Tips from the field

[Chiseller]

one funny item of note wrt head torch around the neck - I have a longish white beard and if I put the torch under my beard it "lights up" - a side effect of the white whiskers I think - interesting to see but of limited use for walking around at night

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[rg598]

Good post. There are however Thermarest versions that are much warmer. The Thermarest NeoAir All Season and the NeoAir XTherm have very high R values, more than twice that of a closed cell foam pad.

 

[Goatboy]

Good post. There are however Thermarest versions that are much warmer. The Thermarest NeoAir All Season and the NeoAir XTherm have very high R values, more than twice that of a closed cell foam pad.

Hi Ross, how do you get on with the noise of those things? I find the NeoAirs all crinkle and rustle when you move - like trying to sleep on a crisp/chip packet.

Very light though.

ATB,
GB

 

[oldtimer]

Excellent post. Made me do a quick evaluation of my own kit to reassure myself its OK as it is. I'd been flirting with swopping my tent for a tarp but you reminded me how much I hate midges.

Re body weight. I've lost 28lbs (equivalent to the weight of my pack) and feel much better for it. I take Banyuls rather than port as its local to me, but for the same reasons.

 

[Corso]

(the research also shows that spending time and money on other people rather than yourself makes you happier, but that's another story).

is my misses paying you?

otherwise good advice

 

[Lister]

If carving a spoon in the woods and the call of nature hits.....don't...whatever you do....get your sandpaper and toilet paper bags mixed up, in low light it's a painful mistake

 

[forrestdweller]

If carving a spoon in the woods and the call of nature hits.....don't...whatever you do....get your sandpaper and toilet paper bags mixed up, in low light it's a painful mistake

i hope you do'nt speak from personal experience...

 

[rg598]

Hi Ross, how do you get on with the noise of those things? I find the NeoAirs all crinkle and rustle when you move - like trying to sleep on a crisp/chip packet.

Very light though.

ATB,
GB

I don't know. It just doesn't bother me. I usually fall asleep as soon as I get in the sleeping bag.