Tents for Possible bug out!

[Decaff]

Excellent!!

Like that very much.

[Stasher]

Why use a tent? Yes I understand that tents are very good for in bad weather but what if it comes too you having to do a quick evac from the area you bedded down in? You can't really just pick up the tent with all your items in it can you?!. We are taught in basic training to set up effectively a basha. Now bashas are great because all you need is the basha it's self, two of three bungies and maybe a bit of green string.

With bashas you can pull the things down in seconds and just run with it in your hands, with a tent it is pretty much not going to happen. If you get caught out, for any reason whether it is people or any situation you would think of, you would want to be able to pick up and run straight away. Using a tent makes this option pretty impossible.

I would suggest getting a basha, a bivvi bag and a good sleeping bag, winter period bags are good, the just purchase some good bungies and green string and a role mat and your done.

Yeah, that's all good, but en famille you really do need a tent. Were you not here last 'summer'

Forge, that's fab, thanks. Now all I have to do is build it....................