Popular Post miketomcat Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 Spot of camping a couple of weeks ago. Two cars because I was still going to work. Sankey got a new solar panel and I added some eyes to tie down the spare wheel. Salmon en croute and chips cooked on the wood stove in a Dutch oven. Mike 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Looks like a nice little trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Great ! Very unusual tent ? I’ve not seen one like that before in that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Anderzander said: Great ! Very unusual tent ? I’ve not seen one like that before in that size. It's a helsport varanger camp 8-10, allegedly it sleeps 8-10 but comfortably 6 without the wood stove. We sleep 4 plus dog and have a modified dog cage around the stove. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Oh wow - it’s bigger than it looks then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Inside. Left and back are camp beds for the kids (full size ones) on the right is a double self inflating mattress that is folded in half during the day and goes out to the cage at night. Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Wow. I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 That’s amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 The CO police will be after you though 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 CO ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Carbon monoxide... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 The dog must get hot in that cage. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 We always have a carbon monoxide detector in the tent. The tent is designed to be used with a wood burner (hot tent) and even though it is nylon it is fire resistant. The dog normally ends up on my feet. She does get objectionable to the heat in there from time to time, but then so do we. On North uist a few years ago we were sat around in the tent wood burner on in tee shirts. Outside was about 5°c, blowing a force 9 and raining. 🔥 Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Davies Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Thats a great setup Mike, tent looks amazing. Nice bit of upcycling with the fire guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Do you have to ‘shop around’ for campsites @miketomcat? We’ve found quite a few that don’t allow fire pits - I would presume yours would be viewed similarly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 21 hours ago, Anderzander said: Do you have to ‘shop around’ for campsites @miketomcat? We’ve found quite a few that don’t allow fire pits - I would presume yours would be viewed similarly? We haven't had any problems but we tend towards small basic sites. North uist is my mother-in-law's field so no issue there. To be honest I would argue that it's no different to a gas stove. It's up off the ground, completely enclosed and we cook on it. The dog cage has a metal tray in the bottom as well so the grass is completely protected. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Just got back from 5 days at Nash Oaklands, found a new field - ten of us. Fire pits are allowed and wood is there to cut (we even cut a couple of tonnes for the farm, as a favour). There's spring water at the farm, that's it. 'Our field' was big enough to set up a range for musket and rifled mussle loader practice 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L19MUD Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Nonimouse said: Just got back from 5 days at Nash Oaklands, found a new field - ten of us. Fire pits are allowed and wood is there to cut (we even cut a couple of tonnes for the farm, as a favour). There's spring water at the farm, that's it. 'Our field' was big enough to set up a range for musket and rifled mussle loader practice Had never heard of Nash Oaklands, just checking out their Facebook page and it looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, L19MUD said: Had never heard of Nash Oaklands, just checking out their Facebook page and it looks great Ric and Shirley are great people. You can camp anywhere you like as long as it's not in with the cows or on crops. The wood is great for small groups 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 I want to get up there at some point I follow both their's and coco's face ache pages. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Does look good - but it’s a 5 hour drive for me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Anderzander said: Does look good - but it’s a 5 hour drive for me ! About the same for me but from the other end of the country. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger110 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 We’ve done Nash a few times and will probably go again soon. The woods are great but if the weather’s been bad for a few days, it gets interesting getting up to the top! I’ve got a video somewhere of the woods…I’ll dig it out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 5:51 PM, miketomcat said: I want to get up there at some point I follow both their's and coco's face ache pages. Mike I'm back up again in August, with the kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 Unfortunately August is looking pretty full for us. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.