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I'm 6'2. Tried some Rab Ascent bags in Taunton Leisure & preferred the XL so if was going to get these Nordisk bags i was going to get the XL. I really haven't seen anything else that weighs that little with that large egg shape that the bag has. I can get one for £200 including delivery. The...

Stumbled across these Nordisk sleeping bags while looking for a roomy, ultralight, 3 season down bag. Has anyone here used them and or know much about them regards their quality/performance?? Nordisk Victor: loads of room, -5, European goose down,and only a smidge over 1kg in XL...

Agreed. It was like being stuck in the woods with Rab C. Nesbitt and the son of Jethro!!

That's quite a drop in temp rating for winter use going from an Osprey to the softie 9. What kind of temperatures have you been out in with the softie 9 and how warm did you find it. Did you have to bulk up on clotheing or add a bivvy or liner to the bag to stay warm? I don't want to add...

Rest assured Ivan, we are all just Joking. Tho relentess improvised renditions of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' using a badger skull as a prop, do wear a bit thin after 4 days in the woods!! Ask Big Al. He left early in the end...

Oh I thought you'd show up, ol' tweedle dum is here!!

Don't make me ask tony to ban you...I will do that if you push me Stephen. You name is mud round here!!

Your right Steve. I'm almost certain that most people on this forum don't go out like us. That's because the embarrassment that is your amateurish thrown-together vision of what constitutes as a suitible 'bag & a basha' setup, frequently ends up looking like there has been a rather messy and...

I'll say two words about that.......Big.Al.

Hmm, that's kinda swaying me now. Does the expander panel still allow the drawstring to pull in tight around your face whilst still retaining the extra space inside? Also is the extra room substantial? Can you stretch out your arms and assume some kind of fetal position, cos ibdont get on with...

LOL. Yeh it did just dawn on me that the basha was actually yours. As was the bottle of port.

Well look who it is! Watch your kit boys!

I'm gonna get the Snugpak underquilt with the remainder of the budget. I want a sleeping bag so I still have the option to ground dwell which I quite like. In a hammock I just unzip down to the footbox, flip it round and use it like a topquilt.

Ok. I have been told I am lucky enough to have a £200 Christmas budget to blow on kit. I need a sleeping bag. I want a robust, roomy, preferably central zip bag. I will be using this predominantly in a hammock all year so want a bag rated for a comfort rating of -10c. I've whittled it down...

I did get the DD 4x4 group tarp in the end. I took it out last weekend for my first hang with my new TW hammock but ended up using a basha instead when my DD was eyeballed & swiftly hijacked by my bushcrafting comrades to use as basecamp! Anyone else had this problem? ;-)

Thanks for all your input guys. Especially Big Stu 12, that's really interesting feedback about how you found the DD group tarp was actually more suitible for your needs than the XL. I kinda suspected that myself. Looks like I will prob be getting the group DD as the TW Cornelius is out of stock.

No worries. I was a bit concerned it was too long but I just couldn't find a way of making it any shorter with the amount we did on that weekend.

Here is my review of a recent course i attended with the Coastal Survival School. The course - The Coastal Hunter-Gatherer Arriving after dark on a Thursday evening nestled somewhere on the outskirts of Bearminster we arrived at our destination. Coastal Survival HQ. Walking out from the...

I am currently accumulating kit to get into the joys of hammocking. I have a TW Hornet custom hammock 1.8m x 3m. The standard tarp size for solo hammocking seems to be 3 x 3 but i like the idea of having a little more usable shelter space especially when camping with my girlfriend. The BIG...

Hello All Here's the deal! As my current humble abode is a caravan in the middle of nowhere I am looking to expand my outdoor usable space. To do this I want to set up a large tarp shelter that will stay up throughout the year. As the shelter will be semi-permanent weight /bulk is not an...