Having to drop my daughter off at her new farm job, it wasn't worth it to drive all the way home again just to come back 3hrs later, so I googled mapped and found a large woodland not far from the farm. I'd packed my new (to me) berghaus cyclops crusader with a bit odds and sods. I'd also seen a new tarp designed I wanted to have a go at, so I could keep myself occupied.
The woods is an oak and ash plantation from the looks of it. On a slight slope with small brook running through the middle of it. I meandered about in the woods for a half hour before I decided to put the rucksack down.
The configuration is enclosed, tied to a tree at one point. You're probably familiar with it.
It's really quite practical and very simple to put up. I'll definitely be using it during the winter. Although I am a little concerned about how much condensation there will be, there is a fair bit of ventilation.
Time for a brew! I put together the Lixada collapsible wood stove, collected some birch bark and some dry hanging oak twigs, and got the water on the go. I really do need to find a nice canvas bag for the kettle, it's looking a tad sooty now....
As the kettle got to the boil, I laid back and pretended that I hadn't set my tarp up into the wind, and that the wood smoke wasn't annoying at all....
I drank my brew, ate a biscuit bar and relaxed for an hour or so, before packing it all away and heading back to the farm to collect my daughter. She loved her first day, did a bit of cleaning, a bit of boxing up in the farm shop, and got stuck into hearding sheep and getting the rams out. At 14 she ain't afraid of a bit of work bless her, and she earns her own cash. As luck would have it, I'll now be knocking deer over for the farmer as well, going 50/50 on the meat. Can't argue with that.
Have a great weekend folks.
The woods is an oak and ash plantation from the looks of it. On a slight slope with small brook running through the middle of it. I meandered about in the woods for a half hour before I decided to put the rucksack down.
The configuration is enclosed, tied to a tree at one point. You're probably familiar with it.
It's really quite practical and very simple to put up. I'll definitely be using it during the winter. Although I am a little concerned about how much condensation there will be, there is a fair bit of ventilation.
Time for a brew! I put together the Lixada collapsible wood stove, collected some birch bark and some dry hanging oak twigs, and got the water on the go. I really do need to find a nice canvas bag for the kettle, it's looking a tad sooty now....
As the kettle got to the boil, I laid back and pretended that I hadn't set my tarp up into the wind, and that the wood smoke wasn't annoying at all....
I drank my brew, ate a biscuit bar and relaxed for an hour or so, before packing it all away and heading back to the farm to collect my daughter. She loved her first day, did a bit of cleaning, a bit of boxing up in the farm shop, and got stuck into hearding sheep and getting the rams out. At 14 she ain't afraid of a bit of work bless her, and she earns her own cash. As luck would have it, I'll now be knocking deer over for the farmer as well, going 50/50 on the meat. Can't argue with that.
Have a great weekend folks.
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