Midlands Winter '08 Meet.

[mick miller]

Tentatively I'd love to come, especially as I've missed the earlier Midlands meet. I need to double check with the good ladies diary first so I will confirm later this week.

 

[heath]

Oh I don't know..... candles in the woods.... a roaring fire to sit by, you to cuddle up to........what more would she want?

You may have a point, I'll see what I can do.

 

[woodstock]

Only problem is you keep making it difficult for yourself and keep pitching in a different spot each time Mike.

I don't want to make it to easy Steve there is something quiet satisfying standing in the middle of a holly bush in the pitch black in the middle of a wood (lost) thinking what was plan B again

 

[firecrest]

I just bought myself a smaller one man tent, hopefully Ill be able to attend this meet. unfortunately I made a bit of boo boo buying this tent. I bidded £17 on it on ebay it was closing in 6 minutes. Bargain! I thought, but then I looked it up and discovered not only did it have poor reviews due to condensation it retails for £10.99 !! I hoped and prayed Id be outbid, but I wasnt and now the tent is sat in my living room
And the moral is...Look before you leap, even if there is only 6 minutes bidding left!!

 

[Wayland]

I don't want to make it to easy Steve there is something quiet satisfying standing in the middle of a holly bush in the pitch black in the middle of a wood (lost) thinking what was plan B again

Plan B was asking me wasn't it....

 

[woodstock]

Plan B was asking me wasn't it....

Several times I think :thinkerg:

 

[decorum]

I've only slept in a bivi under a tarp a couple of times (and that was in mid-summer) and my sleeping bag is a 2 - 3 season Vango (I would say more 2 than 3) so apart from the exceedingly obvious (it'll be cold, wear thicker clothes) are there any tips for camping in Winter? I particularly thinking about for over-night.

Cheers

Depending on how snug your bivvi bag is - use wool blankets. The quantity would depend on whether you're a warm or cold sleeper and space in the bivvi bag. Don't try to cram them into the sleeping bag as this could compact the insulation and actually make you colder, instead use them under and over the sleeping bag. It's the same principle as layering clothes to regulate temperature.

I don't want to make it to easy Steve there is something quiet satisfying standing in the middle of a holly bush in the pitch black in the middle of a wood (lost) thinking what was plan B again

Wasn't Plan B was making strategic use of bungy cordage?

Any idea where it would be?

Erm ... sorry, memory problems. The info Andy posted is correct (thanks Andy).

I've now modified the initial post in this thread to show where and price - one day I'll get this stuff down right

 

[decorum]

Curse my poor memory

.


I'll not assume those who have stated interest have retained it.


Meet list:

decorum,



Copy, paste, insert yourself alphabetically etc

 

[woodstock]

Wasn't Plan B was making strategic use of bungy cordage?

To much stretch I could have ended up in the next campsite 240mg of codeine phosphate and alcohol chasers didn't help

 

[firecrest]

I heard you wandering about with my oinking piglight some time in the night!

 

[decorum]

To much stretch I could have ended up in the next campsite

Enough stretch and you'd be able to vist all the sites - if you could dodge enogh trees and bushes - I know birching is supposed to be good for the circulation, but I doubt it if the twigs are still attached to the tree - After the 'Machete Incident', the 'Invisible Rabbit Non-incident', the 'Mad Axe-man Incident' and the 'Jetboil UXB Incident' our Meets could become 'The T1tch(y) and Scratchy Show' (sorry

).

 

[Humpback]

Meet list:

decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock

 

[Mesquite]

Meet list:

decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock
Mesquite - ground dwelling

 

[Wayland]

Meet list:

decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock
Mesquite - ground dwelling
Wayland and the Megatarp again.

 

[Andy2112]

Meet list:
Andy2112 + JT tents/bivvy/tarp, not decided as first time bivvy user
decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock
Mesquite - ground dwelling

 

[Andy2112]

Meet list:
Andy2112 + JT tents/bivvy/tarp, not decided as first time bivvy user
decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock
Mesquite - ground dwelling
Wayland

 

[Wallenstein]

Andy2112 + JT tents/bivvy/tarp, not decided as first time bivvy user
decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock
Mesquite - ground dwelling
Wallenstein - tent
Wayland

 

[Cobweb]

I might be persuaded by the cabin fever I'm feeling at the moment... I'll have to add myself on later just in case

 

[spamel]

Andy2112 + JT tents/bivvy/tarp, not decided as first time bivvy user
decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock
Mesquite - ground dwelling
spamel - mini mega tarp!
Wallenstein - tent
Wayland

 

[woodstock]

I've inserted myself alphabetically

Andy2112 + JT tents/bivvy/tarp, not decided as first time bivvy user
Woodstock hammock :theyareon
decorum,
Humpback (Alan Gough) Hammock
Mesquite - ground dwelling
Wallenstein - tent
Wayland

:sad6: I'll get my coat