Well it wasn't raining ! so passing through Settle I picked up a pack of Hotties (£3:20) from Settle coal co. Having tried them in the Folding Firebox and the garden Minions they're superb especially where there's no local wood. Drove to Horton in Ribblesdale then along the dead end road to High Birkwith, the tarmack stopped and I carried on up a track, here's looking back from where I stopped just before the Bridalway (no vehicles)
I'd taken my trolly to replenish a hidden stash of fuel,wine,water to where I was going, as the next time in I'll come by train and hike in
Set off along the Bridalway passing
turned off the Bridalway and headed for the rock line
couple of hundred yards away
Over 20 years ago I asked the Farmer if he'd mind me sleeping here "what yer want to do that for"
"well it's out of the wind and sheltered if it's raining" I replied "you must be mad yer daft Bu**er
if you let me know I could drop a bale of straw off with the quad" his reply
Just goes to show if you don't ask, you'll never know
I used 1/2 a Hottie cut into x2 and each cut length ways, lit with Birch bark and a few Birch sticks
they burnt for 1-3/4 hour and the Firebox was still hot
I made Smash up in a Roasting bag and put in a cosy after making a brew and put the carrots in a cosy
after heating them on the stove
I'd taken my trolly to replenish a hidden stash of fuel,wine,water to where I was going, as the next time in I'll come by train and hike in
Set off along the Bridalway passing
turned off the Bridalway and headed for the rock line
couple of hundred yards away
Over 20 years ago I asked the Farmer if he'd mind me sleeping here "what yer want to do that for"
"well it's out of the wind and sheltered if it's raining" I replied "you must be mad yer daft Bu**er
if you let me know I could drop a bale of straw off with the quad" his reply
Just goes to show if you don't ask, you'll never know
I used 1/2 a Hottie cut into x2 and each cut length ways, lit with Birch bark and a few Birch sticks
they burnt for 1-3/4 hour and the Firebox was still hot
I made Smash up in a Roasting bag and put in a cosy after making a brew and put the carrots in a cosy
after heating them on the stove
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