pole ? yep, 12 poles. How on earth do you explain to something as dimwitted as a Labrador the rules of the weave? On average it takes about 6 months for a normal dog to grasp the concept, thus, I knew we were going to have a long road ahead of us and she wasn?t going to pick it up by just attending training twice a week.
~~*~~ The Clix Weave ...
Advantages: Small, Compact, Lightweight, Affordable. Disadvantages: Get's a bit hot when cooking.
I go camping a lot! It would be fair to say that I enjoy it, very much! So it won't suprise you to learn that I love checking out camping shops for little gadgets or something new to experiment with.
When it comes to going away, you want to reduce the bulk of whatever you're taking. Even more so when camping, because if you're camping properly you want to go back to basics as much as you can!
This cookset made by Eurohike is brilliant! It's desgin means that you can easily nest each pot and pan inside one another to create a small bundle. Very space saving, very practical. A travel/carry bag is provided with the set.
Made of Aluminium, this cookset is very light. An obvious downside to being made of metal however, is the heat conducting qualities. So when cooking with the set you need to be constantly aware of how hot it may be ...
Advantages: cost, easy to put up, replaceable poles Disadvantages: outer rips easily, groundsheet wears easily
This 3 man tent was bought for wild camping expeditions in lowland areas. I had hoped it would withstand being put up and down by enthusiastic teenagers! It can be purchased from Millets for a cost of £49.99. It weighs 4.9 Kg and has a hydrostatic head of 2000mm (most start from about 1500mm). It comes in a good size carry bag (20cm x 66cm) with great handles. The guy ropes are bright fluorescent yellow so not easy to trip over.
Ease of use:
The tent is really straight forward to put up and took 2 people about 10 minutes. There are 3 poles which are colour coded so that the right pole goes in the right place. It?s a bit fiddly to attach the inner area to the outer sheet and this took the most time. The poles split for folding and go through the loop areas really easily.
Durability:
I took three of these tents out on a really ...
dalcrest57 12.06.2007 (23.06.2007)
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Improve your balance and ease the load on your legs when trekking by using a walking pole. This compact three-section alloy walking pole packs away very small for storage and allows you to adjust the height to suit you, with an alloy locking mechanism. It has a rubber handle and adjustable hand-strap, an easy clip 50mm basket and a tungsten tip with a protector. On easy treks one pole should be sufficient but on varied terrain, or when carrying a load, it is recommended that you use two poles for extra stability and support.
