Now that Alpkit's future seems a little more stable (for the short term, at least): I've got a pile of reward codes to use that I'll never get through before they expire.
I can gift them to other people, perhaps in exchange for a donation to my JustGiving page of 50% of the code value.
If you're interested, get in touch. I'll provide a code of your chosen value, and trust you to make a donation once you've successfully used the code.
(T&Cs for the codes in second image)
Alpkit have apparently gone into administration according to reddit/forums
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F9m70azy55vfg1.jpeg
https://www.ukhillwalking.com/forums/gear/alpkit_call_in_administrators-787745
#alpkit gear is always well priced and good quality, the packaging is an absolute delight as well.
I think 13 years of very regular use (commuting, carrying groceries, trips etc.) is pretty good for a £22.50 waterproof #rucksack. Sadly the lining was going, and tears were starting to appear. Luckily #alpkit still make the same bag, a Gourdon 20 in chili red (now 45€).
This is probably the hardest adventure my long suffering #AlpKit Gordon daypack has had to endure.
Making the most of our weekend in Kielder by getting out on the big bike today. First time round the Lonesome Pine trail. Feeling a bit out of practice, and didn't have anybody with me, so taking it very steady on the way down, but great fun. Definitely worth having another go when I'm feeling more confident.
https://www.forestryengland.uk/kielder-forest/lonesome-pine-trail-kielder
#KielderForest #MTB #Northumberland #Cycling #sonder #alpkit
Starting on the Lakeside Way, the trail heads up to the top of Purdom Pike at over 1000 feet where you will be greeted by quite simply breath-taking views of the North Tyne Valley and beyond. To help get you across the boggy terrain of Purdom Pike is a 1000 yards of timber 'fly-over', the longest of its kind in England.To find out about mountain bike hire, contact our on-site hire specialists.
LEAVE NO TRACE?
Nice article in the Alpkit advertising mag (I love this company).
I'll quote a paragraph, from Alastair Humphreys, but the whole is in the photograph.
"There's an irony in the phrase 'Leave No Trace'. Of course, we should tread lightly - packing out our rubbish, respecting wildlife, and not tramping wildflowers. But what if, instead of leaving no trace, we made more effort to leave a positive trace? A smile to a stranger. A cleaned-up fire pit. A friendly conversation with a farmer. Instead of sneaking through the land as if we don't belong what if we walked through it as caretakers?
Just because we're camping by motorbike, it doesn't mean we can't be civilised.
#motorcycle #camping #chimay #alpkit #sonder #GoNicePlacesDoGoodThings #coffee
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