Thunder trip
Trip at the End of June I had planned this trip for the end of June. I ordered a modification for my rain cape from Bushcraft Spain, but since it hasn't arrived yet, I ended up using my oilskin tarp again. We're in the middle of a heatwave here, so the hammock would actually have been perfect – but I had decided it was time to get back on the ground. Shelter It's also cloudburst season, and suddenly the sky turned dark. My shelter was up in no time: one ridgeline, one side pitched low and the other left open because I wanted to be able to look out. I packed very simply, bringing only two wool blankets. I quickly gathered some dry hay for bedding inside the shelter and threw one blanket on top. This is where I learned my first lesson – you either need a lot of hay or some sort of side support. The hay simply gets pushed out to the sides, and before long I was lying on the ground. It wasn't a problem in terms of warmth, but it wasn't exactly kind to my back. The tri...
