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    Multigender camping etiquette

    I don't know many women who would go rough camping. But then I don't know many men who'd do that either. We mainly know about others because we come on here and this kind of forum usually attracts men way more than women. Also, I've known of men who've gone rough camping nice and light, but...
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    Who of you did I meet in Rothiemurchus?

    I was in the official site, which I absolutely love. We were there for 2 weeks so we used it as a proper base camp. We're good friends with the managers too.
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    Tentipi Waterproofing

    I think if I ordered it now I'll be ok (no frosts yet in Surrey and the tent will be packed up for the winter once the coating is dry). If anyone knows if (a) I can just patch it with a smaller bottle of the recommended stuff or (b) use Fabsil etc I would be most grateful.
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    How to get seperated from your backpack

    I'm lucky because I'm always out and about with my wife, so we both have backpacks. Ok so we don't duplicate everything but between us if one of us lost a backpack then we should just about have enough to cope. We also both carry mobiles on us so one can call emergency services if the other...
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    Who of you did I meet in Rothiemurchus?

    I've been camping in Rothiemurchus again for the last 2 weeks. While my wife and I were preparing to go for a walk (late as usual) when a guy came to talk to me about our Tentipi. We had a good chat and only afterwards did it occur to me that he might be someone on here. So, whoever it was...
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    Favourite kit and why.

    I don't really have a favourite as I seem to change my mind about kit quite regularly as I keep trying to find the "perfect" setup. However, recently it's been my Trangia and my Tentipi. Set up the Trangia ready for the morning, have a nice sleep protected by the canvas of the tipi then in the...
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    Tentipi Waterproofing

    I'm just back from another 2 weeks in Scotland with my Tentipi Varrie 7 cp. It performed great as usual except that the material has lost its waterproofness in a few places. I just rang Stunning Tents (who I bought it from) but the official Tentipi impregnating agent (5 litres) costs £91.50...
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    Tentipi Problem

    I'd never had thought that the rings would go first - I would have assumed a seam or webbing would go first! Fortunately the rings on my tipi seem are a brighter colour and haven't had any problem with them so far... I've been in pretty windy places with mine too with no problem. I did hear...
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    Tarptent

    Not a bad spot, there! Thanks for the info - that's just the kind of information I need. Mark
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    Tarptent

    According to Surplus and Adventure a British Army bivvy bag weighs just under 1kg. We need 2 of them, so that's 2kg before even adding the tarp and midge net. So unless S&A are wrong (mine are in the loft at the moment so I haven't weighed them myself) we're already over twice as heavy as a...
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    Tarptent

    I'm trying to avoid a lightweight tent for reasons already said here: not that light, not that waterproof and too much condensation. For any serious camping or over winter we'll probably stay away from exposed areas and just stick with campsites with our Tentipi, so this really would be a...
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    Tarptent

    Does anyone here own or use a Tarptent? My wife and I are thinking about options for a lightweight, bug-repellent shelter for use when we don't have the car for our Tentipi. One option is to get a mosquito net to go with our Tatonka tarp and bivvi bags but these Tarptents look rather nifty...
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    M.S simple B&T knife

    I like that a lot.
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    Why not all wool?

    Thanks very much!
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    Why not all wool?

    Do you have any links to that? I vaguely remember reading about that but can't remember. I was thinking about it the other day and would like to find out more! Cheers also to Toddy about the linen info - I'd always gave it a mix because "it's a bit like cotton".