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Multimat Standard 8mm Kumfie
by feefeedooya
I was given the multimat standard kumfie as a birthday gift, it may seem a strange gift but it was gratefully received. I love reading and drawing and with four children my free time is mostly spent doing these activities. I prefer being outdoors in the summer nipping to our local park with a rug and cushion so i can read a book in peace ... but with the fresh air and sounds in the background so the multimat standard kumfie has now become my new favourite item to take on these occasions.
The multimat standard kumfie costs around £2 - £3. I have a pink one but you can get them in green, black, blue , purple and orange. I have seen the kumfie for sale in garden centres and camping stores like millet.
The mat is made from foam, its lightweigh but a good size. It measures 35cm long 24.5cm wide with the foam being 8mm thick. The mat looks like a gardeners kneeling pad but bigger.
The point of the mat is that you sit on it and the damp or dirty ground wont get your bum and it of corse it is comfy to sit on.
I find the comfy easy to carry to the park, it has a handle built in so you can use this but i like to tuck it under my arm as my hands usually full with a book and snacks.
It is very comfy to sit on , i can sit on it for up to two hours easy. Its big enough to sit even the largest of bums on. It does keep me dry and warm too, nothing worse than a cold bum sitting on the ground. As well as going to the park i have use the multimat kumfie at the beach and sitting in the garden with.
If it gets dirty a quick wipe over with a cloth does the trick. This mat can be used for everything, i am pleased i have one . I recommend the multimat standard kumfie.
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Compact Scout Knife
by michaelfrance
The Gerber compact scout knife is a serrated high carbon stainless steel drop point blade which features a lock so the knife deosnt close whilst in use. The oversized finger notch in the handle prevents the knife from slipping and makes using the knife a breeze. The knife is designed to be lightweight at a mere 68g and small enough to ... carry in your pockets or in a kit bag. Included with the knife is a booklet on the prioties of survival written by Bear grylls.
The blade is 84mm in lengh and features the word Bear so it is easily recognisable as a Bear Grylls product, the lengh of the blade is sufficient for most tasks you come accross whilst camping or whilst practising bushcraft.
In my experience with small knifes, they tend to go blunt very quicky and are prone to rust after a small amount of time, especially when used in wet conditions. The Gerber Compact scount knife is different, it is very easy to use and fits natuarally in the hand, the blade doesnt rust and stays very sharp. I used the knife everyday for 2 months at work, opening cardboard boxes and cutting through rope etc, i am very supprised that the knife has stood up and stayed that sharp. I would reccomend this product to anyone who is in the market for a small, lightweight knife. The retail price of this product is arround £19.99 but could be found cheaper on the internet, in my opinion the slightly higher price is worth it instead of purchasing cheap blunt knifes that last 5 minutes.
I love it, i think you will too.
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Yellowstone Camping Shower
by totallyextreme
Intro
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After hearing the muddy tales of a few people who had previously attended the glastornbury festival, I decided to have a quick look around on the net for portable showers before I made my visit. I quickly found this shower and decided that I had found real value. I quickly ordered it and was very pleased with the ... product, it allows you to camp in the real outdoors, or at a festival, whilst remaining nice and clean throughout your trip, rather than being avoided by everyone because of your stench only a few days in! All my friends used this too and we were very happy with the product and the fact that we could be fairly clean and on the move.
The shower
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The Yellowstone shower consists of a large bag, a pipe and a nozzle, so it is fairly basic in its design but I think that improves a product. Why complicate life with lots of difficult pieces and attachments, that just makes it nice and easy to use.
The bag is made from plastic with a hole at the top so that you can hang it up into a more natural showering position. At glasto we had a fence near us so we just hung it on that. The idea is that the sun heats it up during the day so that when you get home you have a nice warm shower to clean you off from your day in the mud.
The bag is filled via a removable plug on the front of it and you can take that out to fill the bag full of water from your tap. It is nice and big so that you will easily be able to get your tap inside it to quickly fill it to the top. It holds 20L in total, so that can take a while to fill.
It worked very well. We started using it at the end of the second day and by then it was nice and warm. It was then used regularaly and we filled it back up and left it 24 hours and once again it was nice and warm, so it fills quickly. It is not boiling, but it is warm enough.
Summary
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A good shower that can make camping easier.
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