tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post7424025711099384167..comments2023-10-30T10:54:32.716+00:00Comments on AktoMan: Lightweight RantAktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-75477442858081033942007-06-17T21:00:00.000+01:002007-06-17T21:00:00.000+01:00''Only you are responsible for your own actions or...''Only you are responsible for your own actions or inactions - not the tv, not magazines, not the government - but you alone''.<BR/><BR/>Well said sir. I agree 100%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-16624984148003527592007-06-17T13:33:00.000+01:002007-06-17T13:33:00.000+01:00We all hike our own hike.TGO did an article on car...We all hike our own hike.<BR/><BR/>TGO did an article on car camping. Hardly lightweight.<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with showing people what can be achieved with some foreplanning and modern technology? Like F1 cars, it isn't for everyone, but it can get people thinking about gear. Bellingham (at which I was present) gave people the chance to see lightweight gear and talk about it instead of just reading about it. If TGO didn't consider their audience, why did they bother organising the weekend?<BR/><BR/>I just love the duality that Alan ordered a <A HREF="http://alansloman.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-tent-well-i-have-gone-done-it-after.html" REL="nofollow">lightweight tent</A> in from the US and then talks about lightweight zealots.<BR/><BR/>200,000 people go hillwalking in Glencoe each year, and the MRT are called out 30-60 times a year. I wonder how much of the callouts involve the "lethal cocktail" of lightweight gear and inexperienced walkers?<BR/><BR/>Best that we all sit on the couch, and leave the outdoors to the thin, gym-going, professionals. B@llocks to that. I have a great time in the outdoors, know when to turn back, and can enjoy myself even when it's chucking it down. I eat more healthily, have fewer headaches, and my eczema is generally better.<BR/><BR/>There's more chance of a group of thrill-seeking inexperienced walkers trying AE because it was mentioned on "Countryfile" this morning, than because they saw a tarp for sale in TGO.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to p*ssed off Britain: a place where you can please none of the people any of the time.<BR/><BR/>People of Britain: Get a grip on reality for once in your life.<BR/><BR/>Only you are responsible for your own actions or inactions - not the tv, not magazines, not the government - but you alone.<BR/><BR/>/*end rant*/AktoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-14674756338528412252007-06-17T08:35:00.000+01:002007-06-17T08:35:00.000+01:00Duncan,they are both right. Alan is right about be...Duncan,<BR/>they are both right. <BR/>Alan is right about being fit and slim. Imagine the weight savings that can be made there. But as you know I'm not even close to that, and need to work on that area abit more.<BR/>But TGO are right in their promoting of lighweight gear. If you can combine both weight loss (if tubby like me) and lightweight gear with the knowledge of how to use it. Then you are in a fantastic place to have a great time on the hills.<BR/>BUt using Alan's argument which I think is a little flawed (and will be discussing this with him when he gets back, hopefully over a very nice drink or to ;) ), is that you could argue that the magazines shouldn't be promoting going on the hill as that requires knowing how to use the correct gear and having the correct gear, how to navigate etc etcDarren Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458885711270392776noreply@blogger.com