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[...]
January 19th, 2010 - 2:31 pm § in Firelighting, Gear
Bushcraft Firebox: Hekla 30 (Tentipi Firebox Maxi)
The Hekla 30 Firebox (from Tentipi) is a fantastic piece of gear for bushcraft and camping, or even just for enjoying in your back garden. It’s a specially designed and engineered metal box that folds flat for storage and travel, can hold enough timber for a large campfire, keeps the fire off [...]
