Hi, all
I have been lurking here for a week or two and really appreciate the high signal to noise content you seem to have here
. I'm particularly drawn to the MYOG discussions as this is something I have always wanted to turn my hand to. (Although.... when I was caught looking into sewing machines, rather than the usual climbing and walking content, the other day I was told that when seen repairing a drawcord sleeve it was like watching a dyspraxic chimp trying to put a pin back in a grenade so, apparently, even threading a machine will be good comedy ).
I live on the Wirral and work in Chester so North Wales is a frequent tramping ground for me. I've walked and backpacked since I was a teenager but never really got into the ultralight thing until the past year or so. I have though gone on fanatic weight reduction campaigns for my alpine climbing gear in the past. That being said, I've been known to cut out labels and spend dosh on dropping 50g from total gear weight only to, on occasion, carry a 2 cup Bialetti with me because I just know some spot deserves a quality brew
. When not going for decadent luxuries I am prone to sometimes favour gear, and its use, that saves time even if costing a little weight. As much as I love the camping aspect of getting out it is really secondary to me as my primary concern is often about getting up and getting moving.
I'm currently considering doing a NtoS Pennine Way during the shortest days of the year just after xmas because it might be fun to try and find stealth spots the whole way and deal with the wide ranging lucky bag of possible weather conditions while still going light.