Friday Night Quickie - 15th January 2016

[RedLeader]

Hmm, sunrise? Think it's about 10am, maybe 1030

Ooh I'm tempted.  I might try to negotiate a quick in and quick out.

After watching this GIF for an entire lunch time I feel I should really go, I'm in!

Might be an early start for me on Saturday morning though, what times does the sun rise 

[Dowser]

After watching this GIF for an entire lunch time I feel I should really go, I'm in!

Good Man WhoRya... See you up there 

[LandyLiam]

You may even have tempted me, will try and get out for supper or breakfast, maybe even both. 

[RedLeader]

Good fellow. Do both with a snooze in between

You may even have tempted me, will try and get out for supper or breakfast, maybe even both. 

[Rumblebum]

  

And that's all I gotta say about that!

Have a good time lads!

[RedLeader]

We'll catch you next time. Enjoy the warm 

 

And that's all I gotta say about that!

Have a good time lads!

[RedLeader]

I'll be intending to be there at 745/8ish or so this evening. Anyone who wants updates and doesn't have my mobile PM me.

We'll have walkie talkies on channel 6 if anyone uses one, if anyone is hiking over and wants us to keep an ear on your arrival text me when you're setting out or else we'll assume you're tucked up warm in front of Corrie 

I've PM'd everyone a rough spot but it will need to be flexible, we'll stay as close as we can.

There are weather warnings in place for cold, the forecast is to be clear, it's going to be brass monkeys out there 

[Campervic]

please post a photo or two when you are done!

[Darran]

Definitely, don't hold back on the photos! You are using walkie talkies? That's a pretty good idea. Are there many that use them in the Mournes?

[LandyLiam]

Well that was a cold one, but the fire and some tellytubbby suits kept us nice and warm 


a forest full of dead wood next door and someone brings a firelog 



tipsy whipsy



another new tent for me 



A dawn dander reveals the snowy summits






Andy, get up and make me breakfast 



That was some fire last night 

[Campervic]

Looks like a good time was had, a bit confused about where you found a warm building with a handy sleeping shelf on the Mourne Mountains, but I'm sure explanations will follow. Thanks for posting the pics!

[Glenn B]

Nice one lads have you any idea what the temperature got down too   

[whoRya]

We had a great night.  A beautiful clear sky full of stars.  Little wind so the smoke from the fire went straight up.  It didn't reach the low temperatures I expected and the thermal layers I brought stayed in the rucksack.  The fire and lack of wind chill helped with that.  I recorded a better nights' sleep than many's a time up the hills, if a bit of a late one.

We had a mix of bivvyers, tenters and even a 'hard top' option as you saw in the photo.

Great craic lads, cheers.

[LandyLiam]

Nice one lads have you any idea what the temperature got down too   

The nearby weather station at Katesbridge reported an overnight air min of -3.9 and a grass/bivvy level minimum of -6.5  but without the wind it was bearable, well it was for those of us in "tents", not sure if the bivviers have thawed out yet 

[LandyLiam]

Looks like a good time was had, a bit confused about where you found a warm building with a handy sleeping shelf on the Mourne Mountains, but I'm sure explanations will follow. Thanks for posting the pics!

That is my deluxe  camper van conversion, this is only version 1, quickly assembled yesterday morning. Its a freestanding bunk bed type device that I can slide in and out of the van as required (if I put it outside would that count as a bivvy  ). A few modifications are required though, like that plank in the middle making it very tricky to get out of  .