tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post8481680718666023015..comments2023-10-01T13:11:10.917+01:00Comments on FellBound: Is it Meant To Be?FellBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-12149055673953922742014-04-22T19:58:55.655+01:002014-04-22T19:58:55.655+01:00Will take a tiny piece to go in the porch of my Sc...Will take a tiny piece to go in the porch of my Scarp 1. You ought to buy one of these -superb tent ;-). Seriously, if you want one again why not make @munro277 an offer? He has one but always appears to use his Trailstar!FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-7723042954496370852014-04-20T15:35:23.710+01:002014-04-20T15:35:23.710+01:00We are calm. Note lots of :) and ;) all in the b...We are calm. Note lots of :) and ;) all in the best possible taste. BTW, insert Ron Bell for Rob Bell. My bad :) and feel free to add more. <br /><br />Anyway I am led to believe Wickes Seasonal Double Glazing film is on offer this bank holiday weekend, that is if if you are planning to use it for the Challenge and need to get some :)Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-54842896859520160822014-04-20T15:17:16.068+01:002014-04-20T15:17:16.068+01:00Goodness me boys, "calm down, calm down"...Goodness me boys, "calm down, calm down", (said by me in an impersonation of Harry Enfiled impersonating a scouse accent).FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-40835854012391677862014-04-18T12:22:11.595+01:002014-04-18T12:22:11.595+01:00"Lord Above" - Heck, we will have the TS..."Lord Above" - Heck, we will have the TS ten commandments next: Thou shalt pitch at 120cm, Thou shalt honour the maker Rob Bell, Thou shalt use a Oook inner, Thou shalt use V stakes from Clam Cleats, Thou shalt hold whisky tasting session init, Thou shalt not covert Sixmoons designs shelters, Thou shalt not let others TS down, whilst they sleep hungover in them at Montrose campsite, Thou shalt not pitch a TS without usingWickes Seasonal Double Glazing film, cut to shape and hemmed and eyeleted. Four x 1g titanium pegs holds it in place perfectly says the one sent to show the way :) - I will let you finish them off. Wickes Seasonal Double Glazing film - really? What next we ask ? ;)Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-21111876919621866502014-04-18T12:11:31.313+01:002014-04-18T12:11:31.313+01:00Dear Lord Above!
Muddy knees?
Try Wickes Seasonal ...Dear Lord Above!<br />Muddy knees?<br />Try Wickes Seasonal Double Glazing film, cut to shape and hemmed and eyeleted. Four x 1g titanium pegs holds it in place perfectly. No touching the sides, either, with an OookStar.<br />As I said - You're doing it wrong, sir!.<br />It's all about campcraft.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-74218082599253484132014-04-18T10:53:10.824+01:002014-04-18T10:53:10.824+01:00I love saying "I told you so" to people,...I love saying "I told you so" to people, so it would be a social service giving you the chance to say it to me :-). I very much enjoyed saying that to AS after his efforts to find a suitable wild camp spot on the Daunder - it was easy for me having been in that very spot twice before in the previous 3 weeks.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-86508784298231659362014-04-18T10:48:45.838+01:002014-04-18T10:48:45.838+01:00I pitched my old TS perfectly. Still brushed the ...I pitched my old TS perfectly. Still brushed the sides, still crawled in, still crunched up under it, unable to sit up straight in it pitched low in bad weather. Yea, no door did allow for nice views, and rain to blow in. But heck, it's so light, so good in the wind. For that its ace. <br /><br />Shame you lads using inners need a good large footprint space to pitch, But old Gordon Green needs a bivy sized shape, and can then fit his TS, like I did around the rocks and tussock ;)<br /><br />Inners do I expect keep the cold wind off you under it. Those severe cat cuts do allow it to pitch tight, but also creates a wind tunnel. But I do say in the wind nothing beats it for the weight. Porch is huge, and allows the rain in as mentioned. The inner space is not easy to reach into corners like my Mid is. But apart from that it's superb kit. Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-16873562369261315072014-04-18T10:30:37.730+01:002014-04-18T10:30:37.730+01:00Andy, Hex is nice, then Mids are nice as you can s...Andy, Hex is nice, then Mids are nice as you can sit up in them without brushing the wet sides of your shelter, unlike a TS.....but also you can get into them without crawling. The reason the Hex is growing on you: is your knees ache less, you have no mud on your knees getting in to the Hex. Yep, "Midlife" is a good life :)Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-52898294834152581932014-04-18T10:26:51.068+01:002014-04-18T10:26:51.068+01:00"Yawn", .....Now where were we? Oh, I k..."Yawn", .....Now where were we? Oh, I know. The old 500g saved thing. Ok take less kit, take lighter trekking poles, and the fact you pitch the Scarp with less stakes = bugger all in it. Please, don't make me write a post proving i'm right. I've got a long assignment to write this weekend as it is. "SCARP" End off. Don't let me say "I told you so" :) Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-78634260807027389692014-04-18T10:21:24.464+01:002014-04-18T10:21:24.464+01:00There is a door, of course - the door of the Oooks...There is a door, of course - the door of the Oookstar. The rest is magnificent porch space.<br />You've been doing it all wrong!<br />:-)<br />And the inner fits me comfortably - and I'm six feet tall. - You just need to pitch her properly, Martin.<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-26477261180596740222014-04-18T10:18:58.695+01:002014-04-18T10:18:58.695+01:00Hi Andy
