tents

[Quiff Wichard]

last year was buxton/matlock as it? dam thats near me !!

shud I do last years this year?

[Viney]

Originally Posted by Tara

Hey Viney that pub was bizzarre

It was that. It was like something out the leauge of gentleman, or something equally odd!!

Good night that tho. didn't we deicde the bar men were busted?

Originally Posted by Jdubya

Bloody hell! I have'nt given any thought to stoves or cups or anything like that? What are others doing? I was thinking of perhaps just doing the liitle chef/McD's thing because my luggage space is limited to a tailpack and rucksack?

Well I'll be holding a pint glass with beer in it, whilst eating a pub dinner.

Originally Posted by BigApe

Well I'll be holding a pint glass with beer in it, whilst eating a pub dinner.

Exactly!

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Tara

Exactly!

My plan as well. Tail pack to contain change of clothing. Wash kit. Nought else except emergency rations (Chocolate and half bottle of pain relief)

Hmmm, reading this I've just realised I've got five tents in my house... and only one of them isn't mine! I blame too many years of camping where my need for comfort has advanced with my years. Therefore the tents have got bigger.

To be honest, out of all of them there's only one I'd actually want strapped to the back of my bike and that's the one I specifically bought for my jaunt to Scotland next month. OK, it was expensive (£130) but it's like, squeeny! :P
A substantial one man tent, with porch for luggage storage, and yet it packs up smaller than my 'compact' sleeping bag does!
I've kind of regressed back to my early years of roughing it.

One tip for those of you are coffeeholics, take a small thermos flask with you. At some point on your trip, when you stop off for a Little Chef or McD - buy a couple of extra coffees and put them in the flask. That way you'll have one ready when you finished putting up your tent.

Either that, if you do want to take some form of stove for boiling water (good for those 'spaceman' style meals inna bag) pop down your local army surplus store and get a solid fuel stove. It's about the size of a large packet of cigarettes and should contain enough fuel blocks for an overnighter. That and a tin cup will fit inside a small saucepan = all you need.

Maybe this will be a good time to remind everyone that camp fires are not allowed in this camp site

[Viney]

Originally Posted by Tara

Good night that tho. didn't we deicde the bar men were busted?

Something like that yes.

Oh the fun!