I'm just about to equip myself with a digital camera... I'd appreciate a bit of guidance or some thoughts about looking after this thing. Is it correct for me to assume that I'll have to be a little/lot more protective of my new toy (a G3) than I previously have been with SLRs? How scared of rain...

As the Weather seems fairly mild, my wife & I are off to Pembrokeshire on Friday night - one night in Tenby and one in St.Davids or Solva (haven't booked yet). I was planning on either a couple of circular walks (such as around St.Davids) or using some of the walkers Bus services along the coastal...

Hi there Just thought we might all like to know about this site :- www.Walking-Routes.co.uk

I read that they have closed the YHA Adventure stores.and that Karrimor have aquired some of the shops , around this time of year they used to do a 25% off sale does this still happen with the owners and if so when . Any suggestions for a two man all season tent thats not too heavy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3230869.stm Now if we stay on the roads we will be fine with all those cute cuddly cars....... Richard Webb

On the hill opposite my house is a dragon. It hides itself away in summer, but in autumn and winter, when the larches have divested themselves of their greenery, the dragon, picked out in the darker green of what may be Sitka Spruce, is clearly visible. Ever since the beast on the hill was...

Hi, I have just returned from 3 weeks holiday in Cornwall and spent almost everyday walking different parts of the coast path as day walks.The problem I found was apart from the Lizard and Land`s End areas, circular walks were a pain to arrange. So mostly we retraced our steps which made the...

Every couple of years/or when development has increased enough, it's time for a new digital cam. Paul Saunders mentioned the Canon EOS 300D which Jessops is selling for £899 + EF-S-55M lens. In today's DT, Digital Depot has the Olympus E 20 5 x mill pivels, plus W/con 08B lens, T/con 14B lens and...

I've just upgraded my system to Win XP and a new printer, best thing is a large hard drive so I now have all 1:50,000 maps North of the Humber on my machine. On my previous system I was able to print a map (limited to A4) to file via the printer driver. My new printer doesn't allow his. In...

Andy Mabbett wrote in news:obT9vZXkBeg : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3167312.stm I suppose it's no worse than any other form of walking by numbers. Talking of which, I have recently had a brilliant business idea.

I have taken delivery of this upgrade and I note from inspection that the Exif data has slots for GPS. information. Thus IF you had a camera that took note of GPS (Which camera?) and you saved in RAW format files and downloaded same you could view this info. So far I haven't sussed IF I can...

Hi all I'm looking into buying some brasher hillmaster GTX boots, I was wondering if the soles would wear out if I walked too much on concrete. TIA Andy

On the expedition weekend I realised that I hadn't photographed all the main waterfalls in my local area, which seemed a logical thing to do during the course of the month. It would be nice to produce a collection of "October Waterfalls" pictures, twelve in all (ten at Ystradfellte, plus nearby...

Further to my thread looking for size 13 boots, I have managed to get a list of boots which come in this size: Contour Harrier - £59.99 Demon Canyon - £80 Karrimor Solitude GTX - £80 Altberg Northfell Microlite £84.99 Garmont Vegan £75 Brasher Freelite GTX ...

Hi All Just back from Kilimanjaro (Rongai Route) and Tarangire Conservation Area. Had a brilliant time, and can recommend the Treetops lodge in Tarangire for those who like a bit of peace and quiet! If anyone's interested, I've put up a load of photos at www.tomalin.org/charles/tanzania Enjoy

For something a little different. Had part of Friday of last week free, so ascended the highest point in the state of Georgia, USA. Brasstown Bald (that is the peaks name), is 4,784 ft, so about the same height as Ben Nevis. Not bad for a southern US state. The summit has a fire tower, viewing...

Hi there, I'm looking to buy a new colour inkjet printer this week, does anyone have any recommendations? I would love to buy the Epson 2100 (£520), as discussed in other threads, but I just can't afford that at the moment, or the Epson 950 (£250+) either. :-( I'll be using the printer for...

Took the 10 am ferry from Oban to Craignure this morning.( additional sailing and last at this time till mid December ). The sun was out and the wind light although there was a distinct feel of autumn in the air. We went as foot passengers for £5.40 each return and the 45 minute crossing was a...

I'd saved up enough brownie points to get a couple of days away up north so... Saturday 25th October We set off from Leeds, where I'd established base camp on a friends floor, around 8am and enjoyed an empty, frosty and hugely picturesque drive up the A65. Having made a customary stop at Booths in...