Aldi - Thursday 5 April

Nick said:

I see Aldi is doing a selection of walking gear next Thursday, including
a Geko 201 for £80 (and Kendal mint cake).

They can have £80 but I'm damned if I'm handing over my Kendal Mint Cake.

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I see Aldi is doing a selection of walking gear next Thursday, including a
Geko 201 for £80 (and Kendal mint cake).

Cheers,

Nick

Anyone know what the poles are like?

I'm specifically looking for the weight. I've heard they're usually good
poles, but i'm wondering if they're lighter than 300g apiece as i need to
use them to erect my tarp. The poles i use at the moment weigh in at 660g
for a pair, which is far, far too heavy when you consider that they cause my
tarp/bivvy combination to weigh more than my tent.

T Dave R

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T Dave R said:

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Quoted message said:

I see Aldi is doing a selection of walking gear next Thursday, includinga
Geko 201 for £80 (and Kendal mint cake).

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Cheers,

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Nick

Anyone know what the poles are like?

I'm specifically looking for the weight. I've heard they're usually good
poles, but i'm wondering if they're lighter than 300g apiece as i need to
use them to erect my tarp. The poles i use at the moment weigh in at 660g
for a pair, which is far, far too heavy when you consider that they causemy
tarp/bivvy combination to weigh more than my tent.

T Dave R

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I dont know about the weight , I got one a couple of years ago, it is
excellent, I prefer using it to the Leki that cost 6 times as much.
Latest ones have some clever switchable anti-shock - gimmick

Arecibo said:

Nick said:

I see Aldi is doing a selection of walking gear next Thursday, including
a Geko 201 for £80 (and Kendal mint cake).

They can have £80 but I'm damned if I'm handing over my Kendal Mint Cake.

I'm sorry, but I have to say *applause*

boglin

T Dave R said:

use them to erect my tarp. The poles i use at the moment weigh in at 660g
for a pair, which is far, far too heavy when you consider that they cause my
tarp/bivvy combination to weigh more than my tent.

They are a lot easier to pull out of a bog than a tunnel tent pole when
used to prod around in a mostly liquid hillside though...
--
Rudi Winter, Aberystwyth, Wales

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T Dave R said:

use them to erect my tarp. The poles i use at the moment weigh in at 660g
for a pair, which is far, far too heavy when you consider that they cause
my
tarp/bivvy combination to weigh more than my tent.

They are a lot easier to pull out of a bog than a tunnel tent pole when
used to prod around in a mostly liquid hillside though...
--
Rudi Winter, Aberystwyth, Wales

I'm often complaining how wet the Moelwynion are, but I suppose i've a lot
to be grateful for!

Looking to visit your neck of the woods this summer. And hopefully avoid the
worst of the bogs (ok, i can hear the - dream ons - from here).

As for poles, i reckon i'm going to save up for the Alpkit ones as these
ones seem similar to the cheap poles i have at the moment (persuaded me
Dominic). Or, get some dedicated tarp poles that weigh a couple hundred
grams - then i can justify taking the tarp over my tent.

T Dave R

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www.blogs.walkeryri.org.uk

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Nick said:

I see Aldi is doing a selection of walking gear next Thursday,
including a Geko 201 for £80 (and Kendal mint cake).

Ah, but which sort of Kendal Mint Cake? Only Romney's is good enough! 🙂

Andrew

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T Dave R said:

use them to erect my tarp. The poles i use at the moment weigh in at
660g
for a pair, which is far, far too heavy when you consider that they
cause my
tarp/bivvy combination to weigh more than my tent.

They are a lot easier to pull out of a bog than a tunnel tent pole when
used to prod around in a mostly liquid hillside though...
--
Rudi Winter, Aberystwyth, Wales

I'm often complaining how wet the Moelwynion are, but I suppose i've a lot
to be grateful for!

Looking to visit your neck of the woods this summer. And hopefully avoid
the worst of the bogs (ok, i can hear the - dream ons - from here).

As for poles, i reckon i'm going to save up for the Alpkit ones as these
ones seem similar to the cheap poles i have at the moment (persuaded me
Dominic). Or, get some dedicated tarp poles that weigh a couple hundred
grams - then i can justify taking the tarp over my tent.

T Dave R

I don't usually talk to myself, but i have picked up some fibreglass poles
from Gelert today that i've cut down and will do the job just fine.

Weight - 220
Weight saved - 420g
Cost, £4

Result.

T Dave R

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T Dave R said:

I'm often complaining how wet the Moelwynion are, but I suppose i've a lot
to be grateful for!

Moelwynion? Wet? ??!?

Ok, that valley that goes up to Bwlch Stwlan from Croesor is a bit of a
quagmire, but apart from that, is there any water on them?

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Looking to visit your neck of the woods this summer. And hopefully avoid the
worst of the bogs (ok, i can hear the - dream ons - from here).

There's rarely a day out round here that doesn't involve wet feet, but
there are plenty of dryish bits in between. They just don't form a
continuous network... A bit SE from here, south of the Ystwyth and
east of Pontrhydfendigaid, it is the other way round: there is the
occasional dryish top sticking out of a landscape made of sphagnum.

I do like that area, though. It really is another level of wild up
there.
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Rudi Winter, Aberystwyth, Wales

T Dave R said:

Anyone know what the poles are like?

I don't know if they're the same as the ones I bought last time, but they
seem fine to me. Nice grippy cork handles, antishock. Haven't used them much
though since I tend to use my expensive ones instead.

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I'm specifically looking for the weight. I've heard they're usually
good poles, but i'm wondering if they're lighter than 300g apiece as
i need to use them to erect my tarp.

