Topic: First solo overnight in the Mournes (Read 13236 times)

MG1 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 25, 2009 »

Quote from: wolflarson on August 24, 2009

Wow he is the man !! (Ranulph Fiennes) and theres me thinking bear gryills is good and even buying his clouths. Im sending them back !!

He is the man i'm reading his transglobe expedition at the min. He makes Bear look like a child

ulsterwalker · « **Reply #16 on:** August 25, 2009 »

Quote from: 666_pack on August 25, 2009

The water aspect is my only concern but I think I might have a cunning plan. As I come of sleive beg on to the Brandy Pad I'm quite close the the Castles and there is always some water running off here. So I plan to bring an extra empty bottle top fill up. (please note this is to use as cooking water for boil in the bag so no need to purify. This along with 3ltr plus one ltr in the tank before I start out should be enough.

I might just be special and not reading it correctly, but does that mean you are carrying 3 lit plus drinking a litre before heading off?

In that case I think you should be fine, however everyone uses different amounts while out. I like to know how much water I have left so split it up between 2x 1Litre bottles, 1 for drinking and one in reserve, this has the added advantage of letting you purify one while being able to drink out of the other, as long as you still have clean water. 2 litres would usually do me a days walk plus cooking pasta/cous cous in the eve, plus brekkie in the morn, but that would usually be me dry.

Just like kit, with food and water you eventually get to know what to take and what to leave behind, and it is a very personal thing. I could probably go lighter, but usually have a wee bit more just in case of something going up the left, with food and water I'd rather be looking at it than for it!

Ranulph Fiennes is the big dog in my eyes, proper explorer. I would give my left arm to do what he has in his life (I may retract this if someone tries to chop my left arm off

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666_pack · « **Reply #17 on:** August 26, 2009 »

"This along with 3ltr plus one ltr in the tank before I start out should be enough"
yep you read correctly.

While reading "Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know" it seemm that Sir Fiennes can accomplish more in a paragraph than most can hope for in a lifetime.

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