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+====== SOTA & Similar Awards - Personal Equipment ======
 SOTA (//Summits on the Air//), POTA (//Parks on the Air//) and HEMA (//Humps Excluding Marilyns Award//) are radio but in the Great Outdoors as they say. See below information regarding the person equipment not radio related to have a fun but safe journey into the great outdoors.
 ===== Boots =====
-{{:classic-leather-boots.jpg?200 |}} There are many different types of boots on the market they can range in price for £40.00 all the way to the hundreds of pounds. To enjoy the great outdoors you don’t need the super high end unless you are going up something like K2 (which in sota in the uk is very unlikely to get anything like that), however bear in mind that if you are on the hills everyday you might need to invest more money to get a longer lasting boots. For the every couple of weekend walkers the low to mid range price around £100.00 will be fine.
+{{:classic-leather-boots.jpg?200 |}} There are many different types of boots on the market - they can range in price for £40.00 all the way to the hundreds of pounds. To enjoy the great outdoors you don’t need the super high end unless you are going up something like K2 (which in SOTA in the uk is very unlikely to get anything like that), however bear in mind that if you are on the hills everyday you might need to invest more money to get a longer lasting boots. For the every couple of weekend walkers the low to mid range price around £100.00 will be fine.
 Sizing boots is more important than people think, don't get the size you normally are as most people are a size bigger than they normally are. There are two reasons for this one: you will be wearing bigger socks so they take up more room and you don’t want your feet rubbing. Secondly when you walk for long hours and distances your feet expand and this creates problems if your boots are too small your feet will curl up and be damaged. Lastly when you feel for a boots fit easy tip is that the boots should be secure round the ankle and have wiggle room in the toes.
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 {{:winter-ski-gloves.jpg?200 |}} Hat and gloves are needed no matter what, in the outdoors. As they help protect exposed areas of the body which can be damaged over time from cold weather. In the case of hands could get frostbite in the high hills in Scotland and around the world. So you should have a pair just in case even in summer as the weather on top of hills can change at a moment's notice. There are two types of hats you need depending on weather one being a beanie type which will be for winter, the second being a sun hat for summer as the heat on your head can be damaging just as much as the cold in winter. Gloves for most of the year woollen gloves will be fine to keep you warm but when it come to deep winter when snow comes you need to make sure you have snow gloves this is due to woollen gloves get wet and they will not longer provide the protection you need as the glove part that touches your hands needs to be dry to effectively protect your hands.
 Lastly if you have made this far through the artic, I hope this has informed you with the information needed to help get the equipment you need. One last tip is when you go into the outdoor shops high end and low end. Ask for help as the people working there have a lot of knowledge which they more than be happy to past on to you. So get the correct equipment for what you are doing and so you have a safe and happy day in the outdoors.
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