New kit !

[Mandos]

got a lovely lump sum off the college for working hard today ! (20 years old).

what to spend it on any suggestions for new gear,

dont reply if your going to moan about young people getting money for going to college ! i will argue till blue in the face, you have been warned

 

[tiger stacker]

Warm hat waterproof jacket........list is endless

 

[Man of Tanith]

What ya already got?

 

[Mandos]

ermm not alot any more lantern broke knife just broken axe on its way out need a new tarp torn between the tw and dd 3x3 need new bag but want some thing cool for out in the back land

 

[Limaed]

ermm not alot any more lantern broke knife just broken axe on its way out need a new tarp torn between the tw and dd 3x3 need new bag but want some thing cool for out in the back land

How about a book about punctuation...

 

[John Fenna]

How about a book about punctuation...

Harsh - the poor fellow is at Coll!
Perhaps if they they gave extra bonuses for punctuation...
Buy a book on making your own kit?

 

[Macaroon]

ermm not alot any more lantern broke knife just broken axe on its way out need a new tarp torn between the tw and dd 3x3 need new bag but want some thing cool for out in the back land

How about Lantern, Knife, Axe, 3X3 tarp (TW or DD) and maybe a bag for out in the backland?.............Just a suggestion

 

[Harvestman]

Book on how to look after your kit so it doesn't break?

Seriously, these sorts of windfalls are perfect opportunities to replace old kit. Best way to determine what you need, is to go outside and do whatever it is you like to do (walk, camp, etc), and when you find yourself thinking "Hmm, I could do with a ...." then you have answered your question about what you need to buy.

 

[R3XXY]

Seriously, these sorts of windfalls are perfect opportunities to replace old kit. Best way to determine what you need, is to go outside and do whatever it is you like to do (walk, camp, etc), and when you find yourself thinking "Hmm, I could do with a ...." then you have answered your question about what you need to buy.

What he said ^^^^

 

[The Survivor]

Issue tarp. Just dont get the one I have my eye on, there only one left!

 

[ADz-1983]

How about a book about punctuation...

lol

(That abbreviation is thrown out a lot but I actually really did "laugh out loud")

 

[petrochemicals]

I have a very rare primus stove going for about a grand ! Magic beans sir ? Dragon teeth maybe.

daintcha make a list.

As for a gizmo, for me infra red Night vision goggles , but I wouldn't be carrying them on trips away.

 

[789987]

hammock and underquilt

 

[Mandos]

Ive never used any underquilt or insulation on my hammock and always been warm. I use the dd scout and a 30£ sleeping bag from argos which has seen many winters. Kept me warm in -7 before. Goes to show cheap kit is just as good !


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[david1]

or it was not -7

 

[Mandos]

Or it was -7 ? I should know

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[ADz-1983]

Or it was -7 ? I should know

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Not calling you a liar or anything but I find that extremely hard to believe, in that you were "warm" outdoors in a Argos bag in -7.

 

[lannyman8]

Rab Infinity down jacket, mammut 3 layer waterproof jacket & softy 12 sleeping bag, gortex bivy bag & 3x3 tarp... should do for now mate...

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[Bluffer]

I might be missing something here, but you haven't said how much this sum of money amounts to?

And nobody has asked?

For £15 a month you can change someones life.

http://www.plan-uk.org/sponsor-a-child/

or

https://m.centrepointroom.org.uk/signup/form_1

 

[Quixoticgeek]

In all seriousness, at your age, and given what you had described, I would suggest that your first purchase is a new tarp. Either the DD 3m x 3m you mention, or my personal preference - DPM UK basha. These are available from Strike Force Supplies[1]. With your shiny new basha, I would suggest you also treated yourself to a copy of Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett. Head out into the woods, stick your basha up and, curl up in the snug shelter and have a read.

Once you've done this, if you have money left over, go wild on the other shinies you mentioned.

J

[1] No connection, just a happy customer.