There's no moon and its pitch black, and if I'm honest as I head up the wild moor, a bit scary. I've no water so head for the head of Swarth Beck below Loadpot Hill. It never seems to come and I'm starving. This night time navigation is hard work 'where TF am I' seems to be the method.
To cut along story short the beck was found the tent pitched at 10 pm and the next day it looked like this:
After a night slightly the wrong side of warm I had breakfast in the tent.
Photos a bit naff as the camera steamed up. I don't claim to be an expert camper but if there's one tip I can pass on is get a cup with a hook handle like the one above got in Decathlon. It hooks over boots or the edge of pans and especially when its grassy saves the tea being spilled.
It's a hazy day and the view from Bonscale Pike is limited.
So after doubling back and climbing Loadpot Hill it's back along the path I walked up in the dark and home to cut the grass.
8 comments:
I never thought a boot could double as a tea mug holder, but that's a clever idea!
Thanks Maria, probably not my idea, may be everyone does it.
Hi Greg I also use the hook handle trick with my mug. With lighter weight boots and trainers which are less stable I sometimes just put the mug in the boot, which also works, as long as the mug has a tapered bottom
Great minds think alike. I actually found it quite difficult to find that kind of mug, so when we saw them in Decathlon we got 4.
What a smashing adventure. Shame about the grass though Greg. You'll have to cut it before you go next time. And a great tip. Can you get wine glasses with hooked handles too?
Alen McF
Thanks Alen. Just drink the wine straight from the bottle.
Greg, I have released that my Google Reader has been missing your posts out - so apologises for that. How are you getting on with the Power Lizard? I rather like mine.
Mark I have only had time to use it a couple of times and am impressed by the lightness compared to my Akto. I dont think I've quite got the hang of it yet as I found the little post thing s a bit fiddly.
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