If I remember 'the bard' correctly,
To tent, or not to tent: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The drenching and downpour of outrageous weather,
Or to take tarps against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To try: to sleep,
Yet more; and by a sleep to say we end
the heart-ache and the thousand natural deluges.
I’ve just taken a look at the weather report for the Bushmoot, and, err...., to put it politely; it going to be a classic English (Welsh) summer garden party kind of weather.:umbrella:
Of course this begs the question, never having been to a moot before, what is considered appropriate ‘kit’ etiquette. I was going to go fairly, with it being summer an’ all, light (solo canoe trip kind of light, only in my car. You know the stuff, stick fire cooking, tarp not tent, etc.), however given what the met office have to say, and the storm we had here last night, I think I’ll take my tent, twin burner petrol stove and some extra dry clothes as well, just in case.
How light do people go to these things, is it a kitchen sink (cast iron cookware) affair or more a minimalist Zen thing?
I await your seasoned replies.........
Despite the weather report I’m really quite excited about the weekend;
........ gee I’m a big kid.
To tent, or not to tent: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The drenching and downpour of outrageous weather,
Or to take tarps against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To try: to sleep,
Yet more; and by a sleep to say we end
the heart-ache and the thousand natural deluges.
I’ve just taken a look at the weather report for the Bushmoot, and, err...., to put it politely; it going to be a classic English (Welsh) summer garden party kind of weather.:umbrella:
Of course this begs the question, never having been to a moot before, what is considered appropriate ‘kit’ etiquette. I was going to go fairly, with it being summer an’ all, light (solo canoe trip kind of light, only in my car. You know the stuff, stick fire cooking, tarp not tent, etc.), however given what the met office have to say, and the storm we had here last night, I think I’ll take my tent, twin burner petrol stove and some extra dry clothes as well, just in case.
How light do people go to these things, is it a kitchen sink (cast iron cookware) affair or more a minimalist Zen thing?
I await your seasoned replies.........
Despite the weather report I’m really quite excited about the weekend;
........ gee I’m a big kid.
I can't see the living room floor for stuff to go................it's never all going to fit in the car 
(In goes the heavy canvas hammock and the camp box then!
)
(80 quid will buy a lot of kit!)
as an aside, how much hacking of the local foliage is allowed? Are we talking a bit of pruning here or wholesale deforestation? The reason I ask is ‘cus I’m planning on bringing some nicely seasoned wood for the fire. I also like to cut some small suckers to act as poles on my tarp, not a big deal for one person in a big wood, but if everyone’s doing it is it going to be a problem?
