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Well, if it works it's the proper way. But there are surely more options to do something wrong than doing it right. People are unable to pack a rucksack correctly, risk to get a branch or tree onto the head, awake in a puddle or river, get blisters in their shoes, set the forest into fire...

Some people think that the Carinthia Defence sleeping bags are too wide. There is a lot of space to warm up. Otherwise you can put in there weapon, boots, bottles and electronics and whatever you want. That works with the Snugpak SF sleeping bags too, but surely a bit less comfortable. The...

What you can also take is an original plain green German army poncho that you usually can get used for approximately 30 € in fair condition. It's rather heavy at approximately 800g depending on maker and production year but it is a bit fire retardant compared to other plastic fabric shelters...

No idea about that. But you could order from Varusteleka in Helsinki a Savotta Jääkari L and Särmä TST all purpose pouches XL as side pouches and would get a superior product for less money, so far I am informed.

I switch off my smartphone if in the woods. Important partners know that they have to send me a SMS if they need a contact. I usually check it once or twice a day. I carry a usual fast charger and cable and if really needed I simply have to go somewhere and order a coffee for charging the...

Buy her the Snugpak Special Forces Sleep System or parts of it one after the other. Also the Snugpak Special Forces bivvy bag. That is in my opinion currently the best sleep system one can get on the market, and although it is made in Britain and contains a polyester filling that is made in...

Don't they issue the mug any more or why did they become rather rare on the milsurp market?

My colleague uses such a suitcase stove. It's a CampingGaz product though and only used with CampingGaz cartridges. But I have seen such kind of cartridges for a fraction of the price in somehow foreign food shops somewhere while I was hanging posters, may have been an Asian food shop, Arabic...

In this case I would rather think about a rucksack for the dog: https://ruffwear.co.uk/products/palisades-pack Surely not so easy to find second hand though.

You can make from a 3x3m tarp a fully enclosed pyramide tent if you want: If you sleep regularly snug with a whet dog a down bag is no good idea, in my opinion.

His sleeping bag isn't overly heavy and it's temperature rating as well as it's materials seem to me a good idea for British circumstances. His tarp seems to weigh 790g, if I understood right. He could get a tyveg ground sheet or any other thin foil instead and leave in dry weather and wind...

Beer can stove: I found in Germany smaller Prosecco tins that seemed to be more suitable for smaller pots like your 650ml mug. I even built one but a colleague did throw it away before I could try it out. :rolleyes:

Well, my Ex got stung by a hornet too, that was attracted by a head lamp and did crouch into my canoe and into her sleeping bag. Here on my brother's farm we have some hornets that indeed come into my construction trailer if I have switched on a light and afterwards do the usual silly things...

What do you all know about camping gas cartridges that exploded? Which? In combination with which stoves? In which circumstances? Why? How? Was the reason a user fault or a construction fault or what was the reason? Tell us what you know about that!

If that is a Bialetti water purifier that you also can use for making coffee it's allowed of course. Otherwise it's glamping and has nothing to do with the proper way of classical woodcraft and survival.

Aren't there even some kind of coffee sweets on the market? Which solution is used by the NASA?

I suggest to work in my list above. There is a way to lighten the load without any question.

Well, the Hornets aren't far from extinction. To get attacked by them is as rare as an exploding camping gas can. I still would say that it doesn't happen, like you don't get hit by a comet.

I throw some instant coffee into the field cup and put cold water onto it and finished. Out there I don't reach the level of a French restaurant anyway. My insane brother carries a Bialetti coffee can around though.

So far I understood, the needed equipment for sleeping on the ground is generally lighter than for sleeping in a hammock if the insulation and robustness of equipment are comparable. If you use a canoe you can often take with you what you want. 20 kg equipment is nothing for a canoe. Only...