what do you take to occupy yourself when its dark?

[UltimateSurvivor]

I take a book a cheap MP3 player so the Ipod doesnt get ruined and a book. Usually, i use none of them.

I always take a diary aswell. I've often found myself encountering some amazing moments and it's great to look back at them a year or so later whilst looking through your diary.

Regards.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

mostly a book, a headtorch and a nice drop of something to drink

 

[Asbo]

Depends on who i go with most the time its a pack of cards playing lots of games of cheat but that's if we have a large anothe group to actuley have a good game. but in other times its just sitting next to the fire reading a book.

 

[Womble_Lancs]

I usually take a musical instrument.

 

[backpacker]

If I am on my own I normally take a good book to read and MP3 Player, but sometimes it's just good to listen to the wild life!
But if there is a group of us, it's normally a bit of banter around the camp fire!

 

[UnderTheStars]

I take my ipod but only listen to it if its raining and i cant hear the sounds around me.

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

when i go camping i try and escape, mp3, tv gps and stuff like that ^^ isnt that the point of camping to escape all that stuff?

 

[Will Bowden]

I mostly kip in the Land Rover when out and about, I keep a small battery radio in there for bedtime. I do keep a stash of podcasts on the ipod but I don't like using headphones really as I like to know when someones shouting that I'm about to be attacked by an escaped lion etc. You never know.

I'm not often camped alone even without people I've got the terrier to entertain me.

Will

 

[3bears]

hmmm depends really, if I'm on my own or not, and my mood really

normally it's just the crackle of the fire and a telescope if it's a clear night, I normally pack an mp3 player with some music and an audiobook too...

if I'm in company it's chatter amongst ourselves, and see what bits of wood I can shape. normal stuff really

 

[nunzionuk]

I normally take a wind up radio and paracord, hours of fun there.

 

[resnikov]

and a telescope if it's a clear night,

Thats a cracking idea, always wanted a telescope, now might be able to justify getting one to myself.

 

[Partickpebbles]

mostly a book, a headtorch and a nice drop of something to drink

Think that would be my choice!

 

[Man of Tanith]

i'm amazed this has resufaced
my tastes havent changed its a book either fiction plus a referance book or just the fiction depending on if i have anything new i want to try out.
mind a drop of port seems to make its way in a bit more than it used to- i blame swompy for that one

 

[3bears]

I've got a pretty big reflector (10" dia'), but that only really comes out on special occasions as the tripod mount, counter weights and motor weigh a ton lol, I've got a small refracting telescope and a mini ( cheap 20 quid jobby) tripod that I don't mind getting a bit beaten up, though there a lot you can see with one of those 20 quid spotting scopes that are around atm

 

[789987]

alcohol, fire, conversation

never been camping alone

 

[hertsboy]

when i go camping i try and escape, mp3, tv gps and stuff like that ^^ isnt that the point of camping to escape all that stuff?

Spot on! That's the whole point of it!

 

[Squidders]

Watching the flames dance on the fire can take all night.

 

[fred gordon]

Good fire, good malt, good company, good comfy bed.

 

[m.durston]

for me cos i take my boys its a good couple of packs of top trumps. lightweight and fun, ticks all the boxes

 

[Home Guard]

Damn all of you folks who take musical instruments, mainly flutes with you! :yikes:

The scaryest thing is walking through a woods at night and hearing strange ghostly flute music in the distance echoeing through the forrest, I've had it happen twice within the past three years.