If they don't use meths, what do they cook with now ?
If they don’t use meths, what do they cook with now ?
Gas cannisters. We used our old Trangias with the gas adaptor - a bit heavy but very stable and windproof.
I can kind of sympathise with whoever did the risk assessment advising against meths. Going by the book and seeing an invisible flame with no way of isolating the fuel supply it's hard to justify when there are 'safer' options available. I don't know enough about the real life safety to know if it was an over-reaction or not.
I don’t know enough about the real life safety to know if it was an over-reaction or not.
Good training and awareness meant meths has been used in most outdoor centres with groups for 40 years, with few issues.
I personally think gas burns quicker, being hotter.
But I also see the horrific accident involving 2.5lt of meths and a young lady's life altered and understand the concern.
you don’t need three tee-shirts for an overnight stay.
Some of my Scouts could get through 3 shirts in a day with no bother. It's the old teenage thing of not thinking through the consequences. One bright spark thought melting his water bottle on the evening fire was a good idea until I asked what he was going to drink from the following day on the 20 mile bike ride.
Am I the only one that read morecashthandash’s response and thought, what has ‘busy’ got to do with it?
Then I realised….. Missing ‘t’
Would be inappropriate of me to comment about my own daughter with correct spelling 🤣
Strangely, I used to write a lot of property reports where the house was on a "busty" road.
Back to the rucksack thing, mrsmidlife has at least one (possibly 3) new unused rucksack from a kit bulk buy for girl guides trip to Jamboree in Poland which got Covided in 2020. Could be had for a smallish donation. We think it’s 55litre or so, but we’re in Cumbria and it’s in Yorkshire. Decent kit, but can’t remember the make and model. We’ll be back there on Saturday and can dig it out.
We think it’s 55litre or so, but we’re in Cumbria and it’s in Yorkshire. Decent kit, but can’t remember the make and model. We’ll be back there on Saturday and can dig it out.
Post up here and I am sure there will be a market !
Vango contour is the one the DofE recommend I think. We bought one for my lad this year but sent it back as it was as it pink! It's red but not red red!
My lad borrowed my old one in the end, that I thought would be rubbish nowadays but was actually lighter than the contour.
This is the one we bought, from a recommendation on here. Decent price as well.
https://www.outdooraction.co.uk/vango-contour-50-60s-rucksack-p1545/s5441?