http://stravaiger.com/blog/tags/bivvying/ Recent content in Bivvying on eBothy Blog Hugo en-us Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2011/04/19/getting-into-tarping/ Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2011/04/19/getting-into-tarping/ <p>I&rsquo;ve always wanted to tarp on the Cairngorm plateau before the midges come out, so I&rsquo;ve taken the plunge and contacted a couple of superb UK outfits to get some lightweight gear. Ordered on Sunday, both sets turned up today. Not bad! <a title="Pacerpoles" href="http://www.pacerpole.com/">Pacerpoles</a> and a SilTarp1 from <a title="Backpackinglight" href="http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/">Backpackinglight</a>. I really wanted a MicroTarp but they&rsquo;re out of tarps at the moment other than the Integral Designs SilTarp1. I sat down and watched the Bob Cartwright &ldquo;how to put up a tarp and tie the knots&rdquo; DVD, which was good fun. I gave up on the figure of eight slip knot thingy and the taught line thingy as they&rsquo;re just about impossible to follow but the others were fine. Bowline, clove hitch both normal and slippy. By the time I&rsquo;d sorted that lot it was blowing a gale outside!</p> <p><a title="Integral Designs SilTarp 1 by Stravaiger" href="http://stravaiger.com/blog/images/posts/getting_into_tarping/integral_designs_siltarp_1-5635193466.jpg"><img src="http://stravaiger.com/blog/images/posts/getting_into_tarping/integral_designs_siltarp_1-5635193466-800px.jpg" alt="Integral Designs SilTarp 1" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>