Tor , I was very tempted to buy one of then Jerven tarps last year but the lack of breatherbility put me off , how do you get on with it , thay are very light and well made .
Twodogs
Twodogs
Now thats where I also move, away from general public. Deep into the forest, through swamps and mires, to see some wildlife. Of course I´m all dirty when I come back.
For the original question, where to keep things, I keep it in the rucksack. But that belt kit is alright IMHO. But I also tend to carrying very few items with me, and knife, compass, first aid, flashlight, firesteel and whistle I carry in my pants. The rest, like, sleeping bag, hammock, tarp, stove is in the rucksack. My nalgene bottle is on belt.
Andreas
It is a wool blanket and a Jerven tarp wrapped around a Norinco JW-20.
I don't know if I'm dense or the website is unclear; when the size is given as 143x143 cm, is that the total size, or the size of the folded tarp?
Those are the dimensions, but I think its a bag rather than a tarp as we'd normally think of one.
Stuart from this forum reviewed one and the manufacturer have a copy on their site here.
It does look like a cracking bit of kit
Based on the pictures in the review I then guess; "twice the size given, closed with a zipper to a bag". In that case the "original" is actually about the size of a normal basha, but folded up. Correct?
Tor, I'll second the last question: how is it to use the Fjellduken as a sleeping bag. I've used it as a bivvy in extreme cold but I still wonder how it performs used a a single sleeping bag and what you've come up based on experience with regard to a temp rating.
I`m actually not using the Jerven tarp as a sleeping bag. My model is too small. I use it as a tarp, groundcloth, rain poncho, to ward of wind/cold when post hunting (moose) and as a "survival bag" (luckily not done that yet). On this trip I primarely used it as a raincover for my blanket. This is one item I always carry with me in the forest.
You are correct about the size Forestwalker. It is 143cmx143cm when used as a bag wich means you can sit in it, but not lie down. Unless you are very small .
...A bit like a poncho then. I use ponchos a bit like that myself quite a bit. Once uppon a time Fjällräven made a 3 m long poncho, but I might make my own out of extra durable fabric (150 g/m^2 shouid last a few years...). Or just carry a small basha...
dave ever since i read Loftys book S.A.S. survival guide about 20 odd years ago i started using this British style belt order....and use the British S.A.S survival theme of a small survival tin kept in the pocket and a web belt with a water bottle or two, a sheath knife and survival pouch with even more sustainment items carried inside a messtin in the pouch.
Ok - I'm intrigued - what do people use to keep warm at night? I have an ancient, vast, heavy Karrimor sleeping bag, speckled with spark-holes - what should I replace it with, that rolls up small, keeps me warm and is good around a fire? In Africa I used a simple felt blanket, but the moths have had that, so what should I use here?
dave ever since i read Loftys book S.A.S. survival guide about 20 odd years ago i started using this British style belt order....and use the British S.A.S survival theme of a small survival tin kept in the pocket and a web belt with a water bottle or two, a sheath knife and survival pouch with even more sustainment items carried inside a messtin in the pouch...over the years the style and type of webbing and type of pouches has changed but i still maintain Loftys old theme of keeping your last ditich survival items close to hand ...also i'm to old to worry what somebody who does not know me thinks of me and my equipment ,life is to short for that.. i just go out and have a good time ...vince g.11b inf....
I'm never quite sure with other bushcrafters if the idea is to take as little as possible and make everything or manage or if it's o.k. to carry everything you need to do what you want.