Bivi up forcast -4

[Barney]

Hi Rich,

The bedroll is as you describe mate, My theory was I can get my kit inside the bag and the sleepgear was waterproof outside the bag. Not tested so I dont know.

The candle thing was found in an American magazine "Best of the Backwoodsman Volume 1&2"

It was noted as providing the most longlasting and even light of the home made candles and I can vouch for that It lasted over 12 hours on one burn and surprisingly I didn't move the wick once. It was touted as running on any rendered animal fat especially beaver tails.
very simple and quick to make from a carling black label can someone left behind.

 

[Gray]

Wayne, I think it was colder than that when we went to Cumbria, not sure. Wouldnt mind seeing the pics

 

[gloomhound]

Hi Rich,

The bedroll is as you describe mate, My theory was I can get my kit inside the bag and the sleepgear was waterproof outside the bag. Not tested so I dont know.

The candle thing was found in an American magazine "Best of the Backwoodsman Volume 1&2"

It was noted as providing the most longlasting and even light of the home made candles and I can vouch for that It lasted over 12 hours on one burn and surprisingly I didn't move the wick once. It was touted as running on any rendered animal fat especially beaver tails.
very simple and quick to make from a carling black label can someone left behind.

the Backwoodsman now this I know. I highly recommend this publication.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Backwoodsman_Magazine
http://www.backwoodsmanmag.com/

 

[Barney]

Some of the photographs are verypoor as the fog was quite thick at time, there are a few more for later.

 

[webmuppet]

Sounds like this was a great experience. What make are your sleeping bag / bivi etc?

 

[Barney]

Hi webmuppet,

It was a great experience although not as testing as we had hoped. Roll on the next forcast -10 I will be out even if i need to have the next day off work,.

My gear is nothing pretty a borrowed army gortex bivi bag(I have since bought two) a 30 mm thermorest inflatable mat, a coleman x 1080 extra large bag(i have lost three stone since last year when i bought it) inside that bag I placed a Tiso peak 3 which I won in the raffle at middlewood, luckily for me with the 1080 being extra large it fits inside like a dream. I would have thought the whole kabundle could be put together for around a 100 quid, though the guy who gave me the heads up on the method stated that two 15 quid bags from argos worked just as well.

 

[webmuppet]

Hi webmuppet,

It was a great experience although not as testing as we had hoped. Roll on the next forcast -10 I will be out even if i need to have the next day off work,.

My gear is nothing pretty a borrowed army gortex bivi bag(I have since bought two) a 30 mm thermorest inflatable mat, a coleman x 1080 extra large bag(i have lost three stone since last year when i bought it) inside that bag I placed a Tiso peak 3 which I won in the raffle at middlewood, luckily for me with the 1080 being extra large it fits inside like a dream. I would have thought the whole kabundle could be put together for around a 100 quid, though the guy who gave me the heads up on the method stated that two 15 quid bags from argos worked just as well.

Is having a sleeping bag inside another sleeping bag just standard practice for cold weather then?

 

[andywinkk]

I was in one mod bag inside a fleece linner in a gortex bivy bag all in under £60 cheep as chips if you ask me, toasty and warm all night

like barney cant wait to do the next one

 

[leantoo]

dont drink more beer rations than your used to, as getting up in the middle of the night to drain the snake in the freezing cold aint fun, a night out last weekend proved this, and next time im kipping in my hennessey hammock and peeing in a bottle,

 

[pete richardson]

pee bottles are the way forward in any conditions but especially when it's cold. makes a good hot water bottle after as well.

 

[Barney]

Is having a sleeping bag inside another sleeping bag just standard practice for cold weather then?

Don't know mate, first time I have tried it. Pleased to state the method coped admirably. Last time I tried sub zero camping about 20 odd year ago I had a down bag which cost a packet. There are plenty of down bags which are capable of the worst that the British winter weather can throw at them.


http://www.onward-outward.co.uk/acatalog/info_261.html

try that as an alternative.

 

[hog]

Remember the car will become an ice box very quickly and keeping the engine running may not be practical.