tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post3163553057439416596..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: New TGO - 35th Anniversary Edition - Solo Tents, Sleeping Mats, Backpacking Food, Two Perfect Wild CampsChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-81710864389938212492013-04-24T03:10:18.710+01:002013-04-24T03:10:18.710+01:00Got very excited for a moment when you described t...Got very excited for a moment when you described the cover of issue 1.<br /><br />I too had a Karrimor Marathon (but the orange/red one) and my plain green Ponderosa also sported a Backpackers Club badge. <br /><br />The great thing about club weekend meets were all the new goodies that Robin would bring along for us to ooh and aah over.<br /><br />Fondly remembered days.<br /><br />I still have Chris Kerrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719727430134270185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-80676729943382594492013-04-04T19:00:25.947+01:002013-04-04T19:00:25.947+01:00I loved my Karrimor Marathon, very light, and coul...I loved my Karrimor Marathon, very light, and could be zipped on to a friend's tent. Possibly a MYOG project coming up.<br /><br />I'm surprised no one has come up with a lightweight framed pack (carbon fibre?) nothing better for heavy loads.<br /><br />I must make a trek through the attic to revisit my old TGOs.<br /><br />cheers <br /><br />MartinPrince Lupushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205758324137548941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-65153363990729867822013-04-04T11:24:27.327+01:002013-04-04T11:24:27.327+01:00I'd welcome the reintroduction of wolves also ...I'd welcome the reintroduction of wolves also and those who say they wouldn't should, at the very least, read Jim Crumley's 'The Last Wolf' and 'Decade of the Wolf' by Douglas Smith and Gary Ferguson.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.com