[Sticky] Advice Re the Weather

Old Un · 2008-04-22T11:19:08Z

To all players , please take heed . It may rain ......um ...& it may rain for 24 hours ...so 1 If you have spare kit , uniforms ,boots etc take them and leave them in your car. Better a dry pair of farby boots to change into on sunday , or some black /od trousers than nothing at all . I'd rather you run around in jeans on Sunday than leave Saturday coz your uniform is wet . Same goes for jumpers, gloves etc that will keep you warm if need be . 2 Tents, ponchos, Zelts - fabsil them now, and next week and the week following . If you have stuff like gortex bivi bags or plastic DPM bashas then bring them . They will keep your stuff dry inside a tent , can be strung up in the trees to provide shelter. I'd rather you have comfort than 100% authenticity . 3 Stuff left inside your tents , weapons, clothes sleeping bags . Wrap them in two or three bin liners . They will stay dry all day . Even better consider getting hold of dry bags - they are 100% waterproof . Do not rely on any tent to keep your stuff dry - it won't . Plan to keep the stuff inside dry as well . 4 Helmets keep your head much dryer than soft headwear . 5 Socks - take lots of spare pairs, changing socks every six hours even with wet boots will help you keep comfortable . It's a small boost in a wet world ; but works wonders on your morale . 6 & Make sure you bring enough water if it's warm I will be in a pup tent, using a basha sheet as a ground sheet, with clean dry gear encased in dry bags, sleeping in a nice warm sleeping bag ontop a thermarest an inside a bivi bag . Last year at CR I slept two nights up there ( went up on Friday for setting up) Pissed down with rain the full weekend and my stuff stayed dry and I was comfortable . & I'm more Bacon Grills than Bear Grylls . some links :- Dry Bags Basha sheets - use them to line pup tent floors Pup Tents Gortex Bivi Bag Be posh , get a thermarest Best & warmest sleeping bag I've found having used a few....it's not light at 2kg but I've slept out in -10 happily in one without a tent

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Good advice actually Steve. It's been quite warm of late, there will be lots of bugs about......bring the repellent.

Posted : 23/04/2008 11:04 pm

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I've still got all the mozzi stuff from last year untouched :rofl: shall dig it out and take it again. Has to be said I did prefer drenched to eaten alive last year at CR :lol: