Search:

Type: Posts; User: Rune

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3

Search: Search took 0.01 seconds.

  1. Replies
    104
    Views
    28,966

    On the tree....

    On the tree....
  2. If I wear anything I swear to wool. If I start...

    If I wear anything I swear to wool. If I start sweating during the night, it will still keep me warm.

    Also I keep a clean and dry set that I only wear in the hammock. And change before I go to...
  3. Replies
    12
    Views
    5,703

    I got one of those in XL size. Mine is the XL...

    I got one of those in XL size. Mine is the XL Bivi Hornet, and it weighs around 2 kilos...but I can take off the weather shield and save around 800 grams. But I never want to. In summer I rarely...
  4. Whoopie slings with a marlin spike hitch on the...

    Whoopie slings with a marlin spike hitch on the straps because I will never forget how to set that up thanks to Shug, and it just works for me...

    On the knot, not on the toggle....iiiin...
  5. Replies
    2,578
    Views
    730,567

    Sticky: I had fallen asleep a couple of times in a...

    I had fallen asleep a couple of times in a outside our second home in SE Asia.
    Then at home in Norway I saw some TV shows about Lars Monsens various expeditions where he use a tarp as his shelter...
  6. Replies
    27
    Views
    3,901

    My hammock has a weather shield under the hammock...

    My hammock has a weather shield under the hammock that just hangs there. So thats where all the clothes I don't use goes. It can always be taken off and used as a hammock in it's own right. Else I...
  7. Thread: How cold is cold?

    by Rune
    Replies
    38
    Views
    4,624

    Ill take on -30 and dry any day if I that lets me...

    Ill take on -30 and dry any day if I that lets me off having to be out in the snow in +/- 32 and humid and windy. Thats when everything gets wet and miserable and the energy just get sucked out of...
  8. Replies
    38
    Views
    6,383

    It would have to be really bad out for me to do...

    It would have to be really bad out for me to do that. Hanged trough an a polar low (Arctic depression, arctic hurricane ) once. Went in the hammock as it started snowing, and woke up to half a meter...
  9. Replies
    857
    Views
    646,347

    Sticky: Thats my biggest problem, I get cold feet when I...

    Thats my biggest problem, I get cold feet when I am tucked in. The water bottle solved that for me :-)
  10. I put them in a dry bag with a zippo fuel heater...

    I put them in a dry bag with a zippo fuel heater in each = dry, warm boots in the morning.
  11. Replies
    2
    Views
    927

    Happy that my video is good for something :-)

    Happy that my video is good for something :-)
  12. Replies
    2
    Views
    927

    The Island Hammock Hang

    Took my inflatable boat out to one of the islands around here and hanged my hammock...

    zFjasdS3FAI
  13. On my last trip a brought two 60litre bags of...

    On my last trip a brought two 60litre bags of birch fire wood... :-)
    Well, well, I was 300 meters from the road, and had my Paris pulk to haul it in with.
  14. Replies
    29
    Views
    3,790

    Mine is 2,8m long and 1,8m wide :-)

    Mine is 2,8m long and 1,8m wide :-)
  15. Replies
    33
    Views
    5,868

    Mostly private and crown land. Both are are free...

    Mostly private and crown land. Both are are free to camp on due to our Norwegian right of access/ right to roam law as long as I stay off cultivated crop land, and don't camp closer than 150 meters...
  16. Replies
    32
    Views
    6,846

    Been snowing for tree weeks here. 5 people have...

    Been snowing for tree weeks here. 5 people have lost their lives in my county in the last month alone in avalanches, and the avalanche danger level is at 4 out of 5 which means they set themselves...
  17. Replies
    120
    Views
    68,001

    Well, snow is mostly the problem. This year we...

    Well, snow is mostly the problem. This year we got it before the ground froze. Then we had rain and then a freeze that lasted for a couple of months, before we had a new thaw and rain, and then it...
  18. A hammock tarp with it's straight edges and...

