Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Dunno if you can carry them, or if you have them, but I find sheepskins - skin down, fleece up - make a big difference. Hot water bottle too. And all the rest of the fire and reflector stuff.
sleeping on the floor crew
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I'll be taking this at the weekend if it's any help Drew ..
Canvas hot tent and wood stove
Ajungilak cotton and nylon bivvy bag
Alpkit Pipedream 600 bag
Exped Downmat 7DLX
NATO 5 season CCF pad
Oookworks tub floor
Cheap poly tarp groundsheet
I'll sleep in Woolpower 200g top and bottoms, Heat Holder socks and Ninjaclava
Bring on the cold I say
Canvas hot tent and wood stove
Ajungilak cotton and nylon bivvy bag
Alpkit Pipedream 600 bag
Exped Downmat 7DLX
NATO 5 season CCF pad
Oookworks tub floor
Cheap poly tarp groundsheet
I'll sleep in Woolpower 200g top and bottoms, Heat Holder socks and Ninjaclava
Bring on the cold I say
thanks guys
gray i wont need a tent my tarp and i are well practiced at this because before i got a hammock i used to do it all the time
and i new everything u have all said i was just checking that i was right in my thinking and am going to be bringing my thermerest and merino wool bed mat and my minus 75 arctic sleeping bag and my bivi bag and a merino wool blanket so i will deffo's be warm enough i just needed to make sure that i was thinking along the right lines considering i haven't camped on the ground in five years
oh and i am actually bringing more gear to kip on the floor than i would be if i was hammocking
drew
gray i wont need a tent my tarp and i are well practiced at this because before i got a hammock i used to do it all the time
and i new everything u have all said i was just checking that i was right in my thinking and am going to be bringing my thermerest and merino wool bed mat and my minus 75 arctic sleeping bag and my bivi bag and a merino wool blanket so i will deffo's be warm enough i just needed to make sure that i was thinking along the right lines considering i haven't camped on the ground in five years
oh and i am actually bringing more gear to kip on the floor than i would be if i was hammocking
drew
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There's chance of 30mph north westerlies on Saturday night Drew, with temps already in the minuses it's going to make for a cold night if you're in the wind at all. A low flattish tarp would work well I think, without trees though it's down to poles, tie outs and your imagination.
Your sleep gear sounds good to me, the car's only 20m away so it doesn't even have to fit in your pack, just chuck it all in and see how it goes.
yep thats exactly what i will be doing mate and i will have bivi poles with me so don't worry
digging yourself in also gives you an excuse to buy and carry one these beasts! http://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Special-Forces-Shovel.html
I'm guessing your gona be sleeping in a woodland of some kind, but it still helps keep you under the wind and that little bit warmer! A real test of manliness would be to camp out only with what you can carry to your spot, no car cheating!
good luck mate, it's gona be frigging freezing and windy!
I'm guessing your gona be sleeping in a woodland of some kind, but it still helps keep you under the wind and that little bit warmer! A real test of manliness would be to camp out only with what you can carry to your spot, no car cheating!
good luck mate, it's gona be frigging freezing and windy!
digging yourself in also gives you an excuse to buy and carry one these beasts! http://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Special-Forces-Shovel.html
I'm guessing your gona be sleeping in a woodland of some kind, but it still helps keep you under the wind and that little bit warmer! A real test of manliness would be to camp out only with what you can carry to your spot, no car cheating!
good luck mate, it's gona be frigging freezing and windy!
i have a metal folding shovel mate so i am good and thanks
drew
Drew, you wont be digging in much where we are going, theres about 2 inches of soil and then stones. Do you want me to bring you a tent buddy?
I just got back from a wee night out last night and I almost couldn't sleep in my 2 year old summer bag that's seen better days, to give you a wee idea of how nippy it is this picture was taken by me about half an hour ago on my way home. http://m1359.photobucket.com/albumv...VNb6G05t/9Uc2bXPFl/8e6TLwDQwtoKSQ0jdhl3q/eN0= bout an inch and a half thick.
Have fun
Have fun
Drew,
One solution which i use is, i put refletive heat foil under my mat. Use the kind they put behind radiators. The cold is reduced and warmth reflected back. I tend to only use a bivi bag all year round, so the secret is insulation. reflective foil is ligh easy to pack, if you going for it use two layers one on top of mat and one underneath.
S
One solution which i use is, i put refletive heat foil under my mat. Use the kind they put behind radiators. The cold is reduced and warmth reflected back. I tend to only use a bivi bag all year round, so the secret is insulation. reflective foil is ligh easy to pack, if you going for it use two layers one on top of mat and one underneath.
S
As long as you are not in a cold sump you won't notice the minor difference in temperature. Set up under a basha. If you split lock then you can lay lengths of turf on either side of the hole that you have made providing a deeper wall than you have actually dug. If you can block off the ends you can make a small micro climate for yourself. You will also want to get the bottom of the sides all the way down to the ground if possible.
If you're just using a bivvi bag on it's own try to find somewhere as sheltered as is humanly possible and pay plenty of attention to insulation against the ground as this is the area that will sap heat from your body faster than anywhere else.
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