what do you take to occupy yourself when its dark?

[Man of Tanith]

as above really when you go out camping do you take anything to read? or an MP3 player or cards or nothing?

 

[Nat]

Mainly a reference type of book, although occasionally i'll take a fiction book to wile away the dark hours

 

[rik_uk3]

Always a radio, can't go without Radio 4, my video digicam has an MP3 player built in.

 

[Morning Fox]

Nothing, enjoy the company of friends and If I am on my own personally I enjoy stillness and silence, not afraid of my own thoughts

 

[woof]

By and large, nothing, if on my own(mostly)and just for a night, just listen to the night sounds.

 

[tobes01]

Fnarr fnarr snigger chuckle...

OK, in fact I take the iPod. Have established my own tradition of watching an episode of Red Dwarf in the hammock before sleep time...

 

[PJMCBear]

Normally take a book, but if a central fire is going, I'm usually found in the social gathering.

 

[Kerne]

Never travel without a book but often don't get to read much if it's a fairly social occasion (or I'm too knack****d!)

 

[durulz]

I voted for nothing, which is what I do take most of the time.
However, sometimes I do take a radio, which is not on your list. Can't survive without 'Any Questions' on Radio 4 if it's a Friday night.

 

[John Fenna]

Nothing - on solo trips I sleep with the sun, rise with the sun..
Sociable trips there is the chat at the fire.
On multi week trips there are often maps/itineraries to check.
No need for anything else...

 

[SimonM]

All of the above...dependant on type of outing

 

[xlfive]

usualy a small radio and a reference book,love to listen to talk sport at bedtime

 

[gsfgaz]

the sounds of the wildlife does me more than enough... u cannie beat it...

 

[bikething]

I see there's no option for "the other half"

 

[DavidJT]

Where's the "All of those" option? Different occaisions and different moods do all of those, also projects eg carving, chatting, staring into the fire, practicing knots, story telling, etc etc.

 

[gregorach]

Whisky and a tin whistle for me...

 

[Tor helge]

I usually mend the fire, make coffee, eat and write in my journal.
The dark lasts long here at this time of year and I usually sleep a long time.
I have never had a book (other than the almanac) with me on a woods trek, and certainly not one of those modern, electronic gadgets you speak about .

Tor

 

[mace242]

I'll take whatever book I'm reading and a reference type book and an mp3 player. Sometimes I've had some critter (an owl once was a nightmare) that keeps making a keep me awake type noise and I have to get sleep or I get migraines the mp3 player with some tunes helps me sleep. If I'm not trying to sleep though the music of the woods is fine by me

 

[BOD]

Nothing other than a journal.

Enjoy listening to the jungle sounds and running water.

Doze and sleep a lot. Often manage a good 10 hours or even more in the hammock.

May scroll through pictures taken that day but not on multi-day trips as that exhausts the batteries

 

[Dodger]

Always a radio, can't go without Radio 4...

Hmmm... That's a good idea!

I like reading and I'll often pick up something to read locally to where I'm, staying - e.g. I picked up a copy of Coyote Stories by Mourning Dove in a New Age/hippy store in Joshua Tree before I headed into the National Park last year. There's nothing like reading something with a local flavour while chilling out in your hammock before you fall asleep.