spamel
22-07-2007, 23:17
Not sure if anybody has ever tried this, but the new issue basha doesn't have a hole in the middle to pop your head through. It can only be used as a shelter, or can it?
Today, I went for a quick walk around my local woods, took the basha as I wanted to try a new way of setting it up for ground dwelling. It would have been fine if it wasn't for the dog poo everywhere! Foolishly, I didn't take a rain coat of any kind, but was wearing my Swanni Ranger.
It started to spit a little, so I set the tarp up against a log pile and settled underneath with a blanket and was very comfortable. I knew I only had a 300 metre walk back to the car and then home, so it wasn't desperate, but I looked at the tarp and wondered if it could be used to make a rain cover of sorts.
I took it down and folded it in half, then took the small karabiner that was securing my knife to my belt. I put the knife in my pack as I didn't need it any longer at hand. I clipped the karabiner through two of the handles that are formed along the ridge for use as a stretcher. This allowed me to use the poncho as double layer rain cape, which coupled with a Tilley hat is perfect for keeping a bit of rain off!
Now, it won't stop all of the rain, the front is still exposed, but it certainly could help you out in a bind, or if you meet somebody else who hasn't got any rain kit on them and they need something whilst they trudge back to their house/car. Also, the cape will go over the top of a small daysack or LK 35 sized pack, shedding the rain nicely.
Pics to follow on the method of use.
Today, I went for a quick walk around my local woods, took the basha as I wanted to try a new way of setting it up for ground dwelling. It would have been fine if it wasn't for the dog poo everywhere! Foolishly, I didn't take a rain coat of any kind, but was wearing my Swanni Ranger.
It started to spit a little, so I set the tarp up against a log pile and settled underneath with a blanket and was very comfortable. I knew I only had a 300 metre walk back to the car and then home, so it wasn't desperate, but I looked at the tarp and wondered if it could be used to make a rain cover of sorts.
I took it down and folded it in half, then took the small karabiner that was securing my knife to my belt. I put the knife in my pack as I didn't need it any longer at hand. I clipped the karabiner through two of the handles that are formed along the ridge for use as a stretcher. This allowed me to use the poncho as double layer rain cape, which coupled with a Tilley hat is perfect for keeping a bit of rain off!
Now, it won't stop all of the rain, the front is still exposed, but it certainly could help you out in a bind, or if you meet somebody else who hasn't got any rain kit on them and they need something whilst they trudge back to their house/car. Also, the cape will go over the top of a small daysack or LK 35 sized pack, shedding the rain nicely.
Pics to follow on the method of use.