Some nice kit there mate. will items 1-3 duplicate a lot of your needs? The thermo Jerven kingsize would likely do the same job as a woobie and doobie
I am always on the look out for versatile pieces of kit, so far I have the following on my wish list
- kingsize jerven bag
- Kifaru woobie
- Mountain serape
- honey stove
Anyone know of any more useful versatile pieces of kit worth getting?
someone likes spendy kit dont they
I'd just get the either a mountain Serape or Kifaru Woobie Express myself
But I have!A merino buff kilt??? The mind boggles...I hope you've never tried one.
A lump of Polymorph. and gaffer tape.
The number of uses are huge, from mending tent poles, replacing eyelets and d-rings to fixing tools. Also works as a hot glue and 100% biodegradable
]Didn't know it was biodegradable. I've got some called "Morph Plast" - it was cheaper and does the same thing, I wonder if that breaks down too? Might plant some and see
But I have!
The Jerven bag is more than a massive bivi bag with arm holes, it can be used as a tarp, so it can be used to make a warm shelter, a top quilt, under quilt.The OP's kit list did seem like 3 of the same item and a stove. I can see that the serape, for example, can be worn as a greatcoat but surely that's because it is versatile and can be used as a sleeping bag too, thus negating the need for the others. The Kifaru thing is a posh poncho liner, I understand and the Jerven bag is like a massive bivi bag with arm holes, isn't it?
A Kifaru Pointman is pretty versatile, so is a Hilleberg 10UL tarp - I notice the price has gone up on the latter tho
You could look into a Roselli Axe too. Dead handy .. even the dour old outdoorsers round here get to saying things like they're being impressed by it
Also, forget the scoobie doobie woobies and invest in a -10C and a -20C 850 fill down sleeping bag from Western Mountaineering. It is a good think. Use the -10C as a quilt in the summer - surprisingly you won't melt, but use it as a sleeping bag in warmish snow and you'll still toast.
Always happy to assist in the spending of money. Just wish I ran a small enterprise to help with the actual transactions
oo! Another thing - Outdoor Research proshell goretex Maximus jacket - wear it anywhere for anything - I just got one and it is worth cursing about it's greatness. There are still a few in last years colours going cheap.
Those lightweight down jackets are good too - got one on my list of things to somehow acquire
And though not exactly multi tasking they are very good, those Dachstein boiled wool mitts - rather more flexible are the Trailwise balaclavas on the Joe Brown site
Finally - a Coleman propane distribution tree - run a lamp, a cooker/grill and a heater all at the same time. Becomes portable if you use a 8lb bottle