Saturday night in the woods...(pic heavy)

[SimonM]

As I posted last week, SWMBO let me play out on Saturday and so I went to my playground just outside Burnley.
I have permission to use a 50 hectare plot of mixed open moorland and recently planted (15 years ago) woodland.

I set up camp in the standing of trees to the right of the picture at the top of the rise...

The wind was howling down the valley, so I decided to rig my tarp like a tent.
I have never used this set up before, but will definately do so again...who knows, I might even talk SWMBO into joining me!

And inside, showing the tarp that a Hawaiian bushcrafter kindly sent me, used as a groundsheet...

Now you might be surprised to hear that I am a bit of a kit freak, so this time out I was using my new Honey Stove...(seen from inside the tarp)

I was woke up in the wee small hours by a couple of owls calling to each other, and then a fox barking. It was about 0100hrs and a very clear night.
The wind had dropped and the Moon was like a spotlight...

The same view, just after Sun up...

As I packed up, I decided to rig up my Hawaii tarp as a flying V, just to see how much it stood out in the English countryside...

and seen through the trees...

I was surprised, as I expected it to stand out more!

SWMBO & Mini-SWMBO picked me up around 0930hrs and took me to McDonalds for breakfast.
Not my idea of good food, but at least no-one sat near us.
(Apparently I looked like I had slept under a bush and "stank" of woodsmoke!)

Simon

 

[Shewie]

Cheers for sharing Simon, looks like a cosy spot you've found there

I haven't been out for a couple of weeks and I'm starting to get twitchy feet after looking at those pics

EDIT:

How did the new stove perform ?

I read you didn't bother using it with the tatonka so it must have burned well enough.

Looking forward to the full review anyway mate nudge nudge

 

[Singeblister]

Looking good Simon like the tarp set up , I am chewing at the bit to get out just another 5 days or so to go before i can get out

 

[Chainsaw]

Looks like a cracking wee spot and the hawaiian tarp was cool!

(Apparently I looked like I had slept under a bush and "stank" of woodsmoke!)

erm but you had hadn't you?

Thanks for sharing,

Cheers,

Alan

 

[drewdunnrespect]

looking good mate wish i had a play ground still need to fined one due to my old one being sold to dirt bike races who want to race through there own wood

 

[SimonM]

As a short follow up story.



Whilst out, I was biten by something (insect) on the knuckle of my right thumb. This has caused a bit of discomfort for the last couple of days and has been red and slightly swollen.



I have shrugged it off and applied cream to the area, but have just been woken up by it, it has got so uncomfortable.



My thumb is now twice as wide as the other and it has got a very slow capillary refill, so I wil be going to the Doc this morning - probably for a course of anti biotics?!



Why is it always the little things that cause so much hasssle?



Simon

 

[Mistwalker]

Great pics ! Love the view. The tarp didn't stand out bad at all.

It will likely be some "little" things that do us in.

 

[traderran]

Good post great pic's

 

[Pantalaimon]

Nice pictures! Your tarp looks very cosy, but the photo of the moon looks a bit creepy!