OK, my first basha is in the post. Its 8'x6' with what appear to be lots of tie-on points and grommets round the edge. Now here's the problem...... I'm quite an experienced camper but have always placed a lot of faith in a good quality tent. To be perfectly honest I am a wee bit nervous at the prospect of abandoning my 4 season bombproof, bugproof, bathtub floored haven of warmth and dryness for what is, in effect a single sheet of nylon! Now I know that loads of you good folks out there swear by bashas but please bear with me, its still a bit of a leap of faith to me :roll:
My first question.
What OTHER gear do folks use in combination with their bashas? I already have a choice of decent sleeping bags and Karrimats/Thermarests and also have a simple gore-tex bivvi bag. Would a groundsheet be recommended? I also like the idea of a hammock but there is (Ahem!) rather a lot of me and Ihave visions of hammocks ripping and trees snapping!
My second question.
I know their are loads of ways to pitch bashas but I was wondering what configuration folks use as a preference, and why?
My third question.
Am I actually going to get any sleep? :yikes:
I'm going on my first bushcraft course in a couple of months and dont want to look like a wuss pitching a boring old tent (Actually a lovely tent, mmmmm shiney things) and I -really- need to lighten the load in my rucksack.
cheers,
simon
My first question.
What OTHER gear do folks use in combination with their bashas? I already have a choice of decent sleeping bags and Karrimats/Thermarests and also have a simple gore-tex bivvi bag. Would a groundsheet be recommended? I also like the idea of a hammock but there is (Ahem!) rather a lot of me and Ihave visions of hammocks ripping and trees snapping!
My second question.
I know their are loads of ways to pitch bashas but I was wondering what configuration folks use as a preference, and why?
My third question.
Am I actually going to get any sleep? :yikes:
I'm going on my first bushcraft course in a couple of months and dont want to look like a wuss pitching a boring old tent (Actually a lovely tent, mmmmm shiney things) and I -really- need to lighten the load in my rucksack.
cheers,
simon