A sudden down-turn in the temperatures in mid October didn’t put us off a planned canoe trip on the river Wye. We set off for a short trip with an overnight wild camp on the river, Autumn sunshine and the trees just beginning to turn, we had a brief shower once we got on the [...][...]
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Camping Firebox – Tentipi & Yukon, and Others
I’ve been using my Tentipi Hekla 30 camping firebox for 6 months now and it’s proving a really durable, tough piece of gear – quite capable of having a large log dropped into it without even flinching, or of containing a large raging inferno on some of the freezing snow-bound winte[...]
Campfire Tent – Perfect for Winter!
The Campfire Tent has been getting good use during this winter snow: kind of a ‘Backyard’ test for a snowbound winter camp here. The campfire tent proving itself again – giving great shelter from strong and bitterly cold Northerly winds, whilst allowing the openess for cooking, obs[...]
Snowbound Winter Camp….
The Campfire Tent has been getting good use during this winter snow: kind of a ‘Backyard’ test for a snowbound winter camp here. The campfire tent proving itself again – giving great shelter from strong and bitterly cold Northerly winds, whilst allowing the openess for cooking, obs[...]
Winter Camping
So the December weather seemed to be clearing after weeks of rain and after ruling out the river Wye with water levels dangerously high we decided to head for the hills this time for a winter Get Out an Stay Out trip and to test out some new pieces of gear. Loaded in to the back [...][...]
December 14th, 2009 - 3:59 pm § in 4x4, Bushcraft, Camping, Canoeing, Motorbikes, Mountain Biking, Walking
Get Out & Stay Out – Camping By Canoe
Canoe-camping is one of the best ways to “Get Out & Stay Out” for a couple of reasons – one, you’re so close to nature as soon as you hit the water level in a canoe, you glide past the wildlife silently and get views you just couldn’t get on foot or by car. Second[...]
Waterproof Jackets
Currently a great deal on at GoOutdoors.com is the Berghaus Peak Waterproof jacket where this excellent waterproof is reduced from £149.00 to only £59.00 – a huge saving of £90!! So I dived in head first and took the chance to own one of these at this bargain price, click here for the web o[...]
Canoe Camping Boots
‘m needing some new boots after getting many years good use from my previous pair – and these are currently getting my vote – not cheap at £70-ish, but they do have the “TNF” logo on so that’s always going to involve a premium… but lets get down to basics &[...]
