Camping

[WILF 47,634]

20 hours ago, Borr said:

Met up with a mate to introduce boys to a bit of camping, sausages on sticks and marshmallows for afters , knives and an axe all good fun. Got a big parcel cooking with diced beef potato , onion and carrot with butter , Worcester and seasoning.  Going to be a late one tonight....

 

Lovely mate, looks brilliant

Also makes a nice change to see someone genuinely camping now that @socks has gone all “Gay Glamping” on us……

[mushroom 13,256]

1 hour ago, Borr said:

Wankers , I had a Bowie knife going on obviously lol

3” folder mate. I’ve had it for nearly 12 years. Absolute cnuts! I travelled down from BCN with it, no problems and then some jobs worth cnut says it’s too big, I asked by how much and he said 2-3mm. It was either give it up and get on my train or twat the fuucker and get a cell for the night  

I’m actually fuucking gutted mate, would never have brought it with if I’d have known.

 

[mushroom 13,256]

1 hour ago, WILF said:

Lovely mate, looks brilliant

Also makes a nice change to see someone genuinely camping now that @socks has gone all “Gay Glamping” on us……

Oi ya saucy tart….. perspective had fuuck all to do with it! … and I wild camp proper style…. I can agree that Sockypoos has gan a bit camp though 

[socks 32,253]

Yep I’ve even added a porch area

 

[Borr 6,446]

14 minutes ago, mushroom said:

3” folder mate. I’ve had it for nearly 12 years. Absolute cnuts! I travelled down from BCN with it, no problems and then some jobs worth cnut says it’s too big, I asked by how much and he said 2-3mm. It was either give it up and get on my train or twat the fuucker and get a cell for the night  

I’m actually fuucking gutted mate, would never have brought it with if I’d have known.

 

Should've raked it across the ground a few times and took three mil off it , petty sods , I couldn't find my big knife , eventually found it behind the passenger seat in motor, world's gone mad , I used to go off in the woods with a machete at 10yr old. Spain has a knife culture I guess it's their ineffective way of dealing with it same as ours...

[Borr 6,446]

21 minutes ago, socks said:

Yep I’ve even added a porch area

 

I'd have sold my soul to you at 3am for the inflatable double mattress and a glass of Chardonnay

[mushroom 13,256]

1 hour ago, Borr said:

I'd have sold my soul to you at 3am for the inflatable double mattress and a glass of Chardonnay

Fuuck all wrong with an inflatable mattress

[Timmy H 432]

Has anyone tried the self inflating mattresses in Go Outdoors? I've always done overnight camps win the woods with a hammock and tarpaulin but I've bought a 2 man tent to use on Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Somerset coast, so far using a 3" foam mattress. Very comfy but takes up too much space unless I can get the car close. I use a gas ring mostly but i've just ordered a little stainless steel multifuel burner which packs flat, should be here on monday so I'll try it next week.

[Timmy H 432]

4 hours ago, Borr said:

I'll be honest it was a great day, much needed father and son time, although being rather vigilant I gave them plenty of freedom and responsibilities. I was a bit rusty would do a few things differently, especially food wise,  They stayed up until half ten, I was in bed not much later they went straight down as thought might have been a few issues but were none , I didn't sleep more than about 30 minutes, couldn't get comfy and checking on them etc had cramps legs killing me realised it was squatting at fire and tent entrance . Had a wicked siesta today , they had a 2 hour kip in car with missus lol. Home ,BBQ lit looking forward to a few ciders....

Good on you for getting the lads out and about, that's making good memories. My grandad and uncles used to take me and a few cousins in an ex army tent, grandad would dig a firepit by a stream, fill it with embers and put in a couple of metal cake tins with whole chickens or rabbits in, chopped spuds and carrots. Cover with more embers and let it go for about 2 hours. Greens cooked in a cast iron pot. The same pot would be used to make bread every morning, eaten warm with fried eggs and a bit of proper fat bacon.

[mushroom 13,256]

1 hour ago, Timmy H said:

Has anyone tried the self inflating mattresses in Go Outdoors? I've always done overnight camps win the woods with a hammock and tarpaulin but I've bought a 2 man tent to use on Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Somerset coast, so far using a 3" foam mattress. Very comfy but takes up too much space unless I can get the car close. I use a gas ring mostly but i've just ordered a little stainless steel multifuel burner which packs flat, should be here on monday so I'll try it next week.

Don’t bother. Get an Intex blow up. Good quality and not a break the balls price when it pops

[Timmy H 432]

14 minutes ago, mushroom said:

Don’t bother. Get an Intex blow up. Good quality and not a break the balls price when it pops

Cheers, I had an idea earlier, my favourite spot is also where I have permission to use an air rifle, might be worth rigging up a filler for the airbed from the PCP air bottle!

[mushroom 13,256]

22 minutes ago, Timmy H said:

Cheers, I had an idea earlier, my favourite spot is also where I have permission to use an air rifle, might be worth rigging up a filler for the airbed from the PCP air bottle!

If you want it to go pop lol  

I only use it when we camp on the beach or on a campsite but I recommend get yourself a 20quid electric pump, they run on batteries and are the dogs bollocks

[socks 32,253]

4 hours ago, Borr said:

I'd have sold my soul to you at 3am for the inflatable double mattress and a glass of Chardonnay

Inflatable mattress ??? There is a double bed in there

[socks 32,253]

Get yourself a decent mat with a good R rating. Most of them now are designed where the stuff sack turns into the inflater so blowing up takes no effort at all. 

[socks 32,253]

Treckogy and therm a rest do real good mats. If your going to camp in winter you need one with an R rating of at least 4 to 5.