Camping Porn

[pogofish]

To prevent heat loss to the ground the best bit of kit is a rolly mat either the posh self inflating jobbies or just a cheap one from lidls.

Have to say that I've never heard anyone with a good word about the Lidl mats. They do e to be too cheap, even if they come-up regularly. Lidl can be really good for stoves, refills & some other camping kit tho.

I tend to pick-up a few spare canisters (I have my gas stove as backup if I take the car) in end of season sales or when I see the no-brand white canisters that are just as good as the dear ones, when in country shops in winer - they are often down to pennies by then.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

fantastic - so you're being chased through the woods by a rampaging bear and you've goit a massive great light on yer head.

it'll never see you mate

Bears have terrible eyesight. They locate you by scent.

 

[nightowl]

Bears have terrible eyesight. They locate you by scent.

didn't ray mears say u should leave your food supplies about a mile from your camp while in bear territory?

 

[nightowl]

by the way, the july issue of trail magazine is a backpacking special. has quite a funny feature on different types of backpackers and the stuff they carry as well

 

[pogofish]

seems a bit of a pain in the arse using the meths compared to a nice gas burner

Anoher thing about the meths stoves, it is surprisingly easy to burn yoourself on the flame - especially with the type that need to be primed first.

 

[pogofish]

Bears have terrible eyesight. They locate you by scent.

Even a near-blind bear would have few problems spotting that yellow cagoile!

 

[Cakes]

Oooh nice! how much was it?

 

[toggle]

Indeed. I've never owned one but my mother got one for a family camping holiday when I was young & spent more time scrubbing the bloody thing than any other activity on that trip.

It never made it home with us either, she either quietly binned it on the last day or gave it away to some other unwitting mug of a camper!

not half as bad as trying to cook on the hexy block things. i remember spending the best part of an hour producing a cuppa and some inedible porridge one morning.

And when i've used a trangia, it was on woodcraft camps, so the job of scrubbing them was delegated to the kids that chose to piss about instead of helping with the cooking.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

didn't ray mears say u should leave your food supplies about a mile from your camp while in bear territory?

Not that far: a couple hundred yards, with the food strung up in a tree, should be good. Also, no deodorant, perfume or any scent, and no menstruating women.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[pogofish]

not half as bad as trying to cook on the hexy block things. i remember spending the best part of an hour producing a cuppa and some inedible porridge one morning.

And when i've used a trangia, it was on woodcraft camps, so the job of scrubbing them was delegated to the kids that chose to piss about instead of helping with the cooking.

Yes, they are the worst of all.

Not everyone has a team of volunteers to hand, willing or otherwise when they go camping. Although sometimes I can appreciate the idea!

 

[lynne8]

fantastic - so you're being chased through the woods by a rampaging bear and you've goit a massive great light on yer head.

it'll never see you mate

 

[lynne8]

It's for things like taking a dump in the woods. You can wipe your butt with a leaf while holding onto a tree trunk with the other hand, but still keep a lookout for any roaming bears.

Also, if you spot a bear and have to run screaming through the woods, it lets you have some light, since you'd probably have dropped a regular flashlight when your muscles turned to water from fear.

What Wiskey said!! We've got bears everywhere up here at the moment, I'm scared to go for a walk at night in the park!!

 

[nightowl]

What Wiskey said!! We've got bears everywhere up here at the moment, I'm scared to go for a walk at night in the park!!

is that a bear or one of those devil dog things from ghostbusters?

 

[aqua]

wow! i bought a proper massive rucksack with back support when i went to denmark. it doesnt hold masses though. but its sturdy as fek.

i really like the look of that one. how many litres is it?

I have one of those 2 in 1 rucksack/backpacks things and I don't like it

I think it just doesn't fit properly - I'm looking for a new rucksack for this year

 

[Dougal]

Oooo. I am the king of absurd camping equipment. This year I have:

One of these dangly hanging things from ikea, so useful when you keep misplacing phone, wallet, spliff, lighter, knife, etc etc etc in your cavernous 8 man marquee.

Some of these great groundhog pegs, they go into every type of ground with no problems at all:

And I bough a leatherman (£15 unused off of ebay) which is absolutely fucking brilliant. Although Mrs Vipper says it makes me more of a sad twat than normal.

Buy a bag of ten inch nails from an ironmongers and bring a hammer.

