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What do those metal tips grip that the rubber feet don't grip just as well or better anyway, solid ice I suppose.....given that I never walk on such stuff I reckon that for me carbide tips are more of a gimmick than the rubber feet.

Wet rocks/stones at stream/river crossings etc, mainly the places where the steel tips make most noise, on softer ground the tips don't make a noise anyway.

Better using Icebugs in the squash court but tape the soles up 1st.

IME the carbide tips grip better than the rubber tips on most of the more slippy stuff like rocks, wet rocks and ice. The ones I use do anyway. they are a kind of cup shape and just seem to grip wet rock better than anything else IME. As far as the clackety clack goes nowt wrong with that.  its not that loud.

BTW I rarely wear waterproofs these days as a nice softshell works for me even if I do get wet in it. For heavy rain is the only time I wear a waterproof in the hills through choice and then it is usually the rain making more noise. Paramo softshell works for me too or at least for 15 years until I moved on to something else cheaper.

Icebugs work best when you forget the studs and take them into the gym wearing them to the climbing wall (before changing into climbing shoes) as the way to the wall goes over some nice wooden floors that they play racket games on. You only forget the studs once if you want to come back.

Besides  the rubber tips on poles make me think of old age pensioners with their walling sticks. Why not get one of them, their rubber tips are bigger so must be more quiet too.

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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. 

this is a bit like grumpy old men!

 i generally agree with most comments... but I'm a fan of a few of the things listed, particularly buffs. I love them, have about 5 different types, cyclone buff, merino buff, normal buff and a couple of free ones. I use them for everything from camping, dog walking, hiking and motorbiking. They definitely have there uses, in fact in terms of weight vs warmth vs usefulness they score very high for me!

Not gimmicky or crap but for overpriced I don't think you can beat Limited edition bushcraft knives, such as this.

£450 for a knife. is. silly. money.

benp1, so you use your buffs for wiping condensation off the tent/a towel, picking up your dog's poo, pikiing up hot pot handles and wiping the grease and oil from the engine casing. they're quite versatile aren't they.

Might have known Benco would use the example of a £450 asking price for a £1100 piece of artifice or the work of a highly skilled craftsmen. Not exactly over-priced if you look at it that way. Quite a good reduction of £650! Of course not everyone is capable of appreciating this. Hmmm! I wish Hilleberg tents offered that sort of price reduction. Its not often we see one of those tents at 60% off. Although if any bugger sees an atko for £200 again please pm me a few days before posting on the forum.

 a buff.....for your dog!

I don't think my dog would be too chuffed with one, I recall trying to make him wear something similar made out of an old T-shirt sleeve when he had a cut on his neck....it lasted for...oh, let's see.....about 10 seconds.

Here, I got one of those dog Buffs in to test. I don't have a dog so I gave it to the local access officer who takes the dog out on path patrols/arguments with landowners etc

Turns out they're really good, the reflective bits catch on bike lights in parks and traffic everywhere else, and it's good as a grab handle that doesn't choke the dog.

The dog expressed no opinion.

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You do see rescue centres with hankerchiefs around some of their dogs' necks. Is it supposed to be representing that dog's "quirky" personality through its funky dress sense?

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Might have known Benco would use the example of a £450 asking price for a £1100 piece of artifice or the work of a highly skilled craftsmen. Not exactly over-priced if you look at it that way. Quite a good reduction of £650! Of course not everyone is capable of appreciating this. Hmmm! I wish Hilleberg tents offered that sort of price reduction. Its not often we see one of those tents at 60% off. Although if any bugger sees an atko for £200 again please pm me a few days before posting on the forum.