Yup, do away with the individual stuff sacks and let stuff fill the space better, will make a big difference. Put more rigid things in first, like a rolled up sleeping mat, then stuff softer things like sleeping bags in around them. If you need to separate things with dry bags, it can be helpful to ...

Spring vibes with the mild weather. I know it's the first of many false springs, but the slightly longer days and higher sun have been making it feel less like the dead of winter for a couple if weeks now, even though it's been largely grey and wet. Leisurely packing for a couple of nights out :grin...

That's probably what I'd be doing had I not got dragged into this BAM thing... Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing!

Hyppy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:26 am Don't forget your mudguards!

Never off the bikes!

Great news, even for someone who's never been. I must correct this!

Any BAMers, or anyone else, want to join for a Friday night bivvy near Staveley after sampling the brewery's wares? I was thinking of somewhere nearby, maybe Craggy Wood, but having seen the route, might just start early and head up to Kentmere reservoir.

Fell races are often very informal and cheap to enter. Different distances but you'll probably find one close enough to 13 miles.

Or just go for a 13 mile run?

... literally as I was posting on another thread, while I was having some lunch and a break from amateur tree surgery, and brought a new cooking pot, a Soto Thermolite. 750ml to give me a smaller option than my 1l Alpkit pot. Anodised aluminium, which I prefer to titanium. Seems a nicely thought out...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:34 pm Yet, if we'd like to save the planet, then eradicating the human race as quickly as possible would likely provide the best outcome.

Collectively, we're doing a pretty good job of that already. It's the order in which humans are being eradicated that bothers me - I'd start at the other end.

Happy birthday Phillip!

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:16 pm Making stuff is ace

It really is isn't it?

Cheers Stu.

Binding seams is not the most ace part, but it's done (I haven't been doing it all night, just got back from the pub).

JimmyG wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:00 pm Thanks David!

Who?

A quick "Happy Birthday" to that stalwart Bammer - James G :-bd . I think it's your "Granite" birthday - a bivvy in Aberdeen to celebrate perhaps? :smile: Thank you Reg. Nice of you to notice. Mind you, at my age I barely take notice myself! 68! :o Still, I'll take it over the a...

Thanks Justin! It's the little finishing bits that are always fiddly. Divider: https://i.ibb.co/TcTtW9H/20240209-133339.jpg The postman's just been with my seam binding tape, so I suppose I better get that in while the sewing machine's out and it's cold and raining. One change I made from my other f...

Cheers! It's a satisfying project, and might be easier than you think.

I made a frame bag for my Occam. Nothing too clever, but there's a useful amount of space in there, enough to get at least a 1.5l bladder in, which is 1.5kg less on my back/hips, and the shape was always going to require a custom job. https://i.ibb.co/V9Km7Ky/20240131-214828.jpg https://i.ibb.co/2jL...

So much to like

Having finished reading: Dark Rye and Honey Cake: Festival Baking from the Heart of the Low Countries by Regula Ysewijn World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing - Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed by James Hoffmann Agency by William Gibson The Devil's Cup by Stewart Lee Allen Now onto: Bl...

RIP wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:26 pm should surely be half the price of everything else given that it's got half the parts

I worry the same could quite quickly apply to the owner too

No worries, hope someone gets some use out of it.

Happy to patch it up for you Phil. Shouldn't be a big job and I've probably got everything needed.

Did I overthink everything to do with this? Yes. Did I change my mind about where to go than five times? Yes. Did I delay because I was too scared to commit? Yes. Ah, I see you've watched me every time I go out for a bivvy. (/Leave the house.) Congratulations, I'm sure it'll be easier next time, on...

I would get the better mat and see how much difference that makes - you'll probably find that's all you need. But if you do need more, of your options, I'd probably go for a quilt for the flexibility. I've tried liners and not really got on with them. Also, what do you wear to sleep in? In theory, i...

Was considering Flittingford as a bad weather plan B last month - didn't go in the end, but still thinking I should give it a go sometime, since I've never been. Will report back if I get there before you.

Well, the courier, with a brand new Exposure Joystick! See other thread for details. Good service from Exposure in the end. Courier (APC, but subcontracted to a local company) bloody useless though. They'd sent it next day Monday, and they did try to deliver it the Tuesday, but I was at work. Rearra...

Indeed. Case in point, my January BAM: https://i.ibb.co/2dkh2Ld/1152548.jpg You wouldn't get a tent in there, no matter how small. Could have pitched a tent on that flat-ish bit of muirburn in the background, but it would have been much more exposed to the 30mph wind, despite only being 20 yards awa...