Without a comma between the "2007" and the "and" there above it sounds like you thought that sad outcome was down to you going there!
erm possibly
more likely it was just that it was pitched at the "country walking" type person. Not for me sadly although i did get a free ticket from Backpackinglight Bob to get in
It covers lots of interesting ground, but, I guess it's not attractive enough for some of the, dare I say, proper gear companies . Country walking types is about right.
With one or two noticeable exceptions!!.............. before I get told off .
I`m going on the saturday, last time I went was about 6 years ago, since then it always fell on one my weeks in Scotland, but I`m going 2 weeks earlier this year.
the reason very few brands / shops are there is that the organizers & NEC conspire to make it prohibitively expensive to have a stand, i don't think we've ever broken even! Shame as it could be really good.
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. Country walking types is about right.
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