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Hi all.

I’m planning a 1 day, 26 mile hike from Eastbourne to Hove in early June and need a new daypack/backpack in the 22l – 26l range.

I’m new to decent backpacks, I’ve always just used any old cheap ones I had lying around but as my daily distances have increased I would very much like to get a good one.

Two things it must have are a ventilated back system and an included rain cover.

I’ve been to a local store and they recommended me the only three ventilated packs they had in stock but refused to offer thoughts on the one I suggested as they didn’t have it in stock.

The ones recommended were the Rab Airox 25, Osprey Hikelite 26 and the Lowe Alpine AirZone Active 26 and the one I asked about was the Gregory Citro 24.

Can anyone share any thoughts on any of the four I’ve mentioned or perhaps suggest others I haven’t heard about yet?

Thank you.

Hi all, is anyone still planning to go on walks this weekend when it’s 25C+? Thinking of doing Stannage Edge / Bamford Edge but I’m not sure if it’s a good idea.

Edited to add: have now decided to go, thank you all and stay safe this weekend ☀️

Planning a walk this weekend?

Use this thread to share your plans, ask for ideas, compare conditions, or just chat about what you’re hoping to get out on. Big days, short mooches, solo wanders or family walks — all welcome.

Just want to share this here for anyone else who enjoys trig points! Would be great to get more protections for these pieces of history

Myself and my friends were thinking of doing the full Wainwright coast to coast walk. But the accommodation costs look quite high so we thought about wildcamping all but 4 of the 12 days we were planning to do it over. Is tbis feasible? (I know the English wild camping technicality of just leaving with no trace in 24 hours). I am not asking for wild camping spots, just if it something that seems feasible (don't wanna break rule 4).

Hi guys looking for some advice - I’m going up to North Scotland next weeks and on the way back I thought I’d Hike Ben Nevis.

I’ve not wild camped in Scotland before and google hasn’t yielded great results so I’m looking for recommendations of somewhere I can set up a small camp near the base of Ben Nevis please and thanks

Any other advice is welcome!

Thanks :)

Edit:
For clarity - I’m looking for somewhere i can park my car, camp near by my car for a couple nights - somewhere around the start of the tourist route!

Sorry if this isn’t allowed here, I thought the people here would be good to ask.

What have people found to be the best app for identifying things? I usually want to know birds, plants and bugs and the occasional fungus.

If anyone has any specific apps for those or apps that cover them all? Thanks for reading!

Hi all,

Partner and I are staying in Ipswich for a few days over the bank holiday weekend. It's our first time in East Anglia. Other than seeing Sutton Hoo (of course!) we want to get in a couple of good walks. We have the car, so can go an hour or so out in any direction.

Do you guys have any recommendations for particular trails or areas? Much appreciated.

Hi everyone, my friend and I have relatively recently started bagging Munros. Last weekend we did 3 in one day with a grade 1 scramble and beginner ridge walk.

The last weekend of June we are planning on doing Ben Nevis via Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête. I know this is a big step up so I am looking for advice on other scrambles and ridge walks which can help prepare us.

We both have hiking boots and poles, waterproof windbreakers and 20litre bags to hold our water, snacks for fuel and to put layers in when not in use as well as power banks. Any additional gear recommendations would be welcome, we want to be as prepared as possible.

One concern I have is snow. We have a bit of experience hiking in the snow as a lot of the snow from winter hasn’t fully melted on the summits we have so far completed but I saw a video of someone doing our exact ridge just a week ago and it appears to be FULL of snow. I’m hopeful this will be mostly melted by the time we expect to go but I was wondering if there is any extra gear we should be thinking of getting in case it isn’t.

We both have merrell Moab GTX mid hiking boots, I’m not sure if these can be used with strap on crampons (if needed) or if ice spikes would be enough if the ridge is snowy.

If anyone has done this route before and has any suggestions or things to note that would also be incredibly welcome!

I was wondering with those who have more experience what they would recommend:

I’ve done various 50km challenges and routes and have done all of them in a pair of hiking shoes - Merrell Moab Speed 2 to be precise, I know they’re not supposed to be the best shoe, but personally I love them.

However, in the summer I am doing Snowdon 3x, Llanberis, Pyg & Miners in one day, and I’m wondering whether I could get away with using them still or I need to switch to boots?

I am dreading having to use something that’s really heavy underfoot for a long day and using a lot of energy on heavy boots but I appreciate that the ankle support might be vital.

I plan on investing in some poles for this challenge to help with the descents and I feel pretty sure footed as I’m still quite young.

Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated !

EDIT:

Just want to say thank you for the tips and advice, it’s really helpful and I’ve got my mind made up now! Not going to spring for boots