Glass Half Empty

Went shopping in town for the first time in about six weeks today. I am now the owner of a new pair of boots (without holes), a new pair of trousers (without holes) and a new sleeping bag (wi... no wait, with one hole and a zip).

New sleeping bag is new, and warm. It's a nice 3-season mummy-bag, and fairly cheap: the only problem I've found so far is that it doesn't really pack down too small, but I think that's a function of it's size. Y'see, mummy bags that fit me are thin on the ground. I'm shaped like the men on my mother's side of the family: quite compact and bulky, and consequently most mummy bags don't do up at the waist, hips or belly. This one (a Eurohike Adventurer 300 XXL) is a full ten centimetres bigger around than most, and consequently does the job rather well.

Now, when I go to camp in a field in April, I won't freeze overnight (since my old 'bag wasn't really that suited to outdoor use). The lack of tent may still prove an issue, but I hope to fix that soon.

The Glass: half-full