Old Guard
05-06-2012, 03:32 PM
My Son, Grandson, myself and 2 friends spent the last 4 days at "The Lone Wolf" Campsite (Glyn y Mul Farm) Neath, South Wales.
This is a farm with traditional campsite, but also has a wood that is for Wild Camping. The owner Ian was very helpful and welcoming. Fires are allowed, provided you bring your own wood (there are large bags of wood for sale at the site).
Although the weather was poor, we had a good time. We have decided to leave all tents behind and only use tarps for shelter.
We decided to dismiss any of the spots near the rivers edge and opted for a nearly level ! spot higher up a slope. This was for safety as the river was starting to run faster as the rain increased and we had 2 six year olds with us.
This was the second time I had hung a hammock and I was very pleased with the sleep I got. It is a TW travel Hammock, with a DD 3x3 Tarp. I'm using Amsteel loops with 'D' Buckles and webbing straps. The rest of the gear was pretty basic, ex-Army bashas for the Lads and a Parachute shelter as a 'Mess' area. The fire was built for cooking and reflecting a bit of heat into the shelter.
We took home 2 very happy boys who want to do it again, so that was a result and a bonus was we didnt see the Queen, or Union Flags for 4 days.
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This is a farm with traditional campsite, but also has a wood that is for Wild Camping. The owner Ian was very helpful and welcoming. Fires are allowed, provided you bring your own wood (there are large bags of wood for sale at the site).
Although the weather was poor, we had a good time. We have decided to leave all tents behind and only use tarps for shelter.
We decided to dismiss any of the spots near the rivers edge and opted for a nearly level ! spot higher up a slope. This was for safety as the river was starting to run faster as the rain increased and we had 2 six year olds with us.
This was the second time I had hung a hammock and I was very pleased with the sleep I got. It is a TW travel Hammock, with a DD 3x3 Tarp. I'm using Amsteel loops with 'D' Buckles and webbing straps. The rest of the gear was pretty basic, ex-Army bashas for the Lads and a Parachute shelter as a 'Mess' area. The fire was built for cooking and reflecting a bit of heat into the shelter.
We took home 2 very happy boys who want to do it again, so that was a result and a bonus was we didnt see the Queen, or Union Flags for 4 days.
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