Pocket Rocket Msr Stoves

[Born Hunter 17,907]

Yea defo getting a good sleeping bag and hadn't eventhought about a bivvy bag until socks mentioned it. Mountain wwarehouse do them for a score.

 

tbh i just take water from the mountains around here. Never thought about filtering it lol

 

My understanding is you shouldn't need to filter or boil if you're above the grazing line. Never bothered when high up fell hunting or up a mountain. Too risky otherwise.

[WILF 49,620]

Another bit of advice I would give you is be a nerd packing your kit.....same things in the same places in your rucksack every time so you can go right to them even in the pitch dark.

As you use things, put them back in exactly the same place every time......don't "do it in a minute"......sounds a bit mental but beleive me it don't half make life easy.

Messy discipline around your camp and kit can lead to some real pain in the arse situations.

[scothunter 12,609]

No problem there wilf my OCD will make sure of it lol

 

Order and cleanliness is my curse!

[WILF 49,620]

No problem there wilf my OCD will make sure of it lol

Order and cleanliness is my curse!

OCD is a blessing if you are living out mate

[socks 32,253]

Use ziplock bags to keep your kit dry and also you can squeeze all the air out to pack clothing tighter .......

[scothunter 12,609]

Yea socks ordered 3 dry bags from amazon and a compression bag. Might get another one for my jacket.

[Tyla 3,179]

Lots of dry bags too, they are cheap and so useful. Better than zip locks I think and only slightly heavier. I'd avoid the kountain warehouse bivvy bags, get the army surplus ones off eBay. Genuine goretex and hardy as f**k. I would personally filter the water, puritabs make tea grim and just relying on being high up is ok until something has died a bit further up. I had a serious case of bad guts on a trip to masaii land and it nearly ruined the trip and definitely wasted a few days. Ever since I've been wary. The wilderness is a shit place to have the runs!

[scothunter 12,609]

Never eaten a pot noodle in my life!

[Daniel cain 48,295]

I'd buy your dry bags from somewhere that sells playboats/kayaks they are the best I've used. Handy to have a few filtration straws weigh next to nothing, firestick and striker, signal whistle I wouldn't be with out just in case,and some flares. Atb dc

[lurcherman 887 13,425]

Gotta have a pot of death

[Daniel cain 48,295]

Chicken and mushroom lol

[WILF 49,620]

I'd buy your dry bags from somewhere that sells playboats/kayaks they are the best I've used. Handy to have a few filtration straws weigh next to nothing, firestick and striker, signal whistle I wouldn't be with out just in case,and some flares. Atb dc

They don't have flares in Scotland, only traccy bottoms ! Lol

[WILF 49,620]

Better take a darkie to do all the carrying fetching an cooking

Haha, that would make for some interesting campfire conversation ! Lol

[scothunter 12,609]

Kunta!

[socks 32,253]

Yea socks ordered 3 dry bags from amazon and a compression bag. Might get another one for my jacket.

Don't go wasting money on expensive bags mate ... a normal plastic zip lock bag will do just fine ... it's all I ever used in the army and I never had wet clothes ... depending on how much kit your carrying it's always a good idea to learn how to compress fold your clothes so it takes up no room ......