Saw one at a decent price, so by the power of JFDI, I should soon be the proud owner of a proper sleeping bag:http://www.mountain-equipment.co.uk/the_gear/down_sleeping_bags/dreamcatcher/wmns_dreamcatcher_650_-6°c---423/
It looks a bit like an alien life form... But it's made of warm! And it's got a hearing aid pocket! How much were they again?
Kim, you are very bad!
Meanwhile it has grown to something like three times the capacity of the bag it came in. No amount of folding, kneeling, stamping on it, tying it up with the crap little bits of ribbon it was originally tied with or shouting the names of ladies underparts at it will encourage it back into its container. It's half in half out with the zip about one third done up and the pole and peg bags sitting enviously on the conservatory table wondering when they'll get their go.
Funnily enough, that's not true with my Laser Photon,Vaude Lightweight Mk II which has a bag at least twice the size it needs to be, even with the entire tent, pegs, poles, and even a footprint in the bag.It is a stupidly lightweight tent however.
plum, the supplied bags are never big enough. Get a reasonably sized stuffsack and use that instead. Even if you do manage to get your tent back in a holdall-style bag, there's always the chance that the zip will go...
Funnily enough, that's not true with my Laser Photonlightweight Decathlon tents, which has a bag at least twice the size it needs to be, even with the entire tent, pegs, poles, and even a footprint in the baghave bags big enough for the tent, poles and pegs plus bottles of wine or beer. The compression straps keep everything in place and guard against zip failure.
Half term's when the traffic becomes mysteriously less bad for a week.
Today I collected a parcel that my neighbour had taken in for us. It was actually 2 parcels, containing a Blacks Good Companion Major and an extended fly sheet for it. We put it up this evening and it is totally lovely. It is bigger than I expected and in fabulous condition for a 30+ year old tent. I am very excited [/quote]we had a Blacks Good Companions Major 42 years ago it cost £25 we couldn't afford the extended fly for a few years. It was the best tent we have ever had. It was made of 3oz Egyption cotton . When the children came along and we started taking them cycle camping we split the tent up between us all and it was fine. I finally gave it the to a friend for his scouts. I didn't know that they still made them, mind you it was Blacks of Greenock then.
^ This woman knows what she's talking about.