Author Topic: Bought any camping gear today?  (Read 332107 times)

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1675 on: 28 August, 2021, 03:22:07 pm »
It’s a feet first type entry.
aka "canvas coffin".
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1676 on: 28 August, 2021, 03:56:34 pm »
It’s a feet first type entry.
aka "canvas coffin".

If it were made of canvas yes, but not nearly as low as those old designs.

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1677 on: 28 August, 2021, 04:35:46 pm »
I'm not familiar with the old designs you refer to, but "nylon coffin" doesn't alliterate.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1678 on: 28 August, 2021, 07:21:40 pm »
I'm not familiar with the old designs you refer to, but "nylon coffin" doesn't alliterate.
Silnylon sarcophagus?

It’s been far too long since I last camped. I should use the stuff I have before reading this thread!

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1679 on: 04 September, 2021, 09:41:02 pm »
A long titanium spork, an ex German forces rubberised groundsheet and a 80gsm tarp.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1680 on: 04 September, 2021, 09:57:25 pm »
A long titanium spork, an ex German forces rubberised groundsheet and a 80gsm tarp.


German rubberwear......?    That's a specialised item for a camping trip.......... :jurek:


I've got a groundsheet, bivi & tarp, but have never gotten around to using them.  Too comfy in a tent.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1681 on: 04 September, 2021, 10:04:38 pm »
The groundsheet is approx 2 x1m and reputedly strong defence against perforations. For a few quids why not. If a 3mm closed cell mat was available that would also be good. I have several cellular mats but they are really awkward to carry on the bike due to volume when fully loaded but great for chucking into tht back of the car.
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1682 on: 05 September, 2021, 01:52:28 pm »
I'm not familiar with the old designs you refer to, but "nylon coffin" doesn't alliterate.

They were all the rage in the 80s in the mountain marathon and ultra  back packing events.  But best used wild camping rather than campsite.

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1683 on: 24 September, 2021, 07:03:48 am »
A Thermarest pillow stuff sack, because it seems a neat way of using a clothes bag for a pillow (yes, I could just use a standard drybag, but I don't like the texture), and a tiny table. Have to say, I was slightly underwhelmed upon opening the latter: £15 for that? Hopefully it'll prove useful, if I ever get out camping again (instead of going anywhere, I'm just buying stuff :facepalm:).

gibbo

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1684 on: 24 September, 2021, 08:50:28 am »
Podsac - x2 fork bags from PlanetX via Amazon. They're the 4 litre ones and I think they may be good for nothing  :facepalm: since a quick look shows that I can't fit my tent or sleeping bag in, even though they are quite small but obviously not small enough!

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1685 on: 24 September, 2021, 09:02:42 am »
You can probably stuff clothes in there though.
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gibbo

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1686 on: 24 September, 2021, 10:06:24 am »
You can probably stuff clothes in there though.

Indeed. I'm rethinking my packing plan as I'd like to remove some weight from the saddle bag to stop it swaying so much when out of the saddle. Clothes, toolkit, cooking stuff would be good candidates.

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1687 on: 24 September, 2021, 10:32:29 am »
When I got my fork bags a few years ago, I had the same thoughts as you: sleeping bag one side, tent the other. Found neither would fit. So I used them for clothes: riding clothes one side, civvies the other, and a few soft things like towel to fill the gaps. I don't think hard objects like cooking kit would be good candidates, though something smaller like toolkit might be good. But you'll have to try and see! I now have a smaller sleeping bag and tent, but so far this has meant that I've only needed rear panniers...
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1688 on: 29 April, 2022, 01:32:58 pm »
A Thermarest pillow stuff sack, because it seems a neat way of using a clothes bag for a pillow (yes, I could just use a standard drybag, but I don't like the texture), and a tiny table. Have to say, I was slightly underwhelmed upon opening the latter: £15 for that? Hopefully it'll prove useful, if I ever get out camping again (instead of going anywhere, I'm just buying stuff :facepalm:).

Still haven't been camping,  but have bought more stuff: decided to splurge on a sleeping mat upgrade, a Big Agnes insulated thing.

velosam

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1689 on: 30 April, 2022, 06:05:36 pm »
What did you upgrade from and why?

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1690 on: 03 May, 2022, 03:45:07 pm »
What did you upgrade from and why?

A nasty cheap thing, bought from Amazon in a hurry a couple of years ago when I realised my previous (self-inflating) mat had given up the ghost. It was comfy enough, but totally lacking in insulation.

