What's next?

Well being relatively warm/calm weather paddlers at this stage we've pretty much resigned to the fact that the next big canoe trip is going to be spring 2009 now. Hopefully we'll get a couple of day-trips out somewhere just to keep us going. Maybe Kielder again....

So in the meantime we're thinking about improving our wild camping skills, in particular;

• How to get everything setup and taken down a bit quicker
• Travelling a LOT lighter
• Finding a more comfortable way to sleep (ie. not on the ground)

We have some hammocks bought already (bargain from DD Hammocks) and planning on giving army rations a shot. Could be a Crocodile Dundee moment (You could live on it but....). Worth giving a go once as it would really make the food side of what we took last time loads lighter and easier to carry. Also cutting down on the tent now that we've got hammocks and tarps which will save some weight, and things like the axe which was hardly used, grilliput not used, smaller change of clothes etc etc.

Looking for somewhere to do one-nighters wild camping to get better at it all and learn a bit more about what we really do need and what we can do without. First trip soon and travelling ultra light. Should have an idea what is a MUST and what is a LIKE TO HAVE after that. No doubt we'll not take something that is majorly important but it's only one night!