    A hammock tarp with it's straight edges and corners will stick out like a sore thumb regardless of camo pattern. For the camo to be effective you have to disguise that. Also from what I have seen the...
  19. Replies
    33
    Views
    6,079

    On my last tripp I was looking for a dead...

    On my last tripp I was looking for a dead standing to use for fire wood. Found obne that had fallen over but was supported by another tree, and bone dry. Reached up to pull it down, and I had barely...
  20. Replies
    33
    Views
    6,079

    I bet your heart was pumping a little extra...lol

    I bet your heart was pumping a little extra...lol
  21. Thread: Ugliest Hammock

    by Rune
    Replies
    41
    Views
    7,871

    Here is a vid from my first attempt at hammock...

    Here is a vid from my first attempt at hammock camping...
    The hammock is an old-school wwII jungle hammock, with an old blanket sleeping bag as a UQ...
  22. Thread: Snugpak

    by Rune
    Replies
    10
    Views
    5,268

    1ilrY__9GNc

    1ilrY__9GNc
  23. Replies
    12
    Views
    2,220

    Creating good memories that is :-)

    Creating good memories that is :-)
  24. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,878

    In the summer i use a 20$ sleeping bag. It's for...

    In the summer i use a 20$ sleeping bag. It's for winter camping in col climates that you need something better. The other reason is that f.ex a more expensive down bag is probably going to be...
  25. Replies
    39
    Views
    8,890

    Never had that problem. I get in the bag outside...

    Never had that problem. I get in the bag outside the hammock, then get in, and thats it. No twisting and turning...last time I was out i was even had my bivi bag on outside the sleeping bag.

    Also...
  26. Alas the hammock has forever locked me to the...

    Alas the hammock has forever locked me to the lands bellow the tree line. Here that is around 1300 feet. On the up note....I can leave the bulk of my kit under the trees, and just bring a small day...
  27. Replies
    14
    Views
    3,412

    Around 3 metrs here...

    Around 3 metrs here...
  28. Very nice. I live just 2 hours drive from Abisko,...

    Very nice. I live just 2 hours drive from Abisko, on the Norwegian side of the border. I have been up there many times, and in Jokkmokk and Kirruna too. So I can full appreciate what your expedition...
  29. Replies
    120
    Views
    68,001

    I live at 68*N. I think I know about frozen...

    I live at 68*N. I think I know about frozen ground. When it's frozen here it's covered in ice and pegs are useless no matter what they are made from. So I tie off on trees, bushes, saplings, stones...
  30. Replies
    120
    Views
    68,001

    In snow I just take say a 1 meter long dead...

    In snow I just take say a 1 meter long dead branch, tie the guy line to the middle and bury it in snow. It won't come out unless I want it to.

    No need to haul stakes.
  31. Replies
    120
    Views
    68,001

    With you on that one. The lightest pegs are the...

    With you on that one. The lightest pegs are the one you don't have to carry in :-)
  32. Replies
    22
    Views
    3,625

    You're all welcome. My mom just need to know how...

    You're all welcome. My mom just need to know how many to make :-)
  33. Replies
    22
    Views
    3,625

    Is also against the laws of physics that -10*C is...

    Is also against the laws of physics that -10*C is warmer than +10*C

    They where fishermen in winter in open boats. Their mittens where going to be wet anyway. And they could not always wear them....
  34. Replies
    2,460
    Views
    728,952

    Sticky: It's my actual sur name. It comes from the old...

    It's my actual sur name. It comes from the old Norse word "rún" which means "secret".
  35. Replies
    22
    Views
    3,625

    My theory is this. While we are in the arctic. I...

    My theory is this. While we are in the arctic. I am at 68 degreees Northern latitude. We should have ice bergs floating in the sea, which should freeze in winter. After all, we are nearly as far...
  36. Replies
    22
    Views
    3,625

    Regarding the comment on the weight of wet felted...

