A rainy day hike in the forest. The was for forecast rain and I wanted to try some new waterproof gear I had brought. My next big trip will be back to Northern Sweden next June. Heading out into the woods I was hoping to find some fungi but the rain had only…
Lightweight multi use hammock and tarp tents. I like the idea of having a choice of whether to hang between the trees or ground dwelling when there are no trees or weather and environment puts you on the ground. You have the ability to adapt and also being lightweight you are not carrying items that…
Micro adventure wild camping on the beach. Wild camping on the beach it is then (we said at 4:00 on a night shift. I always say try to fit work around my life and not the other way around. I work a shift pattern which is different to friends that enjoy the same interests. It…
I don’t when and how I started hammock camping I think it came from having a cheap camping hammock in a camping box that got setup for the kids whilst camping once. Hammock camping is so much more versatile than ground dwelling and extremely adaptable to weather conditions. I started of researching equipment online and…
I always look forward to winter but as always it never comes to the east corner of Suffolk anymore no more heavy snow. I love to snow. I’ve done winter seasons in the alps in my younger years but never managed to get out in it doing the stuff I enjoy doing now like walking,…
I’m lucky enough to have use of a 2.5 acre piece of land that borders the river Waveney on the Norfolk Broads. So after finishing a set of busy night shift working for the Ambulance service I grabbed a few hours kip and then filled the car and headed of just up the road. Initially…
I love spending time in the woods. Here is a list of what goes in my Day bag (give or take a few bits depending on what I am planning to do). I generally take my dd frontline hammock and tarp really just to practice using in various different ways and the rest of the…
So I thought I’d give these ago. I wanted something to keep my tarp taught and also be easily adjustable so found these online set up the tarp and went out to try them for the day. I must say I’m impressed with the ease of use but just how they will act in a…
My eldest was taking part in a scout camp so I thought I’d go help setup and claim a night out in the hammock. I’d been to this area before so knew where I would hang but unfortunately the sheep where grazing in that field so had to improvise. The trees on this estate are…
One of my favourite things whilst out in open is camp cooking. I have many different methods, coolers and recipes that I like to use but my favourite item to cook in is a Dutch oven. No depending on where I am I sometime use the Dutch oven on top of my frontier stove but…
