15 or less challenge- very pic heavy.

[beenn]

I decided to go with 2 items.. the trusty lighter and food. I know food and water was 1 item, but i decided not to take water and see if i could provide my own.
The food i took: 5 bread, 2 bacon, 2 sausages, pasta and snack bars.
Also had some plasters and my phone to take the pictures.
I set out late friday night as i got carried away online shopping- it was dark, raining so i decided to head towards a bridge for the night instead of building a lean-to like i planned to- as i arrived at the bridge the thunder and lightening started and i was glad i opted for the bridge!
Fell asleep late, had a nice nights sleep and woke early for a wonder.
Woke up the next morning and decided to re-walk my walk into camp so i could add pictures...
The bluebells

Stream

Small cave in the wall

Bridge

Camp

Half the gound a stream, and the other half was rocks.

On my walk i found many items which proved to be useful...
Wetwipes and bottles in the stream

Wetwipes

bottles, cans and even a carrier bag to carry them in

Someones bait box, cans and jaffa cake box..

I removed the tops off the cans so it would be easier to cook/boil in them

Water bottles- was planning to make a minnow trap out of the largest bottle but i had enough food to last me.

Got a broken peice of glass to be used as my blade for the time being

Next i dug a firepit and collected dry wood and tinder..

Then i boiled the water in the cans and colled it off in the stream, and transferred it into the bottles.
Early days...

Clean water

I then tidied up this place, cover the fire pit ect and walked into the woods.
I picked up wood on my way and came accross an old fire pit so i started my fire there..

I then made a frying pan out of an old beer can
opening the can up i used the glass

fryingpan

frying pan

I put some water onto boil

i then made a bacon sandwhich on the frying pan

used a large leaf as my work surface

Bacon sandwhich done

After the fire deid down i went for a walk..
view from woods

nettles for nettle tea and for makingcordage

gorse - little snack

flowers

ducks- could be caught in long term survival with a deadfall trap

dragonfly

Got back to camp and re light the fire and made some pasta

my pasta done and served in a leaf- with a leaf

Batteries died on the phone but i ate the pasta, boiled some water for the walk home, went back to the bridge, cleaned with the wetwipes and slept like a baby

Woke up sunday morning, made myself a sausage sandwhich and headed home

I had a very nice time out and it was nice not to have the weight of my pack everywhere i went... thanks for the challenge

 

[Retired Member southey]

Fantastic post dude! very ingenious indeed and great use of the item presented, very impressed indeed.

 

[mikeybear]

Awesome , I cannot help but think that you have invented a new challange , " contents of pockets + food "

 

[beenn]

Thank you very much mate

 

[beenn]

Awesome , I cannot help but think that you have invented a new challange , " contents of pockets + food "

The food was also in my pockets too so its a whole new challenge in itself

 

[mikeybear]

The food was also in my pockets too so its a whole new challenge in itself

I was thinking about what you would normally have it your pockets, ie unplanned , but good point.

 

[beenn]

In britain they say your never more than 7 miles from a road, so wherever you are there is more like rubbish- sadly, but it does come in handy as i learnt

 

[HHazeldean]

What a great challenge, really well done on that one mate, what did you sleep in?

 

[beenn]

Slept in what i was wearing.. base layer- waterproof trousers a t-shirt and hooded fleece with my hat, only wore the base layer, waterproof trousers and t shirt in the day so before i went to sleep i would feel the difference of the hat and fleece

 

[Robbi]

very very well done indeed !

 

[_mark_]

excellent stuff!!

 

[Hugo]

You have set a challenge for us all mate, well done.

 

[luckylee]

mate i take my hat of to you, don't no if i could have done the challenge with so little, but i suppose if i had to, then i would, i think people would be surprised at what us humans will do, when the will to survive kicks in.
great pics.

 

[beenn]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words

I recommend going out with minimal kit for a night or two to everyone, you see things from a different perspective and learn alot

 

[Man of Tanith]

Benn! top skills mate nicely done

 

[beenn]

Benn! top skills mate nicely done

Thanks alot mate

and thanks to you and dave for putting the competition together

 

[spartacus]

Well done you, and you sound as if you had fun too.

 

[shaggystu]

really top work fellow, i think you may have just raised the bar a little bit for this challenge, well done

stuart

 

[beenn]

Thank you everyone

 

[backwoodsman]

what did you sleep in?