Snowy Night Out in Hampshire

[tobes01]

With the forecast predicting the coldest night of the year so far, I decided to hit the woods. My little patch is in NE Hampshire, about 4 acres of mixed woodland with a clearing where I can stash some split logs and keep a fixed fire site. Unfortunately I don't have permission to share it with anyone else, so it's a solo paradise...

Parked up and ready to go.

On the way in.

Shaking down the trees before they dumped everything on me.

Clark Hammock ready to go

Tarp to sit under and the fire's lit!

Keeping warm in the dark

Dawn breaks...

I don't know how cold it got - at least 6 below - but I was warm and toasty all night. My setup is a Clark NX-250 with a full-length Thermarest, Snugpak underquilt and Snugpak Elite 5 bag used as a quilt. There was a lot of condensation inside the hammock, but it didn't drip on me because it had frozen solid I hit the sack at 9pm, read for a couple of hours, and woke up at 8:30 this morning. Lovely.

Looking forward to the next chance to get out there!

Thanks for looking,

Tobes

 

[Andy2112]

Nice one Tobes.

 

[MartinK9]

Looks great Tobes, thanks for sharing.

 

[Shewie]

Great stuff Tobes

Glad you stayed toasty.

Where was the condensation in the hammock ? Was it on the underside of the mossie net the Clarks have ?

 

[Aron]

that looks awesome. nice one

 

[tobes01]

Yes, the condensation was on the mossy net. The stuff at the top was liquid, but had turned to ice as it ran down the inside of the hammock. I tried venting it by opening the top, but that simply made it all freeze solid

 

[tjwuk]

Looks like a real paradise, no neighbours! Glad the temp didn't match your number plate.

 

[Dougster]

Those of us with small children know the bliss of 12 hours in a sleeping bag... nice one there.

 

[tobes01]

Those of us with small children know the bliss of 12 hours in a sleeping bag... nice one there.

That'll be the one - returned home today to resume childcare duties with the little b*ggers still off school because of the snow...

 

[The Cumbrian]

That looks brilliant. I'm using my hammock next weekend. It's forecast cold, so I'm taking my coccoon and my quilt. Big Swede persuaded me (it didn't take much mind) to buy some ex Swedish army skis and boots, so we'll be approaching over frozen lakes. I went for a walk in the area today, and it looks fantastic.

Cheers, Michael.

 

[hog]

Pity your number on the plate of the Landy isn't 0.

 

[backwoodsman]

a hammock that costs that much you wouldnt expect to get cold lol, "cool" pics,

 

[Rich^uk]

Hello everyone, Treat me gently this is my first post.

Looks like the woods I go camping in, (Same area too Ne Hampshire is beautiful) I usually go to a lovely spot near Selbourne.


Oh and sorry for dredging this post up, The photos made me happy. I miss my hammock, tarp and snow.

 

[Twodogs]

Nice one Tobes .
Twodogs

 

[R3XXY]

Great post, i love the way the woods look when everything is covered in snow. Seems to make the camp feel that much cosier