Pop Up decathlon Tents and Campsites in France

Decathlon popup tent. Or canoe camping tarp and DD hammock or bivvy. prefer just sleeping bag on a beach or summit.



Beach bivvy site, Cap Drammont, French Cote de Azur.



Not that I am into Lightweight or whatever just better ambiance. I prefer quiet 'aire de camping' than big commercial sites. Was on one in the Cevennes this summer, 3 shwrs, 2 toilets and a large field, with orchard. Open views.

And a quiet site in the Verdon, in La Palud. Only ten folk there, no noise, open sided barn for cooking, chatting.





And another quiet site, in Bonnieux, Luberon France. No noise or candles after 10pm.



Gorges de loup, nice quiet site in an Olive Grove, still harvest the olives in late Oct.



In Chamonix, quiet but busy later as no pitches marked out.



And a video showing how to fold the 3 Seconds tent in the pics.
http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...100_2062-1.flv

Spey Canoe Descent oct 09

I went 106km down the river Spey, wild camping good weather and lots of rapids and white water, over the oct hol week.

It's a big river !

Approaching the sea, nearly there.

A wee Fake tiltshift Miniature of a lunch stop.

A wee Grade 2 rapid before lunch, literally ! Video clip

Trying to catch a Salmon leaping on film.





Tarp and tent up for tea, the first night wild camping outside Aviemore.

Arisaig

Spent a while paddling around here, great scenery and clear water. Seals following me.

Sentier Martel

The Gorges du Verdon, deepest gorge in europe. We did the interesting Sentier Martel along the gorge base. Named after the first surveyor of the gorge.

What is it ?

Give way to Ascenders !

This sign shows how you must give way to ascenders going up the Echelles (ladders) on the sentier Martel in the Gorge du Verdon, French Alpes-Maritimes.

Quecha base tent

Just waiting for showers to stop to get the tent dried off. Drove back yesterday from France. Avignon to Glasgow in 24hrs. this Base tent by Decathlon worked well for shade, living space and in a thunderstorm. The campsite above was the Municipal one in la Palud high up on the Verdon Gorge plateau.

Kayaking on Loch Lomond

We got six brand new boats at work, Perception Arcs. So, time to get them unwrapped ! DJ eager to get them unpacked and out on the loch.

Sunny Seal watching

Seal watching at Rhu Marina, Clyde Gareloch. Nine seals in total. We drifted past using a tidal eddy.

The Navy Navigation Lighthouse at the end of Rhu spit.

Do I still have to paddle ? No, we can just drift on the wind. You can just make out the wee trolley, cheap in Decathlon.

A wee ruined tower, just past the RNCYC pier.

The canoe tied up.

Wee trolley came in handy for the 100yds back to my parents hoose. Now time for flapjacks.

Ben Lomond - Winter's still about

Up Ben Lomond today, very icy on the upper path. Chap asked which was down when we were taking photos at the top, told him, it is easy every way was down.

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Rimed up summit butresses.

Last day of the School hols.....

Last day, so headed up Ben Cleuch, not quite a munro but you start at nearly sea level. Very cold, numb face. The Law was very slidy with icy snow so a few feet off the path was fine. Very warm sun though. Perfect on the summit for half an hr, cooked up some soup, using an MRE flameless heater and hot choc. Back to work tomorrow.

Loch Ard Canoeing

A bit chilly, 1degs C, when we left, and a bit choppy but with a Windsurfer as a bow paddler we made no time up to the island, with the bothy. A quick setup of the Volcano stoves and tea and beans, not mixed, was ready. No need for gloves and a warming sun.

Swiss Army Ranger Volcano Stove

Recieved this cool stove, from a Group buy on http://www.bushcraftuk.com/ forum. Used the packaging for fuel. It can use a meths, trangia style, burner too.

The cup fits snugly on top, sealing the chimney effect.

Only a few mins 5-10, for a cuppa to be ready. Lighting the cardboard and letting it 'volcano' first then popping on the bottle or cup.

The burner certainly 'volcanoes' well, you can almost see wood gas effects, the gas would ignite if a match was held to it. Blowing in the lower hole shoots the flame up a few inches more.

Even though it was 3degs, the dog was happy watching/snoozing !

The cup, big enough for pasta/pot noodle for one, fits snugly into the side rack while the bottle is on. Note the cork upside down to avoid it blasting off, the bottle can be turned by the handle that supports the cup when it's boiling. This prevents the fire falling out.

A short video showing how to lock the bail for water bottle boiling.

http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff241/dyNick_Scots/?action=view&current=MOV08123000001.flv

Lake of Menteith - Mary Queen of Scots Islands

The launch beach is just past the SNH Ferry terminal. This carpark is 30ft from the beach below.

Very still and calm although it was reading 2degs on the car temperature gauge.

An easy and quiet paddle out to the Inchmaholme priory and the smaller island of Inch talla.

Inchtalla ruined castle. The island of Inchtalla, looks as though it's more of a crannog. Only rubble visible at ground level.

The site of the of the ruined castle. Worth a wander around.