 

[thefuse]

heres a funny camping story.
i decided i needed a bigger tent after glastonbury a few years ago, so I set off on the tuesday morning to find one. It didnt take long to locate a 2 bed, family tent, half collapsed in the mud. The people around assured me that the owners had gone home and abandonned it the day before.
The inside rooms were so rank that i didnt want to get involved so i just poured the contents out onto the grass.
I rolled up the tent and carried it back to my car then realised I was missing a vital pole. Went back an hour later to find some bod sifting through the contents of the bedrooms and watched him find an ipod, a cd walkman and a purse with 20 quid in. Doh!


love the tent though

 

[Idaho]

Just got 4 boxes delivered from a camping supplier

This tent:

plus lots of other kit...

 

[Pieface]

You all seem to have far too much stuff

I'm buying the first little stove I posted up. If you wedge the fucker with some rocks then it won't fall over - I'm not climbing Everest ffs

 

[Crispy]

You all seem to have far too much stuff

I'm buying the first little stove I posted up. If you wedge the fucker with some rocks then it won't fall over - I'm not climbing Everest ffs

Innit Camping consists of the tent, you, and the outdoors. Anything else is a bonus. I love making do with what you can find, anyway. Tell you what I really want to do is Ray Mears it in the woods with just a hammock and tarp. Picking berries and roots, making fires, catching rabbits. Probably with a bow and arrow fashioned out of a handy hazel sapling

 

[Idaho]

You all seem to have far too much stuff

I'm buying the first little stove I posted up. If you wedge the fucker with some rocks then it won't fall over - I'm not climbing Everest ffs

I would reccommend getting one of these (if they still make them):

Tristar:

Small, neat, light, inexpensive, excellent stability, easy to get fuel and easy to shield from the wind.

You can pick one up for a tenner on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

I have used the same one for 15 years in all sorts of conditions.

 

[nightowl]

You all seem to have far too much stuff

I'm buying the first little stove I posted up. If you wedge the fucker with some rocks then it won't fall over - I'm not climbing Everest ffs

get one of the ones with a tube from the canister to the burner on the ground then u shouldn't have to wedge it

 

[wiskey]

Innit Camping consists of the tent, you, and the outdoors. Anything else is a bonus. I love making do with what you can find, anyway. Tell you what I really want to do is Ray Mears it in the woods with just a hammock and tarp. Picking berries and roots, making fires, catching rabbits. Probably with a bow and arrow fashioned out of a handy hazel sapling

pie eye isnt going 'camping' she's going to a festival with 12,000 speed freaks - a stove isnt even a necessity and if she finds ANY berries or roots i bet they shouldnt be eaten

 

[wiskey]

I would reccommend getting one of these (if they still make them):

Tristar:

actually that looks like a good compromise

 

[aqua]

I used to have one of those stoves and it rocked but I lost it

my new flat one is superb though

 

[Pieface]

pie eye isnt going 'camping' she's going to a festival with 12,000 speed freaks - a stove isnt even a necessity and if she finds ANY berries or roots i bet they shouldnt be eaten

Yeah - I just want to be able to make tea outside my tent and some eggs of a morning without having to move much. Doing 4 festivals so I'll get use out of it.

 

[wiskey]

Yeah - I just want to be able to make tea outside my tent and some eggs of a morning without having to move much. Doing 4 festivals so I'll get use out of it.

hehe i know mate (just dont let filter near the hot bits )

i've always got away without a stove at glasto but the bit of paper i got saying no food on site at glade till friday eve (we arrive wed lunchtime) put the fear of starvation up me and i bought one

 

[Idaho]

actually that looks like a good compromise

They are great. Have used it in loads - even at altitude and in poor conditions and it's top.

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

http://www.towsure.com/

is complete camping heaven, they stock just about any little bit, bob, spare, eyelet, guy rope and peg going

and their staff are really helpful too

 

[baldrick]

Im in a similar situation to wiskey in that I dont have a car or drive - how difficult is camping with out a vehicle?

me neither - it's fine, tbh. it's more of an adventure anyway having to trek to the campsite and fart about with OS maps in the rain

If you like walking and you get a decent, comfortable rucksack then it's not a lot of hassle. this is the sitch where it does pay to get the more expensive, lighter gear unfortunately as there's only so much you can leave at home