Awsome post there Prof, big props to you for getting out there.
cheers mate
I probably wouldn't have gone if hadn't been for this place!
I reckon I'm going again next sunday, except much earlier so that I can spend the day there too, and cook up some tasty food of course!
I REALLY want to go foraging for something in the woods to prepare along with what I bring, but apart from mushrooms -which are too risky to recognise, and mostly out of season (right?)- I don't know where to start.
I'm guessing there's no nuts about at this time of year?
I suppose I could bring my air rifle and try to bag myself a squirrel... :AR15firin
I'm glad you had a good trip.
Good on ya for getting out there, it looks and sounds like you had a great time.
I sleep on my side and stomach mostly,can do it fine in my hammock too.
You name and sig are killing me. Not black and white, but blue and white Excellent.
How does that work out? Not having one to try or borrow from friends, its a big outlay only to find out you can't sleep in it. The amount of pillows I have gone through trying to find one where I don't wake up with a crook neck in the morning is silly.
That's my worry as well. I'm really weird with how I sleep; I have to be in just the right position or I lie awake for hours sometimes.
It's when sober I've fallen out,when setting up and testing is when you're liable to flip.
The Nomad hammock I have now is much better than the DD I had,for me anyway there's a world of difference between the two.
I usually tuck something below my neck to support it as I have a displaced C7 and nerve damage.
Try and get a shot of a couple of different makes before splashing out,although the nomad isn't too expensive and someone will always buy it off you if not suitable.
Inspiring post professor i might have a go at this at the wkd - i think your little shelter lookes quite cosy aswell! Did you put bracken down on the ground to insulatre u too???
Brilliant! This is the best way to be in the woods overnight. Have done this myself, nothing better than waking up in the woods at the crack of Dawn with the birds singing all around you.
I've had a quick look at some on the net over the past few days. DD seem to be a popular choice on here but I don't really want to spend that much (I'm tight lol)
sounds like you have a great time. honnestly this is the only way I camp. last time I went camping I actually gave my tent to the other people I was with and chucked my sleeping bag on the ground to sleep, which my dog quickly stole (he curled up in the bottom of it, though he did keep my feet warm lol) unfortunatly about 2-3am I woke up to find I had placed my sleeping bag on a wasp nest (the buzzing and crawling sensation down the back of my T-shirt gave that away lol) thankfully I didn't get stung as I moved the wasp, then moved my bag (which anoyed my dog lol) and set up a hammock on teh other side of the campsite. if there's one thing I can say camping with just a bag is probably one of the best experiences you can have... as long as you remember to get to your camp site with plenty of sunlight and set everything up (and check for wasp nests lol) before hand, to be honnest I've been thinking about doing it again sometime soon I just have to get the time to do it and this topic is making me want to do it more
I do the Group buys for the DD hammocks. But i won't be doing another GB till march next year