Helga Hex? I am NOT spending anymore mon...Hi Andy<br /><br />Helga Hex? I am NOT spending anymore money on shelters - have Akto, Scarp 1 and Trailstar which should keep me going until all I need is my coffin :-)<br /><br />I may do another overnight in next fortnight, take the TS and think some more. But all this agonising is bl**dy stupid. I used to be decisive. I think. FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-51674685004050216642014-04-18T10:16:12.387+01:002014-04-18T10:16:12.387+01:00I am ok about the door as I would take the Oooksta...I am ok about the door as I would take the Oookstar - and yes, I know your views on nests in Trailstars!!! Even with the nest still 500gr lighter than the Scarp. Think it will be a last minute decision.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-85571407065759779732014-04-18T10:14:32.817+01:002014-04-18T10:14:32.817+01:00My head says you are right - but I do want to like...My head says you are right - but I do want to like the Trailstar. So many positives about it - and one big negative.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-5259947955073533882014-04-18T01:30:45.900+01:002014-04-18T01:30:45.900+01:00Don't listen to any of em.
Just do what you wa...Don't listen to any of em.<br />Just do what you want.<br />Martin loved his TS until he got divorced from it.<br />We height challenged folk think they are excellent.<br />Muddy knees? Pah!<br />I fell in a bloody bog to my thighs following bloody Sloman down by Skiddaw House.<br /><br />BUT.. NOT a mention of the Fine Helga Hex?<br /><br />Yeah OK. If the TS is too short so is Helga.<br /><br />But she kept me warm at night I can tell you.<br /><br />And she is bomber!<br /><br />Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-43188016475733540612014-04-18T01:00:32.963+01:002014-04-18T01:00:32.963+01:00PS, I also got fed up with no door, and apart form...PS, I also got fed up with no door, and apart form that and the crawling it's the 2nd best shelter I've ever used. Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-38631367352537005492014-04-18T00:13:11.205+01:002014-04-18T00:13:11.205+01:00Enjoy the crawl, the cramped nights sleep and mudd...Enjoy the crawl, the cramped nights sleep and muddy knees getting in-and-out. Then you'll think "why, oh why did I not take the Scarp". Yea, I told you so. Tracksterman did not get a Trailstar for a reason. He is like you TALL. I sold my Trailstar for a reason. I'm TALL like you and got fed up crawling. Don't listen to the midgets :) Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-46518535330881122552014-04-16T07:16:24.935+01:002014-04-16T07:16:24.935+01:00An excellent, idea of yours, Alan. Although if Mr ...An excellent, idea of yours, Alan. Although if Mr and Mrs Midge appear early this year that would be a no no.<br /><br />I hadn't spotted those purple crocs in that photo. Phil must have been sneeking in to get at your whiskyFellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-43218671171666099782014-04-16T07:13:11.444+01:002014-04-16T07:13:11.444+01:00Yes,, Andy, she may need a practice run. May try t...Yes,, Andy, she may need a practice run. May try to take her up the Berwyns. So to speak. FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-9861036998834034372014-04-16T07:11:35.082+01:002014-04-16T07:11:35.082+01:00I think she does, Alan. I am agonising over the de...I think she does, Alan. I am agonising over the decision. FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-75016732780678394642014-04-15T21:46:25.748+01:002014-04-15T21:46:25.748+01:00By the way - that's Lord Elpus doing the Trail...By the way - that's Lord Elpus doing the Trailstar Crawl - you can tell by the god-awful purple Crocs...Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-68073920041337100912014-04-15T21:43:50.024+01:002014-04-15T21:43:50.024+01:00Take her, Big Boy!
If the worst comes to the worst...Take her, Big Boy!<br />If the worst comes to the worst, you can always sleep along the length of the Trailstar, with your head and shoulders in the OookStar. All your gear could be in the nest and you would sleep draught-free in palatial style. I tried that on the last night of the Daunder - it worked beautifully. <br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-84297793590148762582014-04-15T20:07:40.843+01:002014-04-15T20:07:40.843+01:00Give her another go locally and see how she goes. ...Give her another go locally and see how she goes. She might be joining the tanned Trinnie and the Sunshine coloured Treeza on the Chally. Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-62347964577614056212014-04-15T19:59:39.066+01:002014-04-15T19:59:39.066+01:00Take the old girl out, she deserves better.Take the old girl out, she deserves better.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com