Wilderness Down 4 Season Quilt – Backpackinglight

Bought: 2015 Tested: Yes (summer) My rating: 9.9*/10 The Wilderness Over/Under 4 Season Down Quilt by Backpackinglight. I’ve always struggled to sleep in a mummy style sleeping bag, I tend to move about in my sleep and move my legs around occasionally sticking a leg out to regulate my temperature during my sleep (odd you say!). Having tested a number of sleeping bags of different styles I’ve never managed to find one that provide me with the warmth and the freedom of movement…until now! Quilt style sleeping bags have been around for a while and some of the top sleeping …

Micro adventure – Dove Dale

Location: Dove Dale – Derbyshire/Staffordshire Distance: 16.4km Date: July 2015 Kit: Solo Tarp (BPL.co.uk) Third Micro Adventure My third Micro Adventure and possibly one of my last for a short while as I await the imminent arrival of my baby daughter. I got in touch with a friend of mine Dean Read to see if he fancied a MicroAdventure somewhere in Derbyshire/Staffordshire. His suggestion was to head to Dove Dale as its about equal distance for us to travel to and not too far given the time constraint for a mid week camp. Phone thrown in the draw, laptop slammed shut I …

Micro Wild Camp: Robins Wood

​Location: Robins Wood Derbyshire Distance: 6km Date: April 2015 Kit: DD Super light Hammock and DD 3×3 Tarp Time for another Micro Wild camp, this time to test the new DD Hammocks Superlight hammock. Woodland being a major prerequisite I starting scanning Google Earth for a suitable wood that was not too far away from home, fairly large and away from civilisation. Robins Wood is a Forestry Commission managed woodland with a mixture of pine and broadleaf with many cycle paths and bridleways crossing it. Tim and I parked at the nearby village of Ticknall and followed a footpath north for a couple …

Micro Wild Camp: Foremark Reservoir

​Location: Foremark Reservoir Derbyshire Distance: 5km Date: February 2015 Kit: Alpkit Hunka Bivvy and DD 3×3 Tarp The first #Microwildcamp! Although this was the tenth wild camp this didn’t follow the usual format of a long walk>wild camp>long walk, instead I wanted to try out a MicroAdventure. This is something Alastair Humphreys has invented which you can read all about (here). The general concept of a MicroAdventure follows these rules: ​1. It must be overnight, 5pm-9am (opposite to the working day) ​2. Cover a reasonable distance e.g. more than you’d typically walk to your local shops …ok we didn’t manage …