Thread: Lightweight camping for a solo hunter

Bought a zebralight headtorch that runs on a 18650 battery. Miles lighter and brighter than the Lenser H14 I used to carry. Huge flood beam but not a spot. Got one of their torches for that, carry it for longer distance light and as a backup. Also runs on a 18650.

Originally Posted by Tahr

How things have changed eh. There are enough batteries there to have fueled the national grid for a week back in my day.

Yep, no shortage of knives either

Originally Posted by The Claw

Bought a zebralight headtorch that runs on a 18650 battery. Miles lighter and brighter than the Lenser H14 I used to carry. Huge flood beam but not a spot. Got one of their torches for that, carry it for longer distance light and as a backup. Also runs on a 18650.

How long have you been using it? I've got a similar head torch on the way, went with an armytek that runs on 18650, should get here in a few weeks, rather interested to see how it goes.

It's my camp torch, it's a beast, fuck carrying it around though, I've got a LL 7.2 head torch and a Another small one in my belt, the beast stays at hut the bats are in the thing before I go

Originally Posted by Nga

It's my camp torch, it's a beast, fuck carrying it around though, I've got a LL 7.2 head torch and a Another small one in my belt, the beast stays at hut the bats are in the thing before I go

Ah I see the Mag light now....

I get around 4 trips of 3 hour walking in pitch dark out of my H7 ( on standard cheap shit batteries) and still light to spare but I change them then cos I hate doing that shit in the dark...
My garmen 60 somthing will go two days on a pair of batteries left on in my pack or nearly a year just turned on to mark camp or a wallow or clearing etc.

I am not suggesting not taking spares but maybe only one set of spares and a bit of conservation may save you some weight and bulk, after all you could easily spend a grand to save weight elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Tussock

Does anyone think levering our oldest and best outdoorsman from the back corners of the forum, and dragging them to some weekend forum "bushcraft" seminars would be cool? Its something we have never done as a forum, but there are endless bushcraft, backpack packing, how do I use my tent etc etc questions on the forum.

Its a dead easy thing to run. Turn up somewhere, bring very little. If you don't know how to do something, ask someone who looks like they do.

I would certainly like to see what knowledge I could gleam from some of the characters on here. Its one of those areas you think you know everything and then someone does something that seems so obvious and you go "shit, never thought of that".

(old thread, I just came across it) Interested to attend if something like this is being done...

Likewise

got me one of those zebralights, used it for half an hour last saturday and quite like it so far

Along the same vein as this thread, sick of my army surplus goretex bivy and cheap fly, looking for a solo tent whats on the market now (old thread)?

If I had the money, double rainbow tarp tent

Originally Posted by Kooza

If I had the money, double rainbow tarp tent

And where would u go to find one? Nearest big smoke is chch

Msr carbon reflex 1


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use google and buy online from the states,
Plenty of options out there, 1 of many.

Originally Posted by Smiddy

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Me likely, cept the price tag!!

Best to get a 2 man tent if going lightweight, not much more weight and more room for your gear.