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My new quilt. It's not much to look at but this will hopefully be very warm - rated down to -4 degrees C, and is a bit lighter than my current sleeping bag, plus hopefully more comfortable.11:30:15
Note from the chap who made it.11:33:55
In the storage sack it's a bit huge though! Will need to get a compression sack for it.
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I also ordered a bivvy bag with it, but didn't try that out tonight.11:36:28
Showing how big and bulky the quilt is when not compressed.11:41:00
Nice personal labels.11:44:10
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Comparing the size of this to my standard sleeping bag and my lightweight summer quilt. Massive!15:15:20
Passing through Hemel Hempstead en route to Tring.15:18:22
Cutting it a bit fine to arrive before sunset...15:19:50
Passing through Berkhamsted.
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Got to Tring and started hot footing it towards Ivinghoe Beacon, just pausing briefly now and again to catch a few glimpses of the sunset.15:43:11
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In the woods.15:48:56
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Silly pictures of me and the sunset.15:56:29
I was trying to get a good photo for a thumbnail for the YouTube video you see.16:00:26
Thus why so many selfies.16:00:41
There's Ivinghoe Beacon.
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I wouldn't make it there in time for sunset (which I think was officially happening almost exactly at this moment) but hopefully there would still be a bit of light left.16:02:05
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Gettinc closer.16:03:22
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Nice pink cloud.16:05:46
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Silly selfie with some sheep.
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Taking a quick look around the woods.16:39:59
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Ridgeway sign.17:08:13
Made it to the summit of Ivinghoe Beacon and decided to sit there for a while having a glass of wine.17:08:53
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I hoped I might be able to do some astrophotography but it was a bit windy and the little tripod I brought for my phone wasn't really stable enough.17:16:31
Anyway, you can just about see some stars here.17:17:10
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Later on, after finding a spot to camp, where I had a little fire to cook dinner.
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The billy can on the little twig stove.19:30:01
I love cooking like this, it's extremely satisfyinng being able to make hot food using just twigs that were lying around on the ground.20:05:20
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Nice bit of steam coming off my diner there.20:05:35
I was cooking some kind of approximation of a goulash.