Message Forums

Advice:  Be comfortable but don't feel you have to recreate home comforts.

Kit: a nice big mug for a hot cuppa - double skin titanium if you want to be extra.

Advice: never part with your cash until you've seen it erect......... tents are never like you imagine them from the diagrams and pictures

Kit: headlamp...... you will inevitably need to to do something fiddly in the dark

Quote: Originally posted by James Watt on 12/6/2010

---

For a 'Novice' unsure if 'Tenting' is for them?

Advice:- A '4 Person Tent' = 2 adults with space for kit.
(I bought a Tesco 4 Person Dome initially. For a 2 adult 'Fair Weather' Starter Tent it works)

Kit:- I use the 'KISS' principle. KEEP IT SIMPLE

I'll let you work out the last 'S' word.
Unless you twist my arm!

Regards James

---

consider your arm twisted 

Quote: Originally posted by James Watt on 12/6/2010

---

OK Vonnie.
I submit.

The other 'S' stands for "SENSIBLY"

Regards James

---

lol sensible you

Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 11/6/2010

---

My advice: Have a packing list, and put EVERYTHING on it.

---

Advice.  Never allow yourself to get cold, when you start feeling the cold wrap up, hats, gloves, extra layers, etc.

Kit. A quality Sleeping bag (envelope is my preferred style).

Quote: Originally posted by Alphonso De Lard on 12/6/2010

---

 

Keely - isn't that two bits of kit you cheat

---

And she stole both of mine..double cheat!!!!

smaller tents are warmer more wind stable and easer to pitch dry .etc

Air beds are no good bye an insolation mat even if you have an air bed so your not on the cold floor when it goes down lol

you can never take to much wood - advice

back of the van - kit