raleighnut
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With sleeping bags you'll find the more expensive they are the smaller they'll pack down (in a compression sack)
Thanks all, trip will be June or July, I yesterday bought a tent, a Vango Zenith 200 which I am going to practice putting up today. I also bought a self inflating mattress.
I went with the intention of buying a stove and sleeping bag also, at one shop the assistant didn't know how the Trangia disassembled to make it into a small pack and told me they were very heavy, which they weren't because I picked it up. He tried to push me the way of a gas stove.
The next shop I went looking at sleeping bags and the assistant had no idea how the ratings system worked and I hadn't done enough research before hand. You think that would be a bit of knowledge a specialist camping shop assistant might research!
So at the moment I am looking for a suitable sleeping bag for Scotland in June, I'm thinking a range of 0c to 15c would be ok, anyone any thoughts that I'm way off?
Also I didn't realise there are different Trangia kits, I think I might go for the 27 not sure that I need a kettle which seems to be an optional extra.
Thanks for the recommendations for the Alpkit and the Swedish army mess stove, I will look into them today. Still think I need a handlebar bag so any recommendations gratefully received.
Bought a Swedish army Trangia funnily enoughNibor, that is such a cool site. Have you used it?