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PersonRiff
12/2/2015 at 9:13pm
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Hermes got a really bad slating on Watchdog's last series.

Coincidentally, BBC2 have a documentary on Citylink right now.

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...after all an awning is just a three-sided tent!

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I still have no idea what happened to the rucksack in the end, I left it with the seller to chase things up.


PersonZIZAG
21/2/2015 at 6:15pm
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Hello Riff .

Delighted you got your Bargain " The Beast ".
Rucksack at Decathlon And Its Lightweight.
Dont go overloading It now .

Let Us all know how you get on with your Hikeing and camping trips .
Cheers .
ZIZAG


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21/2/2015 at 6:23pm
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Hello PH .
Glad to see you got an Osprey Atmos rucksack .

All of Ospreys are of good quality and well made .

I almost bought one myself .
But eventually went for the Forclaz 50 lt. But have only used It on day' out backpacking .

Cheers ZIZAG


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22/2/2015 at 11:17pm
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Well I also bought a Hotwire 55, so I now have three rucksacks that I intend to use regularly for hiking

1) The Osprey Atmos 35 for general day hikes and a limited pack overnight camp
2) The Hotwire 55 for weekend trips - has a nice solar panel on the back which I intend to test out tomorrow
3) My usual Golite Quest for longer trips, especially if I'm planning to set up camp in one spot for a few days

I'm hoping to test out the Hotwire tomorrow, it looks pretty well made, although oddly although it has a inner sleeve where a water resevoir would normally go, it doesn't have anywhere to thread the hose from it through to the outside of the bag, which is a little odd.


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23/2/2015 at 5:51pm
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Hello PH .
Nice to hear from you .
It looks like you have all the rucksacks covered for all occasions .
It seems like you will have to put a Small hot rod through to make a hole for the hose to be Inserted into the Hotwire rucksack . It sound like you have some Expeditions planned .
I cant plan any other than Cycle /Camp as I'm having to make a decision to have a full knee replacement operation .
As I can bearley walk 5 mile now . And thats without a rucksack loaded .
Cheers ZIZAG



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