FAO: Frank & Magic

kinda puts our efforts to shame!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8256589.stm

lunatic!

 

Easy , just keep imagining kenny miller is about 8 inches behind you

 

getting buggered by kenny miller would probably less exhausting physically and mentally than running 1,100 miles in 51 days

his eye pits do scare me though

 

Thats why my £4 went to 'Rangers minded' Eddie

 

bastard

 

Im not sure about what I think about that , other than to express my concern that you thought i through

 

LR did you not get Franks email? He decided we're doing this instead of the WHW

 

well apparently you only only need 5 wks prep

one of the guys i'm doing it with has done **** all training and thought it was on in mid may until i told him it was easter wkend last night;

".......oh"

 

I've done **** all really LR Been going to the gym but end up usually just swimming for ages

I don't even have a clue what kind of stuff I need to get and don't have anyone coming with me

 

Try these sites
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/
http://www.mandmdirect.com/default.asp?a=resetsearch

Essentials you'll need are:

Walking boots (might be able to use your site ones.
Big warm jacket (again site jacket would work although it'll look ****)
Water bottle
Socks
More socks
Another 5 pairs of socks
Compass
Knife
Fruit and snack bars for nutrition
Sleeping bag

I'm sorted for everything apart from the jacket, and I'll probably buy a hiking bag as well. Should we just meet at the start point or does anyone else know a good meeting point?

Dont think anyone is coming with me either, I'm not too fussed about that though.

 

I reckon I'll probably look to spend about 100 quid for stuff. Will have a look at what I have just now I could use. You forgot to put a manbag as an essential Frank

I was thinking of getting the train from central to Milngavnie and then find my way there. How you planning on getting there?

 

Walking the WHW with a manbag would be some sight. Think my Grandad would kill me with his bare hands for that.

I only spent £17 on my outdoor jacket, £12 on a knife, £3 on a compass and £5 on an inside fleece. I'm only going to take a wee rucksack which will contain, socks, rope, ordnance maps, torch and food The sleeping back will sit beside it.

I want to kill a rabbit or something and eat it on this trek.

 

Thats not as much as I was expecting I might try nick one of the OS maps we have in the office. We have 3 or 4 copies of each one

I'll need to get a rucksack but will see about getting deals with it. Barras for a knife or even a sword You taking a wee foldaway tent or anything?

I'll get more site socks ordered today I think. We get big fleecey ones that are brilliant

 

OS maps are ****e, better off with a ****ing A-Z. Its all mapped out on the website anyway. Those Ordnance maps are only about 7 quid.

I'm not going to bother with a tent, just going to sleep rough with a makeshift shelter. Cant see me spending much time sleeping anyway as I want to be finished by the Sunday morning

 

if you want to save on weight just get a bivvy bag for your sleeping bag (the survival ones are £3 or something) and buy a poncho and some bungee cords/string/tent pegs, if the two of you team up you can also split the weight of a tent if you go with that go for a camelbak aswell if you see one cheap, it'll be great for the cycling

we're cheating and going for it in a oner so not even bothering with that.

 

Think I'll just take a sleeping bag and wear some thick clothes. I got my hair all cut off on Monday so not got that a cushion anymore

Will have a look online for stuff over the weekend and hopefully get everything sorted. I'll need hiking boots now so I can wear them in. My company won't get us any, we need to wear steel toe cap and midsole wellies

 

I bettered your donation on franks page LR <up_ye>

 

get a bivvy bag at least mate, a pissed wet through sleeping bag isnt much fun, plus it weighs about 10 times as much as a dry one when you're lugging it about

another thing thats helped me is wear really thin cotton socks under your walking socks (these stick to your feet with sweat like a 2nd skin an prevent blisters). my feet are weak so i'm all over stuff like that

http://www.beunstoppable.co.uk/

 

at least we're being mature about this

 

I ****ing knew thats why you had donated £11. Anyone else out there fancy raising the stakes? Anyone?

LR - How'd you mean doing it in one? Are you saying you're not sleeping? I'm up for a bit of that, I assumed others would want to sleep which is why I bothered about the sleeping bag. You'd still need one incase you get lost.