 All my socks are blister free...So are my feet. (excuse the sarcasm, if you like. I don't really give a toss).
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Anyone tried those cyclone buffs? The windproof ones.
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 I made my meths stove for nothing as I already had the bits lying around so it only cost me some time and effort. I would say that most people who make their own stoves either like making their own kit and / or like tinkering with burn rates and performance - of all the stove builders I've met, not one of them makes stoves to save money : )
I've made jackets, tarps, rucksacks, pouches, knife handles and a whole load of other stuff - I even made a neckgaiter (aka a Buff) out of an old favourite T-shirt) but it's unlikely that I saved any money - quite the opposite, but then again, making stuff can become a hobby in it's own right.
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 as is altering stuff, only had my Paramo VAL for 3 months and it's already been under the needle (anything to prevent me looking like I'm wearing a "technical tracksuit for a chubby twitcher") 
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Ah! I see you're as bad as me then. It says a lot that I'm a better seamstress than my Mum.
But I'm rugged too! Honest!
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Well I've not actually made any gear yet apart from a pair of wristwarmers out of some old socks.....oh, and a number of meths stove of course.
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A 'number' of meths stoves.....LOL
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i would nominate croc's shoes, those rubber things i bought a pair as camping slippers didnt last two weeks utter  overpriced rubbish
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JC5 - Cotswolds were selling pairs of crocs off for a tenner, the ones with the knitted sock in them. Bloody ugly things and a definite fashion mistake. Not that I know about fashion but if something looks ugly on the shelf it'll look ugly on you, IMHO. Better with flipflops.
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 Mal All my socks are blister free...So are my feet. (excuse the sarcasm, if you like. I don't really give a toss).
Blister free socks are a range made by 1000 mile. They make other socks as well but their Blister free socks are dual layer.
Your comment is ignorant, not sarcastic.
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Did someone say free blisters? I've always had to pay for mine....
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 blister free socks are also what i have in my sock draw. every pair of them. none have blisters. on the other foot, foot blisters have usualy cost a considerable amount of money and time to acquire. unles you meant Blister free-socks are socks called Blister and given away by 1000 mile. x socks make dual layer socks. and ron hill.
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 x socks make dual layer socks. and ron hill.
x socks make ron hill?
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i have an inflatable one on top of the wardrobe. life size i was assured. sodding legs legs keep getting in the way of the door though. i got him to keep stephanie company when i'm out. (erm..)
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Walking poles with shock absorbers in them. Use your poles correctly and theres no shock to absorb. Gimmick.
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Lockable shock absorbers on trekking poles. That's like admiting they're no use but still adding them. Rubber feet on trekking poles. Why? You are walking on mud, grasse, rock and all the typical hill terrain available so why do you need to protect the points or the ground with rubber feet. Plus how many times have I seen them lost on the hills anyway. Not expensive but pointless anyway.
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on rock they protect my ears from the clack, clack racket. if you don't mind that then you probably wear goretex type stuff and the rustling racket that makes drowns the clack clack noise out. removing the rubber feet allows one to annoy the hell out of anyone who doesn't like the clack clack noise (clack clack and then a dragging scrape is a good one)
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I'm with Parky on the rubber feet, the tic tic tic of carbide on stone is bloody annoying.
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.jpg) I thought the rubber feet were to slip on (no pun intended) when coming off the hills and into town? The dragged scratchy sound ofthe tips on rocks is really annoying- similar to the fingernails down the blackboard from Jaws -was that Robert Shaw?
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Bump on Parky and Benco - metal tips can get very annoying (they also slip more on rock). I keep my rubber feet on with tape - haven't lost one yet but one day that tape will give and I'll be screaming "NOOOOOO! NOT THAT DARN CLACKY CLICKY NOISE FOR 10 MILES". Do you want me to scream TTG? DO YOU? 
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