Hi,
Thank you to all of you out there, just gone through the 500 subscription mark!
Had some excellent news this weekend, Mr Ben Saunders ( http://www.bensaunders.com/ ) has agreed to be our patron, and will be offering advice and maybe some kit that we might need.
On to this weeks bit of kit: The sleeping bag. After reading through mountains of expedition reports, books and many reviews, I decided on getting the Rab expedition 1100. This is the bag that the British Antarctic Survey use for there deep expeditions into the Antarctic. This bag, although it is fairly heavy, is good for a comfort temperature of -40 which may seem a little over the top, but, I prefer to err on the side of caution. There are a couple of handy features that come with it, two internal pockets for food and another for a bottle in case you get caught short in the middle of the night! If you are wondering about frost forming on the outside of the bag during the night, then it has a Pertex shell that will keep the down filling of the bag dry, also, it has a pertex inner, so no need for a vapour barrier liner.
As this expedition takes off, it is gradually building momentum, can’t wait for our meeting next month with our guide, so that we can establish a proper training programme.
See you soon folks.
Thank you to all of you out there, just gone through the 500 subscription mark!
Had some excellent news this weekend, Mr Ben Saunders ( http://www.bensaunders.com/ ) has agreed to be our patron, and will be offering advice and maybe some kit that we might need.
On to this weeks bit of kit: The sleeping bag. After reading through mountains of expedition reports, books and many reviews, I decided on getting the Rab expedition 1100. This is the bag that the British Antarctic Survey use for there deep expeditions into the Antarctic. This bag, although it is fairly heavy, is good for a comfort temperature of -40 which may seem a little over the top, but, I prefer to err on the side of caution. There are a couple of handy features that come with it, two internal pockets for food and another for a bottle in case you get caught short in the middle of the night! If you are wondering about frost forming on the outside of the bag during the night, then it has a Pertex shell that will keep the down filling of the bag dry, also, it has a pertex inner, so no need for a vapour barrier liner.
As this expedition takes off, it is gradually building momentum, can’t wait for our meeting next month with our guide, so that we can establish a proper training programme.
See you soon folks.
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