Your options should not be clouded by branded carp gear,often,not fit for purpose,... However..


Checkout my favourite youtuber, Blackcountry woods man,and his first using of a Baker style DD,A frame tent...very interesting, I have that chair lol

Shame i can't do Linky poos....☕

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Youtube simon a bloke in the woods makes his own Baker tent 👍

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I know,he's awesome as well,...👍..

There is a lot of stuff,that anglers can take from Bushcrafters and wildcampers...

I mix it up...👌

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Many would fall at the first hurdle, Adam.
You can't truly travel light with a bedchair and some people are too scared of creepy crawlies to entertain anything but a nylon capsule and sun lounger on steroids

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You might be right there noj...I'm going to get that DD tent,and the mesh inner..
I don't mind kipping on the deck,as I use a multi mat, and reflector..one big pond comes to mind..!!

Could be a great idea for someone though,who's truly mobile...

I did two days on a river fitted everything, into 38 litre Kombat UK backpack including water...😇

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There is no way on this planet I would entertain sleeping on the floor anymore
Did it when I was a kid but not now
The one piece of comfort I would not forego

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Fair dos mate,....I'm nr 55,and not too bothered..

(I'm not bigging meself up or anything)...ive slept on tarp s,under ,poncho tarp,even a crappy trakker barrow cover, not something I'd reccomend though..ive even slept on the priest hole as well,on a poncho...

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I wish i was still 14 and could sleep on the bank with just a coat over me. However I'm 59 and it's just not going to happen. I used to crash out at friends places with just a curtain over me. It's a different world I live in now unfortunately.Be realistic tbere is a need for a minimum level of comfort and warmth required on tbe bank nowadays.

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Totally,totally...I know I'm a bit different to the norm,wish I could workout how to put uppics on here,think I'd shock a few people..

Modern minimalist kit is very warm and comfy,Thermarests,et al...I don't fish like this all the time,but,especially if its special and a walk is involved....or just one rodding...its fun...!!

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Have to agree these Bushcrafters definitely don't rough it

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Your right mate,its totally opposite to what is perceived..

Tomorrow I'm quarry camping,when most are sat in front of the box,I'll have a mini pit fire,and warm as toast...do a bit of fishing,then a rattlers...night,night....I gotta banshee two man ,but looking into a baker style ...


( I still do the barrow,bedchair thing,but where I live,its wild man,...so I regress)

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That's it mate, deal with the moisture or temperature issues of sleeping on the ground and it's actually more comfortable for me. Bed chairs keep getting firmer and flatter, nowt as flat or firm as the ground lol
Amazing really how over-gunned the average angler is, in almost every aspect. Though I accept some expect a degree of comfort while others just want to be outside

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I have done many nights in a decent hammock or on a thermarest under a tarp or a small mountain tent. You can get a chair kit for the therma.Tarp is good to have anyway, for sitting under. A kelly kettle and freeze dried food is ok for a couple of nights. Everything goes in a 80 litre rucksack.
Dragging a bedchair through rough terrain is not really an option on some of the places here.

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There you go.... ..

Have you seen the npower...?..

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No, don't think I even heard about it, enlighten me.

Forgot to mention an important bit of the kit, the Water-To-Go water bottle or another water cleaning system.