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1691 on: 27 June, 2022, 09:00:51 am »
Following the demise of my Exped UL, an inexpensive Outwell self inflating 7.5cm mat for car camping. I will look at a new, hopefully more durable, insulated lightweight when the need arises. £200 a pop seems to be quite literally true.
Also rather taken with the Big Agnes Copper Spur but..........
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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1692 on: 27 June, 2022, 10:24:33 am »
Following the demise of my Exped UL, an inexpensive Outwell self inflating 7.5cm mat for car camping. I will look at a new, hopefully more durable, insulated lightweight when the need arises. £200 a pop seems to be quite literally true.
Also rather taken with the Big Agnes Copper Spur but..........
The button style of construction, rather than the tubes, seems to be a more durable design.  Sea to Summit are confident enough to offer lifetime guarantees, I bought one after three failures on the tube designs, (2 x Exped, 1 Big Agnes). it's very comfortable despite not being as thick, though it's not quite as warm as an Exped Downmat.

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1693 on: 27 June, 2022, 02:26:12 pm »

Having just waved off a removals van full of (nearly) all my belongings, I'll be on a not-really-used-yet Sea to Summit comfort plus insulated mat for the next couple of nights whilst I wrap things up at the old house.

I'm not expecting to learn much about its insulating properties, but it'll be a good opportunity to figure out how the two layer approach works and what 'settings' work for me.

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1694 on: 28 June, 2022, 05:18:23 am »

The button style of construction, rather than the tubes, seems to be a more durable design.  Sea to Summit are confident enough to offer lifetime guarantees, I bought one after three failures on the tube designs, (2 x Exped, 1 Big Agnes). it's very comfortable despite not being as thick, though it's not quite as warm as an Exped Downmat.

Sea to Summit just replaced my 4 yr old Ultralight Insulated pad, after I emailed the US importer asking for advice on how to fix a leaky valve. They first asked me to send it in so they could fix it, then replaced it when they couldn't fix it.
Definitely a company that stands behind their products.

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1695 on: 29 June, 2022, 05:21:59 pm »

Having just waved off a removals van full of (nearly) all my belongings, I'll be on a not-really-used-yet Sea to Summit comfort plus insulated mat for the next couple of nights whilst I wrap things up at the old house.

I'm not expecting to learn much about its insulating properties, but it'll be a good opportunity to figure out how the two layer approach works and what 'settings' work for me.

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Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1696 on: 29 June, 2022, 07:36:15 pm »
Where are you moving to, Nikki?

I think she's going nomad...

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1697 on: 29 June, 2022, 07:49:00 pm »

Having just waved off a removals van full of (nearly) all my belongings, I'll be on a not-really-used-yet Sea to Summit comfort plus insulated mat for the next couple of nights whilst I wrap things up at the old house.


This is how I discovered that my old inflatable mattress had a hole last year. Almost all my worldly belongings had gone east in a van, leaving me, the mattress, a sleeping bag and not much else (apart from a load of cleaning products). Surprisingly, I slept ok, only realising in the morning that the mattress had lost all its air overnight. :facepalm:

Still haven't managed to test out my new shiny Big Agnes mat, though...

Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1698 on: 29 June, 2022, 11:21:23 pm »
Where are you moving to, Nikki?

Parents' spare room (Taunton-ish) until I can get myself (and probably a van to dwell in) sorted.

This is how I discovered that my old inflatable mattress had a hole last year. Almost all my worldly belongings had gone east in a van, leaving me, the mattress, a sleeping bag and not much else (apart from a load of cleaning products). Surprisingly, I slept ok, only realising in the morning that the mattress had lost all its air overnight. :facepalm:

Oh no!
I worried I may have a slow leak, but then remembered I'd not closed the valve cap after letting some air out of the top layer in the middle of the night. 2 pumpsacks-full on the bottom layer and then maybe half a pump for the top layer seems to be the right sort of territory for me. Pretty impressive really, considering how heavy I am and how thick the mat isn't.

I'm glamping tonight with my Big Agnes mat on top of the Sea to Summit one.

Tomorrow is The Big Clean.



Re: Bought any camping gear today?
« Reply #1699 on: 19 July, 2022, 09:10:23 pm »
aldi have had hammocks in for a couple of weeks - they had loads of them in the Ely store, and I had hoped the price would be reduced.

Today I decided to buy one to try, and I'm impressed. at £12.99 it comes with decsesnt length suspending straps, with 3 loops for length adjustment - The sort most cheap hammocks skimp on.

No bug net, but then that can be a mixed blessing if you want to use underblanket/uilt/Hammock coccoon.

I haven't tried slinging it yet, but it seems ok.
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