I think a 50l Rucksack is the perfect size for most Alpine and Winter use. I use the Lowe Alpine Attack 50 by preference. (I tend to use a Lowe Alpine 65+15 for backpacking.) When choosing a bigger rucksac, the most important things to bear in mind are; Comfort, comfort and comfort! Everyone is a different shape » read more »
GPSU, is an excellent and affordable (c.a. £20) resource allowing management of waypoints, routes and trackpoints against a digital map background. Its the one I tend to use most as it has the major advantage of being able to hold more than 500 waypoints at one time. As its shareware there is also a limited free » read more »
Ozi-Explorer is a professional but more expensive (c.a. $65) resource allowing management of waypoints, routes and trackpoints against a digital map background. As its shareware there is also a limited free trial version. www.oziexplorer.com
Mag-Way; a good basic free waypoint editor for Magellan GPS units, with the advantage of being able to convert travel information into routes / waypoints with a little bit of extra free software.
Ordnance Survey have a Get-a-map service; providing a free mapping service of up to 10 maps at various scales subject to accepting their terms and conditions which include displaying a copyright acknowledgement. I personally find these too small to be of much use. Better sources of free maps are or . Click on the map » read more »
Author: Phil Newby