Our man Gear, Richard Gear, has been hard at work answering
your kit questions and proofing his boots ready for winter.
So far Richard has manfully answered over 500 kit questions and
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This week Richard peers into the murky depths of crampon choice
dilemmas, suggests the correct adhesive to use when patching a
silicone treated tent flysheet and is confused by Gore-Tex
Windstopper Soft Shell questions.
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Q: Hiya Richard, I have recently - yipeee - bought a
pair of Scarpa Cumbres, will my old Grivel 2F crampons be ok
with said boots or am I better buying a new pair of
G12s?
A: Gear here, Richard 'Sharp Pointy' Gear... You
can tell winter's coming when people start asking questions
about crampons. There are a couple of things you should
check before deciding which crampons to opt for.
First, although in my experience, Grivel crampons
generally work well with Scarpa sole shapes, you should
always take your boots along to a shop and make sure that
the crampon and sole unit are a good match.
The same is true of your old ...
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Q: i've got a small hole in my Terra Nova Laserlite.
I've tried to patch it up using the material from the pag
bag (I think its the same material) but no sealant seems to
stick to the flysheet everything I've tried just makes a
mess and fall off any ideas what I can use?
A: Gear here, Richard 'Adhesive' Gear. Some tent
repairs can be problematic thanks to the silicone fabric
treatments designed to shed water ad repel UV light, however
using the right adhesives and fabrics, you should be able to
repair your tent just fine.
One option that you might want to consider, is Terra
Nova's own Emergency Repair Kit. It contains pathes of
inner, fly and groundsheet fabric,....
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Q: Can you tell me what is the difference between new
"Gore-Tex" Soft Shell and existing "Gore" soft shell
materials, apart from one answer being about £200? Is
it the same company and given the price, is Gore-Tex Soft
Shell that much better?
A: Gear here, Richard Gear. Okay, I'm not 100 per
cent sure what you're actually asking, so I'm going to tell
you a little about Gore-Tex Soft Shell and what it is.
Gore-Tex fabrics are manufactured by a company called WL
Gore and anything labelled Gore-Tex is made by them.
Sometimes the company's referred to as 'Gore' and it has its
own subsidiary brand, Gore Bikewear, which produces
specialist cycling clothing. Gore-Tex Windstopper Soft Shell
is based... '
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