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Rims if you just want hard as nuts, sjs sells unfancy but reliable kit. Cheaper rims may have a protrusion near seam but unless they're mega cheap shouldn't fail. Mavic A519 are very good, Le 100 kg Manfriend uses them, but I don't know if successor is as good :)
Rigida is an old touring fav. See what sjs uses for their wheels to get an idea :)
In a frame is OK, just a little more hassle as no comfy table to sit behind ^=^
JWestland
spokes - 28/32
budget - spend what I need to on rims and spokes, got hubs here from old wheels I'll probably re-use (DA 7700) Budget is more of an issue for equipment as I don't fancy spending a lot on kit I probably won't use very often, I'm wondering what the most basic set up I can get away with is really or if cheap equipment will suck the enjoyment out of it all and end up with poor results. When I built the bmx wheels as a kid I just did it in the bike, what's the general opinion on that?
rims - Had previous good experience with CXP 23, 33, open pro, velocity a23. Haven't been very impressed by entry level factory campag (scirrocco), miche or fulcrum in the past.
light if poss, suited to climbing and general road use, I'm about 62kg (before xmas) and don't race or tend to abuse equipment.
Withered preacher - Thanks, had a look at sheldon, he's quite realistic in his approach I got the sense that sticking with something fairly conventional and nothing too exotic is the general advice there.
t_w - thanks, amazon have it for around £20, pity there's no 'look inside' preview facility on amazon. I imagine there's a lot more advanced info in there than I'll need or what you reckon, suitable for beginner? I'm tempted to see how I go with Sheldon in the first instance.