Nope, mine are are 635g for the pair.

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The poles i use at the moment
weigh in at 660g for a pair, which is far, far too heavy when you
consider that they cause my tarp/bivvy combination to weigh more than
my tent.

Yes, but you don't use your tent poles when you're walking, do you? I don't
feel that walking poles add any significant weight when you're actually
using them. Quite the opposite in fact. Poles help to take the strain off
your legs which can make your pack effectively feel lighter, as far as your
legs are concerned.

Paul
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Rudi Winter said:

T Dave R said:

I'm often complaining how wet the Moelwynion are, but I suppose i've
a lot to be grateful for!

Moelwynion? Wet? ??!?

Ok, that valley that goes up to Bwlch Stwlan from Croesor is a bit of
a quagmire, but apart from that, is there any water on them?

Try the area south of Llynnau Diwaunydd sometime! One of the worst bogs I've
encountered! Nothing shown on the maps, not even the Harveys. And there was
me thinking it would make a good place to camp! (Mind you it was November
and the level of the lake was above the banks.) Still horrible ground
though. That nasty lumpy tussock grass that makes you comtemplate suicide
after a couple of miles...

I'm sure you have plenty of experience of that!

Paul
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Rudi Winter said:

T Dave R said:

I'm often complaining how wet the Moelwynion are, but I suppose i've
a lot to be grateful for!

Moelwynion? Wet? ??!?

Ok, that valley that goes up to Bwlch Stwlan from Croesor is a bit of
a quagmire, but apart from that, is there any water on them?

Try the area south of Llynnau Diwaunydd sometime! One of the worst bogs
I've encountered! Nothing shown on the maps, not even the Harveys. And
there was me thinking it would make a good place to camp! (Mind you it was
November and the level of the lake was above the banks.) Still horrible
ground though. That nasty lumpy tussock grass that makes you comtemplate
suicide after a couple of miles...

I did a circuit of Alt Fawr, Moel Druman and Moelwyn Mawr on Saturday and it
was very dry. I guess it depends on where you go!

However there were a lot of motorcycle tracks - and in some quite unlikely
places too. Tossers!!!

Michael said:

I did a circuit of Alt Fawr, Moel Druman and Moelwyn Mawr on Saturday
and it was very dry. I guess it depends on where you go!

Yes, a lot of the Moelwyns are quite dry.

Paul
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Paul Saunders said:

Try the area south of Llynnau Diwaunydd sometime! One of the worst bogs I've
encountered! Nothing shown on the maps, not even the Harveys. And there was

Oh, ok, if you count that in with the Moelwynion. I got as far as
SH682528. It was a really hot day, and in that swamp that made it
rather unbearably humid... Is it getting even worse once you make
it across that eastern spur of Carnedd y Cribau between there and
the lakes?
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Rudi Winter, Aberystwyth, Wales

Rudi Winter said:

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Try the area south of Llynnau Diwaunydd sometime! One of the worst
bogs I've encountered! Nothing shown on the maps, not even the
Harveys. And there was

Oh, ok, if you count that in with the Moelwynion.

Yep.

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I got as far as
SH682528. It was a really hot day, and in that swamp that made it
rather unbearably humid...

Never been to that exact spot.

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Is it getting even worse once you make
it across that eastern spur of Carnedd y Cribau between there and
the lakes?

Well not knowing how bad it is there I can't really say. I walked from Bwlch
Maen Pig to the 376m spot height on the SE corner of the lake. A lot of it
was horrible but I think that some of the higher bits were okay. The worst
bit was the low ground right next to the lake. The ground north of the lakes
was fine though, although perhaps not right next to the lake.

I think the best rule is to stick to the steep ground. Either get up onto
Carnedd Cribau (which gives a superb view of the Snowdon Horsehoe by the
way) or follow the PROW into the forest, head north and skirt around the
northern edge of the lake. There's a path from the NE corner of the lake (on
the other side of the fence) up to Bwlch Clorad.

There is an excellent spot to wild camp next to the lake though, which we
discovered too late. It's next to the stream entering the lake from the
east, at SH 68680 53680.

Paul
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Michael said:

However there were a lot of motorcycle tracks - and in some quite unlikely
places too. Tossers!!!

Near Rhosydd quarry? They're always there it seems. I suspect they're
being tolerated there so that it doesn't spread any further in the area.
Tossers indeed.
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Rudi Winter, Aberystwyth, Wales

Paul Saunders said:

Well not knowing how bad it is there I can't really say. I walked from Bwlch
Maen Pig to the 376m spot height on the SE corner of the lake. A lot of it

I got there from Dolwyddelan, via Cwm Edno.

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was horrible but I think that some of the higher bits were okay. The worst
bit was the low ground right next to the lake. The ground north of the lakes
was fine though, although perhaps not right next to the lake.

I think the best rule is to stick to the steep ground. Either get up onto
Carnedd Cribau (which gives a superb view of the Snowdon Horsehoe by the

Indeed - here's it from the other side of Cwm Edno:
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ruw/album/06071509bSnowdonFromCwmEdno.jpg

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way) or follow the PROW into the forest, head north and skirt around the
northern edge of the lake. There's a path from the NE corner of the lake (on
the other side of the fence) up to Bwlch Clorad.

I was wondering about that. The combination of the lakes, several streams
and forest in that area on the map put me off that idea...
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Rudi Winter, Aberystwyth, Wales

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All very interesting, but DON'T FORGET ALDI TOMORROW!
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Gordon H said:

All very interesting, but DON'T FORGET ALDI TOMORROW!

Aldi? Who the f... is Aldi?
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