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Dave O aka Jungle Dave ;)

24/09/2002 at 09:22

Wierd I put ducks after my post last night in <> and it aint there...

Orange Alex Ford

24/09/2002 at 19:29

Mike...sure sign you are getting old!

;-)

Actually, I kind of like CW's style. Laid back and very informative. AND not too much on the old gear side of things.

Hedgehope Aztec

24/09/2002 at 23:09

Thanks for the complement Alex.

Hedgehope Aztec

24/09/2002 at 23:10

Coz I've got old!

Orange Alex Ford

24/09/2002 at 23:12

When does that actually happen?

...Just so I have an idea it's on it's way!

Hedgehope Aztec

25/09/2002 at 08:57

Somewhere your knees going west and your teeth going North & South.

John Corteen

25/09/2002 at 20:55

Actually Alex, i think it's got something to do with nasal hair...

Orange Alex Ford

25/09/2002 at 20:58

I'm beginning to get a complex about this nasal hair thing...

Orange Alex Ford

25/09/2002 at 21:04

...new piccy coming soon. Not that I HAVE got a complex about it you know...

Ben Hedley

25/09/2002 at 21:15

oh christ

Ninja Marmot

25/09/2002 at 21:57

Ear hair, that's it.

EAR HAIR

Orange Alex Ford

10/10/2002 at 16:42

Ok...November issue...

I normally say that at least it's worth buying just to read in the bath.

This month it's not.

Ben Hedley

10/10/2002 at 18:43

BUT BUT BUT.....the karrimor jacket didn't get best in test.

Haven't really read it yet but first impressions suggest its a bus only mag!

Orange Alex Ford

10/10/2002 at 18:57

Very weak...

As ever in Trails "budget" (or low cost) gear tests, oddly enough the item at the top end of the price range got "Best in Test".

John Corteen

10/10/2002 at 19:07

I wish they'd test the shop brand i.e LGT from F&T. They only ever test brands even when doing 'economy' reviews.

Orange Alex Ford

10/10/2002 at 19:40

I just wish they'd buck their ideas up!

I really want to like the mag, but at the moment it's very difficult to do so, and each month there's always a letter in there saying how good the mag is, just sort of rubbing my nose in it.

Or am I missing something?

John Corteen

10/10/2002 at 19:46

Hey Jon, you may remember my ever so slightly scathing mention of the rubbish to art article in the last trail and you said you quite liked that one...

Who wrote that article, anyone you know??

Orange Alex Ford

10/10/2002 at 20:06

I liked that article too, and I also like Maria's article about Mull in the latest issue.

Let's cut to the chase and say that her writing is head and shoulders above everything else in that mag.

It's precise, entertaining and interesting with loads of important information in her story. Well written and thought out, with good wit and humour.

Compare that to Jean Luc's Mountain Guide about Breariach. What a load of tosh!

He actually uses the phrase "vulpine cunning"! AND for a professional writer, why does everyone of his mountain guides last paragraph begin with the words "So as you sit atop [mount X] remember..." The only useful information in his diatribe is that it's the third highest peak in Britain.

GET WITH THE PROGRAM TRAIL GUYS...

Shape up or ship out.

(...and that's not just me sucking up cos Maria made me pasta once!)

Jon Doran

10/10/2002 at 20:23

John, I do vaguely recognise that red-headed woman who seems to write for the magazine... Is she my girlfriend or something?

OutdoorsMagic Editor | jon@outdoorsmagic.com

Jon Doran

10/10/2002 at 20:25

Isn't Mr Spock a Vulpan? That would explain the 'vulpine cunning...'

I'll get me spandex coat...

OutdoorsMagic Editor | jon@outdoorsmagic.com

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