    Regarding the comment on the weight of wet felted wool mittens. The OP is like me using a pulk. Weight and volume of what you wear is simply not a concern. Comfort and keeping warm is, and then...
  37. Replies
    22
    Views
    3,625

    I am on the islands of Northern Norway and the...

    I am on the islands of Northern Norway and the climate here can be rather wet in winter. So the army have now gone over to gore-tex for the over mittens. But uses the same wool mittens inside them. ...
  38. Replies
    22
    Views
    3,625

    Make the mitten too water proof and you get...

    Make the mitten too water proof and you get trouble with condensations when your hands start to sweat.

    I have complete faith in my wool mittens ability to keep my hands warm even when wet. Here...
  39. Replies
    66
    Views
    7,973

    Tie off to trees. If I need one, thats what I...

    Tie off to trees. If I need one, thats what I carry a knife for.
  40. Replies
    41
    Views
    11,182

    O n t h e k n o t, n o t t h e ...

    O n
    t h e
    k n o t,
    n o t
    t h e
    t o g g l e :lol:
  41. Replies
    8
    Views
    1,434

    Thanks for all the comments everyone. And...

    Thanks for all the comments everyone. And Tallpaul, I did not build that snow wall, mother nature took care of that bit while I was snoring. :)
  42. Replies
    8
    Views
    1,434

    The Blizzard Hammock Hang

    M7L1VIcvz8g
  43. Thread: Ice fishing hang

    by Rune
    Replies
    5
    Views
    1,776

    Ice fishing hang

    Packing up the pulk to go ice fishing and hang overnight. It's -10*C (14*F), and clear skies, but some snow forecast later. Avalanche danger level is Orange (level 3) so staying in the flatlands....
  44. Thread: Ground Tarp?

    by Rune
    Replies
    20
    Views
    3,083

    Now in the winter A cheap 2$ reinforced...

    Now in the winter A cheap 2$ reinforced polyethylen tarp. I use the same tarp to pack my stuff on the pulk in, so it does not need to be light. And they are nice and strong.
  45. Replies
    96
    Views
    38,926

    23F so far, no wind. It seldom gets much colder...

    23F so far, no wind. It seldom gets much colder than 5 degrees here on the island. But that is a wet cold as the humidity is fairly high, so I can guarantee that you will feel it.

    But if I want...
  46. Replies
    3
    Views
    1,146

    I jave just recieved my skins, so by no means an...

    I jave just recieved my skins, so by no means an expert. But I measured the hammoc from end to end, I have drip rings on ech end that the carabinier for the whoopies attach to. Så I measured from...
  47. Replies
    17
    Views
    3,908

    When I come home I toss it in a corner, until the...

    When I come home I toss it in a corner, until the wife yells at me to get rid of it, at which time I hang stuff up to dry, irritating her further. When stuff are dry, I pack it up and load it onto...
  48. Replies
    60
    Views
    8,541

    My experience from my last fishing phase, was...

    My experience from my last fishing phase, was that it helps to have som much kit, so many rods, reels, lure bags, boxes and general stuff, that she loses control of what you have. That way when she...
  49. Replies
    34
    Views
    8,729

    In winter. 1. Get my breath back 2. Hydrate...

    In winter.

    1. Get my breath back
    2. Hydrate
    3. Gather fire wood. This way you have a place to warm your hands etc while you do other cores.
    4. Get fire started.
    6 Get the kettle on
    7. Set...
  50. Replies
    60
    Views
    8,541

    Lemme do the maths... Hammock: 60$ Tarp: 60£...

    Lemme do the maths...

    Hammock: 60$
    Tarp: 60£
    Suspension: 45$
    Sleeping bag: 350$
    Under Quilt: 113$
    Paracord 30£
    Pulk to haul it all on: 157$
    Rigid trace and harness for pulk 87$
Results 1 to 50 of 145
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3