tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post1127692343847861148..comments2023-10-01T13:11:10.917+01:00Comments on FellBound: Friends Old and New: An overnight trip in the Shropshire HillsFellBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-65242673684830423642014-10-25T10:10:54.188+01:002014-10-25T10:10:54.188+01:00Hi Chrissie
Interesting! the retailer told me they...Hi Chrissie<br />Interesting! the retailer told me they had never heard of any problems before - yet I found other examples on the Internet. My view is that it is a poor quality product.<br />Not tried the MSR Groundhog but think I will take a combination of Eastons, MSR Blizzards and Clam Cleat Tornados in future. That should give me options.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-47508530141813684432014-10-24T17:10:42.942+01:002014-10-24T17:10:42.942+01:00I had two pegs like that snap earlier this year - ...I had two pegs like that snap earlier this year - although I had had a couple of years of use out of them, I've now swapped them for MSR Groundhogs. Only used these once so far, but seemed ok. ChrissieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-56357272650998048192014-10-22T17:07:50.306+01:002014-10-22T17:07:50.306+01:00Bit drastic, Andy, and costly. Make him sleep in t...Bit drastic, Andy, and costly. Make him sleep in the shed if you have one. There must be a bucket in there.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-81230765781218107942014-10-22T17:06:32.648+01:002014-10-22T17:06:32.648+01:00Yes I love the Stretton Hills. The Berwyns are far...Yes I love the Stretton Hills. The Berwyns are far higher and much more wild. in places very wet underfoot but still superb walking country.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-53451947772487526452014-10-22T13:35:29.685+01:002014-10-22T13:35:29.685+01:00Bit of a late comment here. Nice photos, thanks f...Bit of a late comment here. Nice photos, thanks for sharing.<br />I would agree that this place has some fine walking. As a resident of NI I've visited family who live nearby several times, and always make a point of taking my walking gear when we go. I've had a few cracking overnighters on the Long Mynd and Stretton Hills. Have had my eye on the Berwyns also, maybe next time we visit.<br />GraemeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-79082444232401470142014-10-08T17:57:58.049+01:002014-10-08T17:57:58.049+01:00Be nice if he lifted the seat up. Bloody horrible ...Be nice if he lifted the seat up. Bloody horrible in the morning. Thinking of moving so he can have an en-suiteAndrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-50835561753221513832014-10-08T17:55:01.533+01:002014-10-08T17:55:01.533+01:00And he would need to be sober :-)And he would need to be sober :-)FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-31927544485668686242014-10-08T16:10:20.768+01:002014-10-08T16:10:20.768+01:00I am hoping that might work with 19 year olds. But...I am hoping that might work with 19 year olds. But he'd need to have his eyes open... Oh well, it's a plan. <br /><br />Genius though! ��Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-40864861384531113292014-10-08T16:06:52.821+01:002014-10-08T16:06:52.821+01:00I aim to please. Sometimes. Which reminds me of a ...I aim to please. Sometimes. Which reminds me of a little trick my wife used many moons ago when she taught nursery children. Fed up with the little boys weeing all over the floor and missing the urinals she put a ping pong ball in each one. The boys then did exactly what you would expect and always aimed at it. Genius or what?FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-5986479181120840922014-10-08T16:02:54.547+01:002014-10-08T16:02:54.547+01:00I think I am with you now. I confess that I never ...I think I am with you now. I confess that I never read the book or listened to the radio series. Shameful ignorance you may think. But I have read War and Peace. Twice. And I found Wally in one of my son's books when he was little. It was easy as he was the one in the red and black jersey.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-30099171075589520102014-10-08T15:50:15.526+01:002014-10-08T15:50:15.526+01:00H2g2, Sir
:-)H2g2, Sir<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-20199979167216549722014-10-08T15:49:35.036+01:002014-10-08T15:49:35.036+01:00Reading the Vargo information and video on these p...Reading the Vargo information and video on these pegs i have now found out that they are designed ONLY for use in soft sand and snow and the open V should face the tent. (As Mole says). Well i never. I’ve learnt something today and i can only thank your misfortune for bringing it to the attention of your readers.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-30503067639823856192014-10-08T15:47:33.255+01:002014-10-08T15:47:33.255+01:00And, in the right light in the first blush of dawn...And, in the right light in the first blush of dawn, they do take on a wonderful blue-ish hue, Sir.<br />Just not in the evening. You don't want to be seen admiring pink pegs in the evening.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-3912027248664219472014-10-08T15:47:19.291+01:002014-10-08T15:47:19.291+01:00And I know it is 'wear' not 'where'...And I know it is 'wear' not 'where'!FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-27535000147841232802014-10-08T15:45:37.636+01:002014-10-08T15:45:37.636+01:00"Slarti"? I am not certain I have unders..."Slarti"? I am not certain I have understood that one yet. But I do have a very heavy and manly cold today which appears to be interfering badly with my ability to think straight.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-47888805860377912682014-10-08T15:44:58.573+01:002014-10-08T15:44:58.573+01:00Oh!
