Scandinavian lightweight backpacking
Friday March 22nd, 2019 On arrival at Malmö central train station I found a suitable place to purchase a coffee to go and made my way out of the busy terminal. The time was just after 11:00 am when I began the walk out of Malmö heading north up to Bjärred. This walk is SL5 …
How I reduced my pack weight If your pack weight is not important to you and shaving the grams is of no interest then maybe you should close this page now. But if you genuinely want to learn how I pack lighter, then read on ... I often receive emails from readers asking about gear …
I own two HMG Windrider backpacks including both 2400 (40L) and 3400 (55L) sizes. See my full backpack gear review here. I use the HMG packing POD system together with my Windrider backpacks. They will also fit other backpacks; you don't need to own a HMG backpack. However they are designed to fit perfectly in …
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Småland Outdoor (Axel) from Sweden and I have been reading each other's blogs and supporting each other on social media for a couple of years. We therefore decided some months ago that it was about time for a meet-up. The first weekend in November 2018 was marked on our respective calendars and finally the time …
Section hiking Skåneleden long distance sub-trail SL4 from Eljaröd bus stop to Ystad in the south Monday 1st October 2018 Camp 2 to Ystad train station 15.6 km Since my last two posts I've had time this weekend to study my tracking data. I've in fact walked 70 km and not 65 km over the …
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Section hiking Skåneleden long distance sub-trail SL4 from Eljaröd bus stop to Ystad in the south Sunday 30th September 2018 Lövestads Åsar to Vitabäck to Snogeholm to Camp two - 34 km total for the day I had a reasonably good night's sleep without waking up too much. My Swedish shelter friends talked and enjoyed …
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Section hiking Skåneleden long distance sub-trail SL4 from Eljaröd bus stop to Ystad in the south Saturday 29th September 2018 Eljaröd Bus Stop to Verkasjön to Heinge to Lövestads Åsar (Camp 1) 19.6 km total for day 1 I rode a train from Copenhagen central staion to Malmö and the another train to Ystad. From …
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