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1- Sturdy leather boots, preferably caked in mud.
2- Sensible wooly socks; beige, black, navy or green.
3- Cotton trousers with enough pockets to lose your map, whistle and sandwiches.
4- Map.
5- Whistle.
6- Sandwiches. (Preferably cheese, banana or peanut butter. No marshmallow spread, you're in the real world now!)
7- Two or three layers of cotton shirts/t-shirts, and a breathable outergarment. Choice of correct outergarment is paramount; it must at least be shower proof. If it says "Peter Storm" or, for the more mature ramblers, "Barbour" on the label, it's a winner.
8- A wooly hat. If it doesn't make your head itch, throw it out and get one that does.
9- A nice pair of binoculars.
10- A copy of Heinzel, Fitter and Parslow's "Birds of Britain and Europe".
11- Thermos containing thick soup (or coffee, depending on duration of ramble).
12- Enough change for a pint of stout or glass of Laphroaig and soft water at the "rambler's inn", or similarly named drinking hole.
13- Midge repellant. If you don't know why, you have never really experienced pain.
14- Day sack. Not to be confused with the larger, technical "backpack", often used by the more serious "hikers" or "hillwalkers". That's about all you need to know really.
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[ This Message was edited by: switchbitch on 2004-03-30 00:36 ]
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Posted: 2004-03-30 01:31:03
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What about Kendal Mint Cake?
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Posted: 2004-03-30 01:33:09
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Kendal Mint Cake!!! Your not dancing through the countryside my lad!
@switchbitch
Althoush l greatly respect your fine taste concerning Usige Beatha, l feel l must criticise the decided lack of plus fours, a must for any sojourn into our broad sunlit uplands.
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Posted: 2004-03-30 04:48:00
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What about the mobile phone and plenty of bluetooth devices and gps? You cant leave home without them surely?!
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Posted: 2004-03-30 04:56:03
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It's a ramble my boy, a stout pair of brogues, plus fours, a good set of tweeds and a hip flask are all you need.
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Posted: 2004-03-30 05:02:00
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Well I'm staying at home then
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Posted: 2004-03-30 05:14:49
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