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            5 --[ My wee Microadventures
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            8 I am a fan of the author Alastair Humphreys for many years now; he
            9 coined the term Microadventures [0], and I love the idea. Since I don't
           10 drive and rely on self-powered travel or public transport, I have been
           11 doing these every few months. In the last six months, though, I have
           12 been more active on this front, spending most weekends on day-long walks
           13 or cycles. I take my shortwave radio atop hills to see what I can find
           14 or my metal detector to secluded foreshores.
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           17 I eventually bought myself a British Army Bivvy Bag [1] along with the
           18 standard-issue Modular Sleep System, ex-surplus, for less than £100.
           19 With this extra bit of kit, I am now able to walk and cycle a lot
           20 further, just throwing down the bivvy wherever, without having to worry
           21 about the time and heading home before dark. Given that we only get
           22 around 6 hours of daylight for the next few months, it is quite a good
           23 investment. I read "The Book of the Bivvy" by Ronald Turnbull, which was
           24 a great primer on the history of the bivvy bag, one to checkout if you
           25 are interested in the subject.
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           28 He has a book coming out called 'Local,' which I managed to get a week
           29 ago. I think it's officially out in January. So far, so good; it's about
           30 him covering his local area using an OS survey map around his house over
           31 the course of a year. I'm looking forward to reading more and using some
           32 of his ideas for own local surroundings.
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           35 ... Reading this back it sounds like an Ad - its not!
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           38 0. gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/Microadventure
           39 1. gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/Bivouac_shelter
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           42 .EOF