RIP wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 3:24 pm

DSL wrote: toast

Any photos of the Trangia toaster in action there 'Lad?

It’s only a diffuser plate, but works a treat.

May Bivvy: Ringstead Bay This month’s bivvy began with a train from Christchurch to Moreton — a quiet little station with a sombre claim to fame as the burial place of T. E. Lawrence. From there, I set off, following a meandering route through narrow country lanes and bridleways, edged with wildflow...

April’s Bivvy: Christchurch to Nine Barrow Down With a promising forecast and a few days clear on the calendar, I packed light and rolled out from Christchurch. The route took me along familiar cycle paths through quiet stretches of suburbia and green corridors towards Wimborne. The pace was easy, t...

When said a Falcon 9 Rocket, did you really mean an actual rocket?? Another fine night by the looks DL! An road up, the last weekend in March and the end of the first quarter is nigh so get oot there! Well, apparently so. But I’m just repeating what I was told. (Alien was second stage of Falcon9 bo...

Know Windspit well, spent new year's eve 1998/9 in a cave there (I was young)...it is popular with people out to party/have fires and the like. Love it there though. I'm awaiting Dorsetshire lad arranging a full hog roast from a single pannier bag! :-bd Yes, much quieter in March! Can’t quite bring...

March Bivvy Ancient Quarry with futuristic overtones Another Isle of Purbeck outing. My route takes me along The Priest’s Way, a historic track once used by clergymen traveling between Swanage and Worth Matravers. It’s a straightforward ride, mostly gravel and compacted earth, winding through farmla...

Tractionman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:46 pm
a lovely part of the world, Purbeck is one of my favourite places.

the little stove, could you say @dorsetshirelad which one it is?

Cheers Keith, yes lucky to have it on my doorstep.
The stove is the Firebox 5" folding, little heavy but a good companion on those long winter nights !

Blackhound wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 5:49 pm Dorsetshirelad - up here in Derbyshire, about an hour way from home, is a platform overlooking a pond that otters habitate. Thinking of a bivvy there in a couple of months.

Otters, might be easier to spot that beavers,I think I’ll have to go back again!

RIP wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:23 pm Dorsetshirelad - BBB Michelin 3*

February 2025 Bivvy Little Sea Studland With my bivvy packed, I set off from Iford, following the Stour Valley Way towards the coast.At Hengistbury Head, I met my cousin Peter, and together we continued westward, hugging the coastline as we made our way toward Sandbanks. The strong easterly wind was...

Bivvies in the area south of Aviemore might be a little "interesting" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8ykl5x8pvo Calling Dorsetshire Lad - a fine roast dinner there if I'm any judge! Actually, I’ve got a shoulder of pork hotpot to trial for my next outing, is Aviemore anywhere near ...

gecko76 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 10:43 pm @dorsiteshirelad really enjoyed reading that, wonderful images and words

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.

psling wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 9:59 pm

dorsetshirelad wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:55 pm Sorry, I haven't worked out how to reply to individual comments yet! Perhaps someone could enlighten ?

D'you mean like this?
See that little 66 to top right (actually " quote marks)? Click on that

Oh my goodness, is it that simple, bit like me.

Cheers guys

Sorry, I haven't worked out how to reply to individual comments yet! Perhaps someone could enlighten ?

But it was one of my most chilled out bivvies to date.

Ah, what luxury it is to indulge in the finest al fresco accommodation amidst the wild charms of the New Forest! Arriving in style, I dismounted my Whyte 901—a fully-laden bike, adorned with panniers and a hint of adventure dust. Far more elegant than any chauffeured car, it allowed me to glide thro...

My wife is quite keen for me to do it again, so I’d better try and keep in with her!

December Bivvy The day started with a faint glow filtering through the December clouds, the kind of mild, damp morning that carries the promise of a quiet winter adventure. I took the Sandbanks ferry to Studland and parked alongside the road, the damp air beading on the van’s windows. A moderate eas...

Cullen Skint
It looks tasty and sustaining on a cold night frogatthefarriers. You've inspired me to give it a go.

November bivi 24 I'd set off earlier in the month planning to have a bivvy in the New Forest, at a spot that I’d camped at a few years ago. It was an enjoyable ride out there on country lanes, stopping for coffee in Burley I picked up a few beers for the evening. Riding deeper into the woods, I pull...