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Category: Camping and Survival

  • The Belgian Army Backpack

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    Carrying kit is vital. And every event has a different requirement in terms of what you need to take. In previous articles, I’ve talked about how I get away with an easy life at most airsoft weekenders because it’s usually camping from the car park, and you can carry as much as you need to…

  • Camping – keeping warm in cooler weather

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    An impromptu trip to Humber Airsoft on a cold March weekend led to some tweaking of the colder weather kit, and an opportunity to try out some new and inexpensive solutions to the age old problem of getting a comfortable nights sleep. Camping in the UK can be a pain in the arse due to…

  • Stop Carrying Water! – Sawyer Mini Review

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    Water is a key part of any airsoft or camping kit. You need to be drinking around 2 litres per day, and if you’re cooking, you’ll need some for that and some for cleaning afterwards. For a weekend away playing airsoft, that’s probably going to be at least 6 litres including a little bit for…

  • Camping Guide Updated

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    The link is now fixed properly, which I hadn’t noticed, so now you can access all the camping guides together in The Camping Guide category, whether it be for a weekend away airsofting, or simply an escape from your house after a very long year of Covid and lockdowns. It ties in well with the…

  • My EDC Pouch

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    Prepping has gained a lot of traction in recent times, especially given the rather “interesting” times we live in. I thought it might therefore interest some people to have a look inside my everyday carry (EDC) pouch. EDC pouches and kits are an increasingly common concept, with the idea being that this pouch will contain…

  • The Camping Guide – Other Accessories

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    I’m not going to cover loads of kit in this section, certainly campers have a massive array of equipment to play with, but if you’re just camping you’ll have more time and space to carry and play with kit (for the most part). The aim of this guide was to keep a streamlined, simple setup…

  • The Camping Guide – Packs

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    Just a quick one on bags to carry all your kit in, and how to pack them. It will depend on the nature of your event and whether you’re taking everything around with you (tip – stash it somewhere you can get to later), or whether you’re doing things from the safe zone, where you…

  • The Camping Guide – Food and Water

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    Without food and water you will die. Let’s get the obvious out of the way first. So for any trip airsofting, be it just a skirmish day or a multiple day event, you’ll need plenty of both to get you through. But how much? And what’s the best sort of stuff to take? The easier…

  • The Camping Guide – Cooking

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    Cooking At some point, you’ll need to eat. During the day, if there’s a battle going on, you may be limited to cold or dried food just to keep going. And that’s fine, I regularly do short skirmishes on just a hot dog in a bun. But to survive a weekend will need a lot…

  • The Camping Guide – Keeping Warm

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    One of the things that puts people off camping the most is that it’s generally viewed as cold, wet and uncomfortable. In the tents section, I’ve covered the shelter side of things which removes the wet factor. A good sleeping bag (seperate section here) is your best weapon against the cold but what else can…