Philmandoo
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Thought I'd share some pics from last weekends overnighter near Poole Harbour. The weather forecast was awful and no sooner had I put up the ridge line for the tarp than the rain started up again. Thankfully I had camped near this site before and had secreted some poles that I had previously prepared from downed wood. I have been experimenting with a pole bed, beloved of army jungle stories, and had sewn up a piece of canvas to make a stretcher type bed. This as assembled under the tarp then I trudged off to get some firewood before it got dark, a dead standing chunk of Birch fitting the bill. After sawing, splitting and making a few feather sticks to get things going the fire reached critical mass and I could relax for the evening. It's always a bit stressful getting the fire going when everything is so sodden!
Another thing I have been playing with is a bushcraft chair, a sort of hammock chair. Another tripod was made to hold this and it worked out ok although not as comfortable as my usual lightweight folding chair I usually bring. You have to try things out though, and its a long dark evening
Food.....normally I'm a boil in the bag or ration pack kinda guy. But I fancied going crazy so brought along a few ingredients and before you know it, voila, Salmon Tagliatelle!
The rain....it just kept coming. I noticed I was getting a little blowing in the end of my tarp and remembered I had a poncho in the bottom of my pack. So I strung this up at one end which made things a bit cosier. I also had my lantern with me which made for a lovely little place to spend the evening.
I slept like a baby (not even needing to get up for a pee!!) which is a good sign of a comfortable bed. After a little breakfast and a couple of brews I packed up, leaving the site as it was and trudged off back to the car.
The pole bed is a bit of work to put together but well worth it. I pegged the tarp down on the back and had two poles on the front to raise or lower it depending on the weather.
Any comments or questions do ask away,
Cheers
Phil
Thought I'd share some pics from last weekends overnighter near Poole Harbour. The weather forecast was awful and no sooner had I put up the ridge line for the tarp than the rain started up again. Thankfully I had camped near this site before and had secreted some poles that I had previously prepared from downed wood. I have been experimenting with a pole bed, beloved of army jungle stories, and had sewn up a piece of canvas to make a stretcher type bed. This as assembled under the tarp then I trudged off to get some firewood before it got dark, a dead standing chunk of Birch fitting the bill. After sawing, splitting and making a few feather sticks to get things going the fire reached critical mass and I could relax for the evening. It's always a bit stressful getting the fire going when everything is so sodden!
Another thing I have been playing with is a bushcraft chair, a sort of hammock chair. Another tripod was made to hold this and it worked out ok although not as comfortable as my usual lightweight folding chair I usually bring. You have to try things out though, and its a long dark evening
Food.....normally I'm a boil in the bag or ration pack kinda guy. But I fancied going crazy so brought along a few ingredients and before you know it, voila, Salmon Tagliatelle!
The rain....it just kept coming. I noticed I was getting a little blowing in the end of my tarp and remembered I had a poncho in the bottom of my pack. So I strung this up at one end which made things a bit cosier. I also had my lantern with me which made for a lovely little place to spend the evening.
I slept like a baby (not even needing to get up for a pee!!) which is a good sign of a comfortable bed. After a little breakfast and a couple of brews I packed up, leaving the site as it was and trudged off back to the car.
The pole bed is a bit of work to put together but well worth it. I pegged the tarp down on the back and had two poles on the front to raise or lower it depending on the weather.
Any comments or questions do ask away,
Cheers
Phil