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A Buyer’s Guide to Dunham Boots

February 26th, 2010 Comments off

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If you want a pair of quality hiking boots, consider buying some Dunham boots. Dunham boots have been involved in the hiking market for years and have built themselves up with a solid reputation for quality and technologically advanced hiking boots.

Before you buy Dunham boots, you should start to look online to see what you can find. There is a variety of hiking boot solutions out there for you to get if you just spend the time looking around to see what you can find. Dunham offers a huge selection of different hiking boot lines for you to choose from.

There are a few important things to keep in mind when looking for the perfect set of boots. For one, it’s essential that you get a pair of hiking boots that are waterproof. When you hike, you will no doubt encounter water and the last thing you want to do is get your feet wet. If your hiking boots are not waterproof, you are at risk for getting your feet wet. You can purchase Dunham boots that are waterproof.

Hiking is a strenuous activity. It’s a good idea that you get hiking boots that are lightweight and easily breathable. Your feet will have a tendency to sweat – especially if you wear normal hiking boots. But if you opt for Dunham Goretex hiking boots, your feet will stay dry even when you hike. Goretex boots allow your feet to breathe because Goretex allows air to pass through your boots. This means your feet won’t sweat. Goretex is also water proof.

Goretex hiking boots also help to prevent your feet from sweating since the Goretex material will allow air to pass through your boots but it won’t let water in. Thus your feet can breathe and will stay dry while you hike – even if you encounter water.

To buy Dunham hiking boots, make sure you spend some time looking around on the internet – there are plenty of retailers out there that sell them.

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Stow All Gear In A Versatile Dry Bag

February 2nd, 2010 Comments off

A resilient dry bag provides a perfect response for those requiring a small to large-sized pouch for safeguarding personal items from spray or rainfall.

A multi-purpose dry bag, with hardwearing design, containing a polyurethane outer layer, and waterproofed stitches to guarantee all equipment is taken care. A necessity on those occasions where venturing out to a lake, river, or pond, and safeguards against an unforeseen fall.

Popular styles of water resistant bags consist of -

A water-resistant sack, dry bag or pouch, manufactured in a resilient plastic or vinyl-type material to offer 100% protection of clothes, cards, cameras, ID’s to hiking maps or a GPS system. Available in a variety of sizes, a dry bag is perfect for multiple outdoor pursuits, such as backpacking, camping to a variety of water sports. A series of bungee cords, D rings or lanyard feature for a no-hassle solution for attaching or carrying.

A high-impact bum bag or fanny pack, constructed in solid plastic material, serves as a suitable solution for those require a secure place to hold small every day items, such as a cell phone, keys, credit cards, money, or a passport. An on-the-go tote of this nature is great for those participating in fishing, jet skiing, surfing, or paddling.

Researching for the ideal dry bag in most cases comes down to the nature of the pastime, load capacity (1 to 55-litre), and the degree of protect if offers. A light, water-repellent nylon sack is great for a day at the beach, theme park, or water park, while a more substantially sized pouch is more appealing if venturing out on a touring kayak or multi-day hiking adventure.

Where it becomes a necessity to pack a GPS system, fishfinder, VHF radio of similar such high-priced kit it is often recommended to ‘double pack’, i.e. go with two dry pouches, as this makes certain of a heightened level of protection.

All in all, if it’s a long-term getaway on a touring kayak, a trekking expedition or a camp adventure, a waterproof pouch is the ideal protection to shield equipment from wet conditions.

See more articles by Phillip Mortis on the versatile Dry Bag, as well as those written on such topics as the Rolling Duffle Bag.

A Quiet Anglesey Cove, Traeth Bychan Beach, Great Coastal Views and Ideal Dinghy Launch Pad

August 31st, 2009 Comments off

Small, quiet, and sheltered east facing Traeth Bychan beach south of Moelfre on Anglesey is reached down a winding country lane off the A5025. come here and you will appreciate some beautiful coastal views from the peaks of Carneddau on the mainland, to Puffin Island, Llanddona heights, Great Orme and Liverpool Bay.

Traeth Bychan is rocky on each side of the cove, giving way to a mixture of gravelly sand and small pebbles as the beach reaches up to the small stone and concrete boat park. This quiet location is the home of Red Wharf Bay Sailing and Watersports Club, and when we arrived on this occasion there were a number of dinghies and motor craft being towed up from the water, while a fishing boat waited for its trailer to arrive.

At the dinghy park on this beach there are Lasers, Toppers, Mirrors, GP14′s and other classes. The beach faces the east and so is ideal for launching boats, when the prevailing wind on Anglesey is from the south west. When we arrived here the sun was out and some keen, though tired, sailors were helping guide a vehicle with launch trailer into the water.

There are some interesting rock formations along the sides of Traeth Bychan beach, above which is a thick grassy slope. Here you will also find the Anglesey Coastal Path meandering its way between Benllech and Moelfre to the north, and its easy to access the path from near the beach. Go down the lane past the shop and car park to your right, on the corner to the left is the entrance to the path behind a white beach cottage.

If you want a cup of coffee, tea or an ice cream, don’t worry, as Traeth Bychan beach cafe is literally only about 25 metres up on the right from this small sandy cove. Next to the cafe is a public car park with space for about 25 cars. Opposite the cafe and also on the hill behind are static caravans, which could be a good vacation base for your island explorations.

A good time to come to this quiet, sheltered beach is autumn and winter, when you can really appreciate the fine sea views and coastal walks, with little if any boating activity taking place. Traeth Bychan has a historic angle which many are not aware of, relating to a maritime incident in Liverpool bay.

On 1 June 1939 HMS Thetis, a “T” Class submarine built at Cammell Laird ship yard in 1938, left her mooring in the Mersey with 103 crew aboard to carry out some trials in Liverpool Bay. Tragically, due to some unusual extreme events the sub never resurfaced and all crew bar four were lost. A few months after this tragedy, Thetis was brought to the surface and beached on Traeth Bychan beach, here on the east Anglesey coast.

Whether you come here on a fine, clear winter’s day for a walk across the beach, or in the heat of a summer’s day are launching your dinghy for coastal exploration, the memory of Thetis and her lost crew will remain.

The author, David Phillips, lives on magical Anglesey island off North Wales, and manages an online resource covering local news and events. Enjoy breathtaking sea views, or sail your dinghy from the sheltered beach at Traeth Bychan near Moelfre.