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chris

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kit I spyed on the mmm!
« on: September 20, 2009 »
saw some uber pro kit on the mmm namely this bad boy wich looks amazin!
http://www.balloonbed.com/Index.htm

and a few of these, i'm sure you can find a uk based site but i just went for the 1st link
http://www.gearfetch.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=572

And a little tip, those space blanket things that I thought were only for people with hypothermia....amazing! get one now stick it in your pack, they pack realitivley small but weigh next to nothing,  and trow it over, round, under (wherever!) your sleeping bag at night, I instantly felt the benifit, i actually for the 1st time in my life was too hot in my little merlin softie 3 and had to strip some layers off! def one to get imo if your planning on doing some winter camps around the mournes or wherever!
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Re: kit I spyed on the mmm!
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2009 »
Does the space blanket not gather condensation?
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Re: kit I spyed on the mmm!
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2009 »
mine didnt, and the fly sheet of the tent was pretty wet!
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Re: kit I spyed on the mmm!
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2009 »

do you just fill the empty tubes with big balloons?

kinda looks like a pack of frankfurters :P
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Re: kit I spyed on the mmm!
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2009 »
The space balnket was unbelievable I stripped down to a baselayer from a coat and fleece!i'm def using it again!

the baloon bed did look good but from the occasional bang i heard i wasn't sure how it lasted.

the mugs did look asweome tho!
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Re: kit I spyed on the mmm!
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2009 »
It is certainly interesting and something I've never seen before, but a bit of a pro mountain marathon bit of kit I think. I would far rather carry something I know wasn't going to burst if I were to move round on it. Heard the balloons popping through the night and also someone saying in the morning "All but one of my balloons burst during the night, so I woke up sleeping on just one baloon" I think I would carry the extra gramage to get a decent sleep. If you want to lose 300 grams and still get a good sleep then stop drinking and eating kebabs for a week or two
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Re: kit I spyed on the mmm!
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2009 »
I dunno now, the guys beside us wern't the lighest if you know what I mean and they loved them, and i've seen a few vids of people fully jumpin up and down on them and not one burst, I think the majority of balloons burst due to people over inflating them (while pumping them up).
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