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I looked at the same tents but then discovered the luxe Trail Peak - it has double porches, is very light, and is PU nylon at 1500mm HH, plus one tee pee pole - so easy to put up in a few mins and LOADS of space - I'm 6'2 and could stretch. It does pitch inner first though but cost @150 from...

Hello Hal, I'd treat this as fate - take the job and see where you end up. If you really wanted stability you could go back to your hospital job I guess for a while. Best to go for it while you can! Good luck whatever you decide to do 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, another Russ here - this does sound really good for this summer - I'll be watching this thread - thanks for posting 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi! I'd try altberg's leder Gris if the above doesn't work because you can get it with dye colour in it 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, I find the slippage is in the locking part of the Amsteel loop (as you say you can straighten some of the slack out), with some elasticity in the actual cord on the whoopie slings. After @7 uses I also found shiny friction wear on the whoopee string. On the exped system, it's rated up to...

Yep - and there are videos on YouTube showing you how to. I might not be the only one to have found this, but I gave up on whoopie slings because they always slip a little - thermarest and exped both do really good systems too - the thermarest lazy suspension system is exactly that, and the...

PS if you have any back issues etc then it's worth checking the Hennessy out - it's asymmetrical which means you can lie diagonally in it - effectively straight and flat (heaven)! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hiya, I agree on under blankets - I have the DD one - it is great even in winter - but you need to make sure you have a large tarp / are well battened down in the rain or it will get wet. I was out in Dartmoor last jan in my hammock with under blanket and was toasty. The blanket is also more...

Hi, I haven't seen these for sale for five years - military mart was the only seller I knew of. I'd call them and keep an eye on eBay. That said, with 10cm self inflating foam mats, I'm not sure a polish one is worth searching hard for - mine kept needing to be 'fluffed' up all the time to be...

That sounds great! We usually go to wales or Devon for bushcrafty trips - getting closer to the pub when it's really horrendous weather! Would be interested in doing a course with MCQ bushcraft if he does them so close by. I've not really found much going on close by - except the wild food walks...

Hi, I love it too - as long as your warm and dry it feels like you've got everything you need. Especially if you have a dog waddling along next to you :) It's related to the feeling of camping in winter and being dry and cosy in your sleeping bag with a hot chocolate while you hear sleet hitting...

Oops meant to say you missed out on the food box! Is there much bushcraft stuff happening around Bristol? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He he, so you had the delight of the food box mdf crackers, dog food tinned meatballs, and super practical drinking yoghurt! Mmm! Rafting was actually a lot harder than canoeing - they weigh two tonnes once you've built it, so stopping and/or getting it off sandbanks is epic! Just two of us did...

Hi Ben, thanks for the report! I did the same but extended six night trip in July (through lesjofors and on as far as we could) - awesome fun, and the klaraven rafting trip a few years before - both from gunnerud. If you don't mind me piggy backing on your post I'd add a few bits for those...