Day Out Overnighter in Lavuu with GStove

[scottisha5]

Spent a few nights at my own permission near Lesmahagow in one of my modded Lavuu’s with my GStove the last few nights.

It was -2 in the evening/during the night and I was in my vest and underpants inside. The GStove is a superbly made item of kit and if you burn good quality dry hardwood it gives great heat, great cook times and if you adjust the draw you will get long slow burns. I got my GStove from
www.expedition-equipment.com
Please note I have no affiliation to this company nor am I being paid etc, just a customer.

Dont forget your CO2 alarm.

I lived on 24hr British Army ration packs which are a dream nowadays compared to my days in the 80’s.

One extra pole height in the Lavuu with extra side skirts gives an extra 23cm which is enough for sleep system to fit properly. I used a Plash Palatka as my groundsheet in this Lavuu with a Thermarest and a USMC MSS with both bags and the Gortex outer.

All my kit was carried in or on my Swedish Army Rucksack bar the stove which i carry.

Picture shows my bush TV and the view from my window.

Happy days.

Atb

John

 

[nobby8126]

Cracking set up

 

[Chomp]

'Well jel' although those stoves are out of my price range due to having an unreasonable wife.

 

[scottisha5]

Chomp, you need to do what your swmbo does and skim your allowance. Ever noticed how everything a woman buys is always in the sale or just a “wee blouse”.

Took me a long time to be able to go for the stove. Well worth it though.

 

[Chomp]

Chomp, you need to do what your swmbo does and skim your allowance. Ever noticed how everything a woman buys is always in the sale or just a “wee blouse”.

Took me a long time to be able to go for the stove. Well worth it though.

Oh I do, its just that there are so many nice things out there and that's not factoring in my other passion of football. I need a wee lottery win to make it all happen unfortunately. I'd need to start doing the lottery right enough.

 

[ScottE]

Good times, stove looks spot on, bit of hot tenting is on my to do list.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Looks a good trip, and a great set up.

 

[Nice65]

Chomp, you need to do what your swmbo does and skim your allowance. Ever noticed how everything a woman buys is always in the sale or just a “wee blouse”.

Took me a long time to be able to go for the stove. Well worth it though.

Looks a wonderful set up for the night, and you're quite right about sneaking a few things around the good lady. We all do it, and we get to justify our excellent choices of knives, stoves, sleeping bags, tarps and tents etc by protecting them, keeping warm, and cooking good food.

 

[scottisha5]

Looks a wonderful set up for the night, and you're quite right about sneaking a few things around the good lady. We all do it, and we get to justify our excellent choices of knives, stoves, sleeping bags, tarps and tents etc by protecting them, keeping warm, and cooking good food.

Its a trade off Nicey, blouses and handbags = knives and bushcraft gear simples

I suppose if its the lady of the house who is the bushcrafter then the hubby can buy blouses and shoes too

Ducking now

atb

John

 

[bopdude]

Looks very nice, how have you run your stove pipe, out through a stitched in stove jack or other ? Did I miss a thread on your conversion and what height at the apex ? I know, I ask a lot of questions

 

[scottisha5]

Hello Bopdude,

This Lavuu had the stove pipe through a Stove tent protector and through one of the Lavuu arm holes but I also have a piece of fire blanket around the tent protector as a barrier between the Lavuu and tent protector if that makes sense. I have several Lavuu's two of which have stove jacks. I had just got the tent protector and was trying it out and it works very well.

This Lavuu was modded with side skirts and raised up 23cm (one pole section).

Have a look at Chairmanmeow's recent thread it details all the mods I did to his with pictures.

Cheers

John

 

[Nice65]

Its a trade off Nicey, blouses and handbags = knives and bushcraft gear simples

I suppose if its the lady of the house who is the bushcrafter then the hubby can buy blouses and shoes too

Ducking now

atb

John

Luckily, mine is a happy camper. When I gave her my old Multimat to sleep on after I bought a Synmat 9, she grumbled so much about me having a "proper bed" I had to donate it the Exped to her.

 

[Everything Mac]

Chomp, you need to do what your swmbo does and skim your allowance. Ever noticed how everything a woman buys is always in the sale or just a “wee blouse”.

Took me a long time to be able to go for the stove. Well worth it though.

Nope I don't do that. Not me... and if I did I definitely wouldn't just get things delivered to the workshop rather than the house.



Looks like you had a cracking night out. That stove looks great. I've been half tempted to weld up something similar for a while but just haven't got round to it.

All the best
Andy

 

[Chomp]

Nope I don't do that. Not me... and if I did I definitely wouldn't just get things delivered to the workshop rather than the house.



Looks like you had a cracking night out. That stove looks great. I've been half tempted to weld up something similar for a while but just haven't got round to it.

All the best
Andy

I'm luckily enough to be at home every day except wednesday for the postie, I've even got the dog walker who comes in on a wednesday to stash any deliveries. Maybe not quite master criminal level but I like to treat myself to a 'mwah ha ha' for it occasionally.

 

[Sundowner]

Love your photo. Used to have a Bell tent and frontier stove. Easily transported in 16' canoe. And your post so reminds me......

 

[scottisha5]

Sundowner, now thats a tent!

Why manufacturers haven’t made these in woodland colours for our community is beyond me.

Great photo too