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Monday Tip - Dry! Dry! Dry!
By Jon on 30/04/2012 12:25:40
How to stay mostly dry when all you around you, folk are looking distinctly soggy...
This week we get totally topical with a some handy pointers on staying mostly dry when things get horribly wet - bear in mind that in real deluge conditions, it doesn’t seem to matter what you do, the water will still find its way in, but you can
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Dry Tooling Hooks Glasgow
By Jon on 07/10/2010 13:15:43
The 2010 Scottish Dry Tooling Series kicks off in Glasgow this weekend.
We might be short of snow, but this weekend, a number of top British climbers will be dusting off their ice tools for the first round of the 2010 Scottish Dry Tooling Series (STS) in Glasgow on Saturday 9 October.Dry tooling is the art of climbing
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Monday Tip - DIY Drying Room
By Jon on 14/11/2012 10:51:25
Overwhelmed by wet kit? Here's a possible solution to your drying dilemmas...
Okay, so it's not Monday, but what's a couple of days and a Gore-Tex launch between friends? This week's tip is a timely answer to those winter drying problems - how to make your own domestic drying room.It's that time of year when soaked kit
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Incoming - Marmot Ether DriClime
By Jon on 04/07/2011 13:58:31
Coming for review shorting, the latest in Marmot's proven DriClime range.
Martin from Marmot UK just e-mailed and asked if we'd like to try one of the new Marmot Ether DriClime hooded tops that's apparently going down very well.How could we refuse? The whole concept of wind and water-resistant outer fabric with a fast
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Just In - Marmot Ether DriClime Jacket
By Jon on 07/07/2011 13:16:30
New for 2011, hooded DriClime jacket that's also light and stuffable.
Just in for review is Marmot's new for spring 2011 Ether DriClime Jacket, a hooded, lightweight all-round trail jacket with a high-wicking liner and a highly wind and water-resistant outer shell.Wicking Liner, Protective Shell...Kit like the Dri
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Mountain Hardwear DryQ Incoming
By Jon on 12/01/2011 13:09:46
Quick look a pre-production DryQ waterproof shell jackets new from MHW.
A whopping great bix just turned up from Mountain Hardwear in preparation for the three-day trip to Le Grave, where they're launching the new DryQ Elite waterproof fabric with a mix of snow-shoeing and skiing in proper alpine conditions
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Monday Kit Tip - Dry-Sac Revelations
By Jon on 30/11/2009 12:36:05
Waterproof packs? Not usually, here's how to keep kit dry and augment carrying capacity.
If it's Monday,it's time for the MondayKit Tip. This week, keeping stuff dry in packs and no,it's not as simple as just doing up the lid, so welcome to the drybag...Youmight assume that because most packs are made from waterproof fabricsthat they
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World's First Dry-Tooling Comp' For Glasgow
By Jon on 06/02/2003 09:42:52
Indoor competition climbing with a twist of ice pick in crack as Scotland hosts the world's first indoor dry-tooling competition next month. How sensible is that?
Here's an event for you and possibly a comment on the paucity ofproper Scottish winter conditions over recent years - Glasgow is tostage what's thought to be the world's first ever dry-toolingcompetition.Due to be held at the GlasgowClimbing Centre
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Ultraviolet Your Way To Dry Shoes
By Nikalas Cook on 19/09/2012 15:23:33
New product from Sidas uses UV light to dry and remove bacteria from footwear
If you’re doing multiple days on the hills, then drying footwear can be a real problem. You don’t want to put them on a direct heat source, stuffing them with newspaper just results in soggy newspaper and, even if they get wet again in seconds
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oudoordesigns Airstream Dry Sack Tested
By Jon on 07/04/2006 11:50:49
It's a waterproof dry bag that doubles as a neat, idiot-proof compression sac. Sometimes it's the simple things that work best :-)
drybag is a useful way of keeping stuff that absolutely has to be dry, absolutely dry. The Airstream from outdoordesigns adds a neat twist by behaving like a vacuum-sealed compression sac at the same time
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