Showing posts with label tent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tent. Show all posts

Sunday, 19 July 2015

Broadford skye and better news re te t

Headed over to the island of Skye last night and spent the first night at the forest garden campsite Armadale. Lovely atmosphere in the evening there but really more like wild camping. The first good nights sleep in the tent despite heavy rain. It is now waterproof, gas storm guys which help it pitch better and i finally sussed the condensation problem. Instead of securing the centre pegs of the ends of the flysheet first like you normally would, they are left till last. This helps the tent sit better and means there is,an air gap at either end between the flysheet and the ground. This matches up with the internal vents and it all seems to work well, fingers crossed. Pity neither instructions or youtube videos mentioned that! Arrived at broadford to find a notice saying 'Knit 1 Bike 1 is here 20th july! Bev at the Handspinner Having Fun has pId for my campsite which was lovely and am looking forward to meeting her and doing the workshop there tomorrow at 2pm. Also had a fab time at Heartfelt By Liz in Dalmally over the previous two days and was made to feel so at home. Lovely to see Liz again and get to know Graham. The crocheted flowers workshop was fab and a chance to catch up with friends Sandy and Jeanette who came over specially. Before that was a workshop in Mallaig and more wonderful hospitality from Morag in Mallaig. Great to see the,Ginger knitwear studio and Anna who runs it gave me some great yarn for the project. The Mallaug group gave me,a generous donation for Knit 1 Bike 1 too - thanks folks. Often hard to get o. The internet so will be gaps between entries at least till i am finished with the Islands

Friday, 3 July 2015

So state of the art award winning tent leaks....

So posh tent is not waterproof although it is midgeproof. Pix show midges outside the inner tent and rain seeping through! I usually proof new tents but with this one costing £349 i sure it would be waterproof...the silly pegs that dont stay in the ground should have been a clue. Mini workshop at Pam's lochranza and she reckons worst midges ever and were coming in under the front door! We did some problem solving with an entrelac pattern, some silk spinning and double knitting. I was shown this by louise of woolfish but added my own wee trick,that lets you knit one stitch and slip the next all in one go. I knitted a camera cover with mine. Pam said windy tomorrow and could affect the ferry, so packed up quick, ferry to claonaig and cycled 11 miles,to west loch hotel near,tarbert. Expensive but i got the last,room and tarbert will be very busy. Hot bath n great dinner. Tomorrow will be an easier day. Everything drying out and will get proofing spray tomorrow. Met these lincolnshire lads in the ferry but beat them to tarbert cos one of them got a puncture. And that stirrup pump had gone ahead to tarbert by taxi along with the kitchen sink eh lads..knitted a camera case with my bit of knitting. Pam is holding a wooden seal. Will add it to the crochet queue