Kit List
- Thread starter benp1
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Entrenching tool, latrine or if out camping on beach comes in handy, also for disposing of fire ashes saves useing hands.
For a one nighter last night in a pine forrest I took and used ....
250 x 180cm tarp
DD hammock
3/4 thermarest
3 season bag
Knife and saw
Small billy can
Crusader mug/with brew kit inside
Green cyallume
Headtorch
Firesteel and lighter
Ortleib water carrier - running clear water available at site
Food and favourite tipple
Change of undies/socks/base layer
Hat and gloves
30 x 30cm piece of foam rollmat to sit on
Used every piece of it and missed nothing for a change
250 x 180cm tarp
DD hammock
3/4 thermarest
3 season bag
Knife and saw
Small billy can
Crusader mug/with brew kit inside
Green cyallume
Headtorch
Firesteel and lighter
Ortleib water carrier - running clear water available at site
Food and favourite tipple
Change of undies/socks/base layer
Hat and gloves
30 x 30cm piece of foam rollmat to sit on
Used every piece of it and missed nothing for a change
HI
I took the hammock out as I always found it warmer on the ground, so in fair weather substituted the large/heave arctic bag for a Mountain Equipment 2 season one ?? Not sure if it is actually warmer or just me??
As for the 2 stoves, I find it so easy now to start a small fire and cook using the Zebra can, that they are often left at home. I occasionally take the Primus with me on longer trips or if I am away from wood (Everest & Eilat) and have found that a 0.6 litre fuel bottle lasts approximatly a week of standard use.
I used to take so much kit with me and thought I could cope with everything nature could throw at me until I went trekking with my uncle who is an ex marine and now security/survival specialist. One night whilst I was cooking on one of my many stoves and wrapped up in my latest Goretex jacket, with the hennessy hanging ready for a good nights sleep, he asked what I would do if, for example I somehow lost my rucksack whilst crossing a river or I had to drop it in an emergency.
I had a very vague idea of how to start a fire, but I had always relied on my firesteel. I had no idea how to filter water without the MSR and as for shelter building I had only just learned how to tie the appropriate knots for the tarp/hammock.
We stashed my pack and camped for the remaining 3 nights with nothing but what was in our pockets (The stove and hennessy didn't fit) We hunted for our food and built shelters insulated with leaves etc.
I now still enjoy the creature comforts but feel 100% better knowing I can manage without them.
I took the hammock out as I always found it warmer on the ground, so in fair weather substituted the large/heave arctic bag for a Mountain Equipment 2 season one ?? Not sure if it is actually warmer or just me??
As for the 2 stoves, I find it so easy now to start a small fire and cook using the Zebra can, that they are often left at home. I occasionally take the Primus with me on longer trips or if I am away from wood (Everest & Eilat) and have found that a 0.6 litre fuel bottle lasts approximatly a week of standard use.
I used to take so much kit with me and thought I could cope with everything nature could throw at me until I went trekking with my uncle who is an ex marine and now security/survival specialist. One night whilst I was cooking on one of my many stoves and wrapped up in my latest Goretex jacket, with the hennessy hanging ready for a good nights sleep, he asked what I would do if, for example I somehow lost my rucksack whilst crossing a river or I had to drop it in an emergency.
I had a very vague idea of how to start a fire, but I had always relied on my firesteel. I had no idea how to filter water without the MSR and as for shelter building I had only just learned how to tie the appropriate knots for the tarp/hammock.
We stashed my pack and camped for the remaining 3 nights with nothing but what was in our pockets (The stove and hennessy didn't fit) We hunted for our food and built shelters insulated with leaves etc.
I now still enjoy the creature comforts but feel 100% better knowing I can manage without them.
