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[maddave]

Awww Nuts !!

You've not got Jack goin with the billhooks again :yikes:

 

[Doc]

Re pitching the basha/hootchie - I've not slept under one since my army days, tending to use a tent instead. When in the TA we used to pitch them with bungees. Wouldn't this be quicker/more stable?

 

[Adi007]

If you have trees to tie them to, bungees are great but have huge scope for mishap if you intent to peg then to the ground!!! Those pegs could do a lot of damage powered by a bungee!

 

[Jack]

Try running a hazel rod through the loops and then you only have to tie the corners!

Jack.

 

[sargey]

yep, i'm an old fashioned bloke, i use bungees. but i pitch my basha the wrong way round, with the ridge running across the short side. i use a goretex bivi bag, so i have my legs sticking out from under my basha. pitching it with the ridge on the short side gives me better living/cooking space. rather than a long thin shelter. it's a great combination.

cheers, and.