what's your sleeping setup.?

[Shewie]

Parachute or tarp for shelter/cooking area

Yup, that's next on the list

 

[rik_uk3]

There are a few on eBay, £39.99. What me and mate Nigel have found is that the more you have an open fire under it the more waterproof they become, must be the tar from the smoke I guess. Its what we use now all year round and my tent(s) really are just for setting up beds etc in.

 

[Shewie]

There are a few on eBay, £39.99. What me and mate Nigel have found is that the more you have an open fire under it the more waterproof they become, must be the tar from the smoke I guess. Its what we use now all year round and my tent(s) really are just for setting up beds etc in.

Grooveski and Toddy kind of share one which we use on trips sometimes, just fancied getting one of my own although I'm sure we don't actually NEED two

Endicotts have some nice South African ones in at the moment which I'm looking at.

 

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Depending on where I am going/doing

Tents -

MSR Hubba Hubba
Vango Hurricane 300

Hammocks -

Ticket to the moon double
Warbonnet Blackbird double skin

Tarps -

OES Deluxe silnylon
Integral Designs 12ft silnylon

Insulation -

Rab Quantum Endurance 250
Rab Quantum Endurance 600
Thermarest Neoair Regular
Unsponsored 3/4 Down underquilt 3 Season in black pertex
Unsponsored 3/4 Down underquilt 2 Season in black pertex
Unsponsored Down over blanket in black pertex 2-3 season

 

[shogun]

well am new to bushcraft but this is what i have bought.....shogun

dd tarp 3x3
british army basha
snugpak special forces combo sleep system..
softie 3 for summer
softie 10 for winter
british army gortex bivi bag
karrimor self inflating mat

 

[rik_uk3]

Grooveski and Toddy kind of share one which we use on trips sometimes, just fancied getting one of my own although I'm sure we don't actually NEED two

Endicotts have some nice South African ones in at the moment which I'm looking at.

To be honest Shewie, if my knees and back were a bit more co-operative I'd dump all my tents and just use the chute. You can rig it as a tarp shelter in nice weather and then rig it as a tipi when it gets cold. For woodland and more sheltered camping its all you really need due to its versatility in rigging configurations. It must be an age thing with me but I love the idea of the chute as a meeting place and kitchen, somewhere to eat, have a pint, chat, get warm and then retire to my cot bed in a tent; somewhere different from any sort of communal area. As much as I love camping with my son and friends sometimes its nice to have a few moments 'me' time so having the tent provides this.

 

[treadlightly]

To be honest Shewie, if my knees and back were a bit more co-operative I'd dump all my tents and just use the chute. You can rig it as a tarp shelter in nice weather and then rig it as a tipi when it gets cold. For woodland and more sheltered camping its all you really need due to its versatility in rigging configurations. It must be an age thing with me but I love the idea of the chute as a meeting place and kitchen, somewhere to eat, have a pint, chat, get warm and then retire to my cot bed in a tent; somewhere different from any sort of communal area. As much as I love camping with my son and friends sometimes its nice to have a few moments 'me' time so having the tent provides this.

So you find the chute water resistant enough, even in foul weather or do you also need a tent/tarp for the heavy rain?

 

[forestwalker]

Tarp or the tentipi
generally a groundsheet, except in winter wenh it makes things too slippery
foam pad and/or reindeer hide (both in winter or if I want to be supercomfy)
sleeping bag or in summer a blanket

 

[jamesdevine]

I have three types of Shelter and I use the same bag and Mat for them all.

Hellberg Akto
Henessy Hammock
Green Bivvy bag & 6x8 DPMTrap (Need to replace the Tarp with a larger square one)
Golite Adrenaline 3 sleeping bag (looking at getting an additional Light synthetic bag for bivving)
Peter storm Self inflating mat 3/4 lenght. (no longer self inflating need to replace)

James

 

[Trunks]

O' how things have changed in 5 years!

DD Frontline hammock
Hennessy Hammocks hex tarp
Unsponsored 3/4 down under blanket
Nanok -5 comfort down sleeping bag
British army arctic bag

That's it. Only thing that changes is the choice of sleeping bag.

 

[GGTBod]

These days i use the same setup all of the time with a single variation

dd travel hammock on the ground (this is the waterproof ground bivvi version)
10cm thick self inflating mat
UK Arctic Sleeping bag (i sleep ontop of it in warm weather)
cheapo tesco £1 inflatable pillow
In good weather DD 3x3 tarp A frame setup on trekking poles
In bad weather DD 4.5x3 tarp A frame setup on trekking poles

i've got loads of other kit from tents to all in one sleeping systems but it just never gets used these days as the above setup fits any need i ever have of it

 

[GadgetUK437]

Currently;
Dutchware 11 foot single layer in Hexon 1.6
UQ - Hammock Gear Phoenix 20 (plus sit pad in footbox)
TQ - 2 Tesco 2-season down bags stacked
Tenth Wonder Sargasso tarp
(plus a bit of Reflectix held in reserve, in case the dreaded CBS strikes)

 

[Darwen]

Tarp (DD 3x3)
Sleeping bag
Pad

Sometimes I'll use a bivi bag instead of the tarp, but I'm not a fan in general. I don't like hammocks much either, but sometimes they are necessary, so I've a DD one in the kit cupboard.

 

[Gaudette]

Dd Superlight Tarp
DD Superlight Hammock
DD Superlight Mossie net
DD Underblanket
DD Overblanket

So I have to go where there are trees.


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[copper_head]

Hammock:
TW super XL with woopie suspension and structural ridgeline.
TW sargasso tarp
Snugpak uq
Snugpak tq

Bivvy:
Alpkit Hunka XL
Luxe tyvek groundsheet
Exped downmat lite 5 s
Snugpak elite 2 for most of the year or softie 9 in winter.
DD 3x3m or terra nova adventure tarp 1.
Klymit kush pillow

 

[bopdude]

Dd Superlight Tarp
DD Superlight Hammock
DD Superlight Mossie net
DD Underblanket
DD Overblanket

So I have to go where there are trees.


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You could always use rock anchors

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[dasy2k1]

I have seen a DD hammock pitched between 2 boulders using climbing nuts

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[bopdude]

I have seen a DD hammock pitched between 2 boulders using climbing nuts

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Yeah I wasn't being funny, it's doable.

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[Gaudette]

True enough. It's doable. In a roundabout way I was saying that unless there are trees I don't camp. I hate sleeping on the floor. But rocks are good.

 

[Gaudette]

Eeeeerrrrr I didn't mean rocks are good for sleeping on!!!