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Very nice. 30 years of sharpening is making it smaller and smaller. ;)

My dad's old sheath knife is currently rusting to death in my mum's garage. I really must rescue it.
 
Yeh, it does look small compared to the sheath I must admit. It's 'cos the sheath leather is so thick.

That's good advice from Scotsman regarding drying the tent out when you get home. I've ruined loads of tents by not doing that..
 
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Let's go back to first principles, Tangy.

Are you carrying everything on your back and using public transport?

Or is there a car? Are you doing it alone or with some mates?

These things matter and all the advice in the world doesn't matter if we don't have things in the proper context. :)
 
I was going to ask the same thing. Where we go it is 4wd access only, either beach or bush. Having a vehicle means we can pack gas bottles for lighting as well as mattresses and duvets. Gas bottles also means proper meals, whether it is fish caught off the beach or duck Ragu washed down with a Shiraz.

If you are walking in the heaviest thing you want to deal with is water
 
felix said:
Let's go back to first principles, Tangy.

Are you carrying everything on your back and using public transport?

Or is there a car? Are you doing it alone or with some mates?

These things matter and all the advice in the world doesn't matter if we don't have things in the proper context. :)
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Everything on back, public transport, 3 mates, 1 of which is pretty well prepared one of which isn't. 3 nights starting on friday morning coming back monday lunchtime-ish (actual camping days, not all the days I'm up north) Doing a circuit, there is a pub and a shop roughly half way, so we can 'restock' or even have a pub lunch or whatever. A couple of other mates are likely meetings us for 1 or 2 of the nights... I think we have to walk roughly 6miles a day.
 
Right, ditch all yer shit. No bedrolls, inflatables, chairs, TVs or fridges. Bare minimum only. Any equipment should be dual purpose - e.g. bin bags can be used to sit on wet ground as well as putting your rubbish in when you leave. Jumpers can be stuffed with spare clothes to make a pillow. Get a dual purpose hammer/hatchet - no need to carry two tools then. For only 3 days you could pretty much get by sleeping under a poly sheet, never mind a tent. Keep it light and quick.
 
Wet wipes. ;)

I'd still take a communal shelter of some sort in case it rains. And there's no way I'd leave the bedroll (or whatever) at home; fuck lying on the bare ground.
 
felix said:
Wet wipes. ;)

I'd still take a communal shelter of some sort in case it rains. And there's no way I'd leave the bedroll (or whatever) at home; fuck lying on the bare ground.
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You mean - SIM (self inflating mattress).
 
I am gonna travel light, much lighter than planned, but trust me the tent and the sleeping bag and the blow up bed are VERY fucking small/compact/light.

I am realising that for this sort of thing, with all the walking/no car, I have over-ordered and there are items I can strip out with ease, including some heavy shit and doubles of things even in-case somethings broke. I'll weigh it when its stripped down and see what you guys make of it.

I won't forget wet wipes, also 2 or 3 pairs of socks, 2/3 underwear. 2 cargo pants 2/3 teeshirts a fleece. Waterproof bottoms and jacket which is thin and light over fleece. gloves and hat. gortex boots
 
Yeh, wet wipes deffo. No need for soap and flannel then. Toothbrush optional, toothpaste not required. He's got a tent, he won't be lying on bare ground. That's why I recommend a small blanket - it has many uses e.g. wear it, spread out on your groundsheet, use it as a towel. What other use has a blow up airbed? Camping is about resourcefulness and roughing it a bit. Pfft, if ya can't take a bit of discomfort, ya shouldn't be camping... :)
 
Haha, they'll get over it.

Don't take spare trousers "in case one gets wet" - just make sure you don't get wet.

Don't take spare batteries "in case they run out" - make sure you have new batteries in your headtorch before you leave.

Etc. :)
 
felix said:
You're going wild camping, not staying in a nice hotel. Too many clothes if you ask me.
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Agreed. At the very most a spare T-shirt, 1 spare pair socks and 1 spare pair of undies ( in case you shit yourself when it gets dark ;) ). Trousers can be dried off by sitting in front of the fire - legs can stand getting wet - upper body less so. Dry socks are a must though. Hell, id even go commando and forget the undies completely ( but I'm weird like that :) )

You'll probably find that you won't change your clothes at all.
 
The last time I met Tangy IRL I gave him an eckied-up man-hug and he was the sweatiest person I've ever met. So he shouldn't really be too bothered about having fresh clothes on all the time, he should look on it as an extended nightclub session. ;)
 
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