Me and Syl are off to Lapland in a few weeks for a bit of camping and husky dogs.
It will be our 30th wedding anniversary so we want to do something different and all been well see the Northern lights
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Today I have been checking over our gear tomorrow we will both have another look at it .
The trip will be at Kiruna fly in a couple of days in a hotel the Husky dogs will take us out to the wilderness for three days not long but I am with my wife..The dogs will then collect us and return us to the world.
Here the Husky people we are using ,
http://www.sleddog.se/
Here his other website ,
http://www.irondogs.se/
So here my gear ,
It has taken me two years to amass this kit plus some lucky buys,
Two Woolpower 200 weight base layer tops and lidls angora long johns .
Wool is king in the arctic so ,, Swedish army trousers , double layer wool hoodie and some funky wool leg thing the scots wear ,,
Swedish snow smock , German Army glove , wool mitts plus spares and wool wristlets .
Swedish M90 Parka and trousers
Moded the trousers to make them a lot bigger
USAF mukluks , Arctic socks
The USAF Mukluks have been moded with Canadian spec liners , Mesh insole and British Military toe warmers ,
Syls Baffin boots ,,, so warm
Snow shoes , shovel and wood prep tools
arrr the Rations mostly Norwegian Real Turmat some fresh will be brought in Kiruna , note the made by Syl pot cosys to keep the rats warm ,,,,,
Snow melting pot , Optimus Nova fully serviced as a back up for cooking , kuksas and a small trangia frying pan
Odds and ends , lip salve, wash bowl , first aid kit , UCO candle lantern and candles , Radio , Head torch , thermarest seat
Syls sleeping system Dutch army Carinthia arctic sleeping bag , multimat roll mat , reindeer hide , usmc tent boots , sleeping balaclava ,, the nanock tent boots are mine Syl will be using a pair of wool socks hand made by Sal ,,, so warm
My sleep set up , Dutch Army Carinthia arctic sleeping bag , Carinthia sleeping bag cover , thermarest redgerest , reindeer hide , sleeping balaclava , helsport tent boots
Russian wood burning stove for the lavvu
Helsport Varanger 4/6 with liner and ground sheet , the lavvu of choice ,,,
Bits and bobs for the tent all checked over
Made up snow anchors worked last year ,,
Two pulks to carry the load
The whole lot...
I will do an update on packing tomorrow
Enjoy
Twodogs
It will be our 30th wedding anniversary so we want to do something different and all been well see the Northern lights
,Today I have been checking over our gear tomorrow we will both have another look at it .
The trip will be at Kiruna fly in a couple of days in a hotel the Husky dogs will take us out to the wilderness for three days not long but I am with my wife
..The dogs will then collect us and return us to the world.Here the Husky people we are using ,
http://www.sleddog.se/
Here his other website ,
http://www.irondogs.se/
So here my gear ,
It has taken me two years to amass this kit plus some lucky buys,
Two Woolpower 200 weight base layer tops and lidls angora long johns .
Wool is king in the arctic so ,, Swedish army trousers , double layer wool hoodie and some funky wool leg thing the scots wear ,,
Swedish snow smock , German Army glove , wool mitts plus spares and wool wristlets .
Swedish M90 Parka and trousers
Moded the trousers to make them a lot bigger
USAF mukluks , Arctic socks
The USAF Mukluks have been moded with Canadian spec liners , Mesh insole and British Military toe warmers ,
Syls Baffin boots ,,, so warm
Snow shoes , shovel and wood prep tools
arrr the Rations mostly Norwegian Real Turmat some fresh will be brought in Kiruna , note the made by Syl pot cosys to keep the rats warm ,,,,,
Snow melting pot , Optimus Nova fully serviced as a back up for cooking , kuksas and a small trangia frying pan
Odds and ends , lip salve, wash bowl , first aid kit , UCO candle lantern and candles , Radio , Head torch , thermarest seat
Syls sleeping system Dutch army Carinthia arctic sleeping bag , multimat roll mat , reindeer hide , usmc tent boots , sleeping balaclava ,, the nanock tent boots are mine Syl will be using a pair of wool socks hand made by Sal ,,, so warm
My sleep set up , Dutch Army Carinthia arctic sleeping bag , Carinthia sleeping bag cover , thermarest redgerest , reindeer hide , sleeping balaclava , helsport tent boots
Russian wood burning stove for the lavvu
Helsport Varanger 4/6 with liner and ground sheet , the lavvu of choice ,,,
Bits and bobs for the tent all checked over
Made up snow anchors worked last year ,,
Two pulks to carry the load
The whole lot...
I will do an update on packing tomorrow
Enjoy
Twodogs
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