PEAK DISTRICT PACKING LIST - TECH
**I always take my mobile phone with me. It's always fully charged. I rarely make any outgoing calls and I can't access the internet on it so I should be able to stay in contact in case of an emergency for a long time. Oh, and I cut short any incoming calls.
**I haven't got one and I don't need one. I suppose you'd use it to charge up your phone in your car.
**I don't need one.
**Why would I want to be distracted on a walk? Could someone please explain?
PEAK DISTRICT PACKING LIST - ESSENTIAL BITS
**I keep my tablets in my wallet and always make sure I've got some 20p coins for the toilets, if I need them.
**I travel to the Peak District on public transport and so I am wearing my hiking boots when I leave home.
**I'm not carrying any unnecessary weight in my rucksack.
**I have a general first aid kit with some extra items for dealing with blisters.
**I keep ibuprofen tablets in my wallet, and there are extra ones in my first aid kit.
**I don't need nail clippers.
**It's in my rucksack somewhere.
**I don't use it.
**I don't use this either.
**My toilet roll is always wrapped in a cellophone bag to keep it dry.
**A paper map and compass are more than handy, they're essential
PEAK DISTRICT PACKING LIST - GEAR
**I always take a rucksack, no matter how short or easy the walk is.
**I had a walking pole for a few months, it was a birthday gift. It didn't last long. I think using two poles rather than one might be better for me.
**Obviously I always take something to drink with me. I wouldn't get one of the bladders though, it's a lot of hassle cleaning them.
**I don't go walking when it's forecast to rain so I don't need one.
**Many years ago I bought a pair. I couldn't see the point of them, they were a lot of faffing about.
**I use bread bags.
PEAK DISTRICT PACKING LIST - CLOTHING
**In the winter I wear several tee-shirts under my thicker fleeces to stay warm. In the summer I wear something with long sleeves to protect me from bites and scratches.
**I always wear them; I need the extra pockets to put stuff in.
**I don't own any of the specialist equipment listed in the next three items - I don't need them for my day walks which I only do when the weather's decent.
**I always take gloves with me although I rarely wear them - they're impractical for taking photographs or handling my map.
**I'm not sure what a buff or neck gaiter is - I usually wear a scarf in the cold weather though.
**Yes, I always take a hat although quite often it remains in my rucksack.
**I always take a spare pair of socks, on a couple of occasions they've come in handy when I've needed to do emergency repairs to my boots in order to get to the nearest bus stop.
**I suppose by waterproof trousers they mean overtrousers. I take a pair to put on over my walking trousers if they're particularly muddy, only after completing the walk though and before I get on the bus.
**There's pair in one of the pouches of my rucksack.
I have to book a day out with Siobhan, my support worker, quite a bit in advance and so have to deal with whatever the weather is. Today's not been too pleasant at times, periods of sunshine, but also some quite heavy rain. I'd already decided to go to Hemswell Antiques Centre, just beyond Gainsborough...it's our regular choice when we're looking for somewhere indoors dry and warm.
There are actually several separate buildings on the site, it's a former RAF base. There are a couple of cafes, but the menus are rather limited and so we decided to pop out to Uncle Henry's, a farm shop and restaurant a few miles away to the north. We then returned to Hemswell top look around a couple more of the buildings before setting off for home.
