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Have just done my first true wild camp, via a river and canoe. Have waited long enough, it must be a couple of years!!! 
It was very difficult finding a stealth site in which to camp, and still be close to river and canoes...............
I used a tarp origami tent using paddles (a first for me) and it worked superbly, and was very spacious for my 6'4" carcass. I was using a cheap tarp to which my partner had sewn extra loops. It worked so well I have now bought a DD tarp (expensive for what they are...not that impressed with the stitching?) for future use.
Also used the large ALICE pack, another first, but wanted to be able to portage everything in one go. Pack on back, canoe on head....
1/ the large ALICE is not THAT large, and the pockets are too small really. Accessing stuff was awkward, but the lid storage did work well. I could just get everything thing in, including water (but see comment on "Lifestraw" in another thread), sleeping bag, clothes, food (BA surplus ration. Wet and surprisingly weighty) sundries, including a shovel/folding trencher. That was too weighty, getting a plastic? one........
All was ok, if a little clumsy...now looking at the Snugpak Bergan? All up weight was just over 20 kg in the end. It needs to be under 20kg, but tarp aside, I don't really have modern lightweight gear. Might need some thought!
The Thermarest Trekker 20 utilising my kneel pad/sleep pad (a mechanics mat) was superb. Cooking was done on Swedish Army surplus trangia. Very good.
The trip/experience/weather was just blinding Woop Woop!!!
It was very difficult finding a stealth site in which to camp, and still be close to river and canoes...............
I used a tarp origami tent using paddles (a first for me) and it worked superbly, and was very spacious for my 6'4" carcass. I was using a cheap tarp to which my partner had sewn extra loops. It worked so well I have now bought a DD tarp (expensive for what they are...not that impressed with the stitching?) for future use.
Also used the large ALICE pack, another first, but wanted to be able to portage everything in one go. Pack on back, canoe on head....
1/ the large ALICE is not THAT large, and the pockets are too small really. Accessing stuff was awkward, but the lid storage did work well. I could just get everything thing in, including water (but see comment on "Lifestraw" in another thread), sleeping bag, clothes, food (BA surplus ration. Wet and surprisingly weighty) sundries, including a shovel/folding trencher. That was too weighty, getting a plastic? one........
All was ok, if a little clumsy...now looking at the Snugpak Bergan? All up weight was just over 20 kg in the end. It needs to be under 20kg, but tarp aside, I don't really have modern lightweight gear. Might need some thought!
The Thermarest Trekker 20 utilising my kneel pad/sleep pad (a mechanics mat) was superb. Cooking was done on Swedish Army surplus trangia. Very good.
The trip/experience/weather was just blinding
Woop Woop!!!