Please refrain from self harming, Good Sir!
Bo...Oh!<br />Please refrain from self harming, Good Sir!<br />Both *are* allowable!<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-25865555735603517712014-10-08T15:42:40.184+01:002014-10-08T15:42:40.184+01:00My tornadoes must be different to your tornados. N...My tornadoes must be different to your tornados. No I admit it. I might have made a spelling error. I have never claimed to be a good spellerist. I will go and cut a branch off the nearest birch tree and thrash myself until I bleed. I will then where a cheap, scratchy merino base layer until the wounds heal.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-57667590963026550252014-10-08T15:40:35.269+01:002014-10-08T15:40:35.269+01:00Now I understand that "Billy" is a fine ...Now I understand that "Billy" is a fine name for your Arc Blast, but had you considered "Slarti"?<br /><br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-84559012212002445512014-10-08T15:35:37.497+01:002014-10-08T15:35:37.497+01:00Hi Al
The main point for me is that you need to be...Hi Al<br />The main point for me is that you need to be able to rely on your pegs. I was fortunate that I was on a camp site and it was clement weather. If I had been wild camping in wind I would have worried that the tent would not have been well fixed down, even though I had a few spares with me.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-15756474062443756272014-10-08T15:34:57.967+01:002014-10-08T15:34:57.967+01:00Are they blue tornados?
(I prefer the plural to ha...Are they blue tornados?<br />(I prefer the plural to have no 'e')<br />(This one could run....)<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-58999007916123068592014-10-08T15:33:09.653+01:002014-10-08T15:33:09.653+01:00As I said, I know and knew!As I said, I know and knew!FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-26305309161247373332014-10-08T15:32:31.110+01:002014-10-08T15:32:31.110+01:00It is a lovely place. I misspent quite some hours ...It is a lovely place. I misspent quite some hours lying in the sun by the stream at the Horseshoes Pub at Bridges (known locally as 'The Bridges' when I were a lad) drinking cider or beer rather than completing a walk. I hope your relatives taught you that Ratlinghope is pronounced 'Ratchup' by us Shropshire lads.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-15438585055185843302014-10-08T15:28:45.132+01:002014-10-08T15:28:45.132+01:00Hi Mole
I am not quite as stupid as I look!!! Wit...Hi Mole<br /><br />I am not quite as stupid as I look!!! With my other V shaped pegs I do put them in the way shown in Bob's photo. However,if you look at the photo of the Vargo peg you will see that the notch one the Vargo which holds the guyline is not on the right side of the peg to put them in the way that you suggest. If you put them in your way the guy line can slip off the peg. Bob's photo is not of a Vargo peg and has a more angular notch which will hold the guy this way round. If Vargo meant the peg to go the way you suggest (and I agree that sounds better) then I do not understand why the notch to hold the guy is where it is or the shape it is. In any case, whichever way they were put in they bent VERY easily - and you do not pay titanium prices for that to happen. I've had cheapo aluminium pegs from Mountain Warehouse type places that were stronger than these. So this all leaves my simple brain somewhat confused. But I do not care now as I have had a refund and purchased Tornadoes!FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-70463515524730580752014-10-08T10:50:07.019+01:002014-10-08T10:50:07.019+01:00If you can't experiment, just think of it this...If you can't experiment, just think of it this way:<br />The pull on the peg is in the direction of the tent? Which is equivalent to a push from behind in that same direction? It's obviously going to be easier to bush something through the soil if the point is in the direction of travel rather than the open V (which will tend to resist more).Molenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-60866505829322568052014-10-08T10:39:31.265+01:002014-10-08T10:39:31.265+01:00Nice trip David BTW! We walked around there last ...Nice trip David BTW! We walked around there last year whilst on the way to visiting Shropshire relatives - very pretty valleys. Stayed at the campsite on the other side of the Mynd at Ratlinghope is ok and a short but nice walk to the Pub at Bridges (which does excellent Ale from Bishops Castle and reasonable food). There is a Youth Hostel there too. Seems a popular stopping place for LEJOG cyclists.Molenoreply@blogger.com