Wild Camping, Hiking, Back pack, Tent talk, Mini camper etc.......

[Bush Rummager 4,765]

Up and packed away nice and early.

Absolutely no signs we'd even been there..

Was a cracking morning. 6.6 miles walk back to the van at a steadier pace this time.

 

[keepdiggin 9,561]

54 minutes ago, Bush Rummager said:

Up and packed away nice and early.

Absolutely no signs we'd even been there..

Was a cracking morning. 6.6 miles walk back to the van at a steadier pace this time.

 

Have a good un mate 

[low plains drifter 10,734]

Return of the hammock salvaged from the wreckage post Storm Arwen minus one plastic eyelet off one of the whoopie slings, having forty you know?

 

[white van man 3,370]

Just back from a trip up North West Scotland. Mainly spent in the sea kayaks exploring various areas. Wild camping on headlands along the way. Very lucky with the weather and a great place for adventures. 
 

Edited June 17, 2023 by white van man

[Daniel cain 46,203]

Night under the oval for me,next to the river Wye

[Daniel cain 46,203]

Porridge pot with a fresh sliced apple and a cup of Earl Grey...

[Bush Rummager 4,765]

Just used this gas can refill adapter for the first time. Tenner off Amazon. Some cheaper and some more expensive.. so I went down the middle! Lol. Refill a canister from part used one's. I always like taking a full one with me.. peace of mind you know you're not going to run out and saves not having several canisters kicking about with bit's of gas in that are never going to get used. 

The advice is to chill the canister you are filling up for 20 minutes in the fridge and warm up the donor can. I left in outside in the sun for a bit.

Screw them together with the donor can on the top. 

These weigh 200g full. So weigh the receiver can as you go along to make sure you don't over fill it. Apparently there is 20% expansion room in there. Worked fine for me.. just thought it was worth a mention incase it's any use to someone.

[steve66 3,562]

Interesting bit of kit , saves wasting gas as you say 

[Bush Rummager 4,765]

1 hour ago, steve66 said:

Interesting bit of kit , saves wasting gas as you say 

Absolutely mate! You can buy bigger cannisters that are cheaper in comparison to the small packable one and use them to top up and refill the small one's to take on a camp. All hepls I suppose!!

[Leo Sayer 2,806]

On 25/06/2023 at 21:08, Bush Rummager said:

Absolutely mate! You can buy bigger cannisters that are cheaper in comparison to the small packable one and use them to top up and refill the small one's to take on a camp. All hepls I suppose!!

Mr Rummager have you considered alcohol stoves ? The older I get and the more fecked my knees are am constantly lightening my kit and pack weight. At the moment am using an x boil, but I also have a eBay knock off that cost me about £11 to build. I have more than halfed the weight of my jetboil and it includes fuel. Slower to cook on but am in no rush just chilling and taking in the views so don't mind. Am just up and off out to work. But when I get home later will take some pics of the set ups and what it is on scales. I find myself more and more looking at ultralight options these days. I've just imported a new tent from states a Durston x mid pro 1 , bags of room in it and only 880grams on my scale. Half the weight of my Hilleberg Atko. The older I get,  lugging a huge pack and weight is getting less enjoyable lol. 

 

 

[Bush Rummager 4,765]

4 hours ago, Leo Sayer said:

Mr Rummager have you considered alcohol stoves ? The older I get and the more fecked my knees are am constantly lightening my kit and pack weight. At the moment am using an x boil, but I also have a eBay knock off that cost me about £11 to build. I have more than halfed the weight of my jetboil and it includes fuel. Slower to cook on but am in no rush just chilling and taking in the views so don't mind. Am just up and off out to work. But when I get home later will take some pics of the set ups and what it is on scales. I find myself more and more looking at ultralight options these days. I've just imported a new tent from states a Durston x mid pro 1 , bags of room in it and only 880grams on my scale. Half the weight of my Hilleberg Atko. The older I get,  lugging a huge pack and weight is getting less enjoyable lol. 

 

 

Absolutely mate! I was actually looking at them over the weekend.. partly just out of interest but I can definitely see me going down the weight saving route in the near future. Like you say.. very cheap too! Be interesting to see the pics and weight of your stove mate thanks and also let us know what what you think to your new tent.. sounds the business that does! I wish I'd weighed my pack on my first few camps I really do. Got to start somewhere abd learn as you go along I suppose. I'm on family holls soon for 2 weeks but penciled a Kinder camp in for the end of July and the hopefully a 2 nighter in the Lakes after that in August. That's the plan anyway! Lol. Off to work now.. roll on 1:00!! 

Edited June 27, 2023 by Bush Rummager

[byron 1,189]

Them removeable rip off Coleman gaz cannisters can be filled up from them quid a tin lighter gas cans..

[Leo Sayer 2,806]

9 hours ago, Bush Rummager said:

Absolutely mate! I was actually looking at them over the weekend.. partly just out of interest but I can definitely see me going down the weight saving route in the near future. Like you say.. very cheap too! Be interesting to see the pics and weight of your stove mate thanks and also let us know what what you think to your new tent.. sounds the business that does! I wish I'd weighed my pack on my first few camps I really do. Got to start somewhere abd learn as you go along I suppose. I'm on family holls soon for 2 weeks but penciled a Kinder camp in for the end of July and the hopefully a 2 nighter in the Lakes after that in August. That's the plan anyway! Lol. Off to work now.. roll on 1:00!! 

Just got scales out and my jet boil with arf can of gas is 599grams 

 

 

[Leo Sayer 2,806]

The xboil with fuel is 269 grams so considerably liter 

 

 

Edited June 27, 2023 by Leo Sayer

[Leo Sayer 2,806]

And my knock off version of xboil is this cheap wind guard off fleabay for £5.99 plus a cheap alcohol stove about a fiver from speedster stoves and 2 mini titanium tent stakes for pot stands. I will say I think the xboil is slightly better in the wind. But this for £12 and half the weight of my jetboil ain't too bad