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Murphys Laws for the Traveller

Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by yoyo.

 Missed your bus by a second? Map ended right on the edge of your track? The guy in front of you got the last room in the hostel?
Murphy didn’t miss travellers out. here is a list of my Murphy’s Laws for Travellers. got anything to add? put it in the comment section and add when [...]

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Choosing Stoves

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by yoyo.

 Botane or Fuel? Or maybe alcohol? Let’s see.
What do you need? Always the first question to ask. I’ll describe the faults and fores- you decide.
 Fuel Stove Fores:

Will work at any Oxygen conditions
Easy to find Fuel anywhere- and cheap
Possible better boiling time (depends on stove and fuel)
Good stoves will run on a few types of fuel

 
Faults:

Demand [...]

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Tents and camp fires

Posted on 23. Mar, 2009 by yoyo.

The first time I opened my tent (the Bergen II by Salewa) We didn’t plan our camp site in advance. the result was that the camp fire and the tent were too close. causing ash and smoke to fly over the tent. it didn’t make any damage, but the tent smelled and it could have burnt [...]

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