It's a rectangular affair, which for me has 2 advantages over the "mummy" style, which most sleeping bags seem to be these days. Firstly it is a lot less restrictive of movement; when I move in a mummy style bag, the bag tries to move with me, which means I often end up being tangled up and getting into a claustrophobic panic trying to untangle myself. I'm hoping that with this bag, that is less likely to happen.
Secondly, this bag has a zip along the side and at the bottom so that I can turn it into a double sized blanket if I need to.
I also got a Swiss Army knife during the week with a very important attachment - a cork screw.
It being the beginning of the month, I've just been paid so now I'm like a kid in a toyshop with half a crown burning a hole in my pocket. In terms of kit which is not dependent on my physical size (this week I lost nearly 1.5kg by the way) the only thing on my shopping list is a pair of poles, so I'll be investing in a pair of Pacer Poles this week. I have a bit of a dodgy knee which occasionally decides to give me gyp and I'm hoping that walking with a pair of poles will lessen the impact on my knees.
I've only got about another 144 get ups until I set off on this journey, so I really need to start thinking about getting into walking shape. Work is hell at the moment and I have little time to myself during the hours of daylight during the week which means I need to start using the weekends to get some miles into my legs between now and the Easter break. So every weekend for the next 4 weeks I'm intent on getting a 10 mile walk into what little spare time I have.
Speaking of Easter, we've just booked a couple of nights in the Derbyshire Peak District to get some serious walking done. I'm also planning to use the Easter break (I have 2 weeks off work) to get some 30km walks along the towpath of the river where I live.
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