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this is why yuou always leave your route plan and timings - along with some known contact times -if your out for a week then a daily contact "i am ok" should be setup - if your in the wilderness (not that we have much here in the UK - then one of those gps beacon things that everyone seems to be...

you have given yourself two ends of the extreme as it were DD all round bombproof hammock - great for those who fear of going to ground as can become a ground setup - cons very heavy as hammocks go - but tough as nails Warbonnet - one of THE top end hammocks - expensive (especailly due to...

havnt heard anything and im local.

FYI this is open to all - not just the sheep lovers!

lightwieght with bug net - uk hammocks woodsman X - my current hammock of choice - comes in 2 forms siongle layer and double layer (if u want a pad/ are of a heavier nature.)

there is a few of us hanging on the 2/3 may i have 3-4 spots open to any who might be amenable to this send me a pm and ill get back to you parking might be a little tight but ill cross that bridge closer to the time.

sorry im in proper north wales :P ruthin

excellent photos - but please please in future use correct personal protective equipment when using chainsaws - if not for your own safety but to instill good practice into the younger generation.

ok so hypotetitcal (sp?) camp now has firepit with cooking gear/hangers and a potstand along with some cofy/uncomfy :d chairs about it - and theres a leantoo woodstore cum larder cum emergancy shelter viable water sources are over 500m away ...

thanks both of you - latrinnes of the no2 kind are sorted but yep chairs etc excellent. - just to give you more backsotory - im thinking multiple people projects that i can give to people - aka "today were making chaiirs" etc. basically some more aimed skillset learning

ok you have a luxurious new empty space the ground is clear the firepit is marked What do you make first, second third etc. what items do you build? a fire pot stand, a wash rack? to clarify - you do not need to make a sleeping shelter(s) or make a fire or - but instead are turning a...

ive been using a iphone/pad app for clinometer readings - actually pretty fast, and alot cheaper.

Im currently studying a forestry masters........... a REALMS course - real estate and land management - is certainly more versatile and at harper its much more populated than our forestry - however it depends on what you want to do - the countryside management has alot more career paths but...

right guys sorry for the delay getting back to you...... there is a groupo of us that now seem to be scheduling a more organised meetup every couple of weeks so if you pm me your details i can text you when the next one happens. would be great for a few new faces (ill just have to confer with...

when tightening it leave the ridgline tight but more like a half tightened guyline - so when you get into the hammock it becomes fully tight - a tight guyline - aka strummable.

yeah think about the UQ as if it were a down jacket --- you would only add it on top of other layers - base layer top (your sleeping kit) midlayer fleece (a mat it this case) and then your down jacket

excellent -ill see if any more ppl would like to come along. are you equipped for this cold-er weather?

im in a fairly similar position -- or should i say i will be im using my snugpak sleeping bag and have a DIY UQ - my reasoning for not going TQ yet is should i need to go to ground i can do so.... without too much hassle. in a few more years who knows im sure ill be TQ'd up.

thank you gentlemen

dont confine yourself to haging the basha in its basha formation - aka roof pitched along the hammock - instead switch it to a diagonal one where two of the coners touch the ground - with this you will (i hope) be fully able to cover your hammock.