Sick as a dog so, show me you Bivi / Bikepacking / Adventure racing gear…..

ok good idea readily available container in a kiddy house 😉

before Christmas I took a 500ml meths bottle way too much like everyting I took on that virgin trip 😳

I’ll get a red fruit shoot bottle so I know it’s mine

don’t worry if you run out – I’m taking my petrol stove on the WRT

that’s the spirit 😳

I look forward to having a warm by that!!! 😀

Meths in a fruit shoot bottle. Can’t see that going completely and catastrophically wrong when you get home ❗

The kids don’t have fruit shoots at home as they are the “devils saliva” according to the wife so I’d probably have to get one specifically and then it would go into my locked cupboard in the garage where all my poisons go!!

Probably no worse to drink than a fruit shoot anyway

mereditp – Member
Meths in a fruit shoot bottle. Can’t see that going completely and catastrophically wrong when you get home

I don’t have kids but the version of the bottle I use is clear (corner shop copy drink) and on any non clear container I tape big toxic labels on. Plus I store with all other chemicals in a safe place e.t.c.

Can you use other pots/pans on that Caldera stove or just the one that comes with it?

Have to say i made a pop can stove using the instructions on the wrt blog and it works fine. I used a nail to make the holes and although I put them in the top I put them quite far down, stuck a camp kettle directly on top and it brewed up a treat.

the link I put up if you go to the following pages they list loads of different types but rather pricey I’d have a crack at making one like IanB.

Caldera Cones tend to be specific to certain pan/ stove configurations.

I’ll post up more details on my home made Caldera Clone when I’ve made one in aluminium.

Fuel bottles – for safety both at home and in use out on a bivi, I use one of the trangia fuel bottles in the 300ml size. The spring loaded valve does make it very easy to dribble meths into my stove without it going all over the place. http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product372.asp?PageID=110

that’s more what I was thinking of to be honest – proper job 😀

As Ian mentions Caldera Cones are specific to the pot they are designed for and they don’t come come with a pot in the standard kit, you use your own. Some are interchangable though, the Alpkit mug fits the Vargo Ti-lite kit for example.

Has anyone used any cuben fibre for tarp duties?

Pockets not deep enough for Cuben fibre … but my experiments with plastic, string and pebbles are coming on nicely 😉

eh?

are we onto cigars now?

Valleydaddy, Cuben fibre … very light and strong (for its weight) but very difficult to work with as it doesn’t take kindly to been sewn.

is it pulling the needles through that’s the problem?

As I maybe able to help 😉

As and when I perfect my tarp design, I’ll probably try one in cuben fibre. Cuben tape is reported very strong for joining seams as the fabric tends to tear along the line of stitches. As Stu says, it isn’t cheap: http://www.extremtextil.de/catalog/Fabrics/coated/Cuben-fiber-laminate-21g-qm::587.html

so what fabric are you using at the moment Ian?

Do you take a seperate groundsheet as well or was it because we had an abundance of tarps before Christmas?

Thought a sheet of lightweight plastic maybe useful to keep feet dry on edges of bivvy bag??

I didn’t use a ground sheet on the bivi the other week, but tbh having one wouldn’t have made much difference. My current tarp fabric is some 2.2oz fabric that costs about a quarter of cuben fibre. I do have some 1.1oz silnylon waiting in the wings though 😉

I have an army styley basher is there a lighter/smaller alternative?

I’ve told you … plastic, string and pebbles, it’s gonna be a winner 😀

Alpkit tarps, I believe flatfish has a nice new one. I’m sure he’ll be along to tell you about it in a minute.

I’ve got a nice new one 😀

and there he is!!!

Please tell which one did you get Mr Fish?

Rig[7]

nice does it come with a free Spaniel?? 🙂

No, but if you think you can handle my mental one your welcome to have him 😉

Flatfish: Isnt it time you took those christmas lights down, or do you just put those up for tarp pics… 😀

What that dog needs is some panniers.

BTW if anyone is after a bargain low-level winter bag, rockrun.com still have the Rab Atlas Explorer 700 reduced from £180 to £100. 700g of 650-Fill down is is an absolutely fantastic buy for £100.

I was going to take them down but the wife said she liked them even though they’ve not been switched on since the new year. 🙄

You leave Rufus alone … it’s not his fault, he was obviously born that way!

aw you wouldn’t give him up would you??

Not a chance.
Mrs fish says she wants two more called Bernard and Malcolm.

And besides, he seems to make a handy guying point if the bottom picture’s owt to go off 😀

any news on this yet Tiger??

Tiger6791 – Member
Hello all, I’ve just invented something.

How’s this sound

It will blow your Thermarest up for you (Tested on a NeoAir regular)
It will fill your Thermarest with ‘moisture free air’ (well air not from your lungs at least)
It will blow it up in less than 45 seconds
It only weighs 24grams and has no moving parts!
It cost £1.50

I’ll make a video and post it.

I’m looking for a tarp to use instead of the issue basha I’ve used so far. The DD ones look OK to me – how do they compare with some of the more expensive ones?

is this the one Steve?

http://www.ddhammocks.com/products/tarps/tarp

or as flatfish

http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16474&category_id=253

120g or so lighter

the DD is a bit heavier, a bit bigger (not by much but it all helps!) and a bit cheaper – I think I’m tempted to stick with the DD

I called in here today in Canton, first time I had been in, nice shop with some nice gear, think I wll be back 8)

http://www.upandunder.co.uk/

they has some tarps, not sure which type but think they were £32 for the 1 to 2 man size

I’ve got a nice new one

I just asked Beth to sew some more loops onto my tarp, though I did splash out on some Alpkit ti v-pegs to hold the thing down.

@ Tiger – We’re still waiting…

😉

Ian have you seen those moveable clips ^^^^^^ in Stu’s post they look ideal and would save your Beth’s fingers 😉

As Stu said, just use some pebbles. Besides, a few loops around the edges is short work on the sewing machine.

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