Whilst the rain falls.....

It's been very wet for what seems like a lifetime. We are desperate to get out camping in any form but work, weather and life don't seem to want this to happen.

In the meantime our new setup with the belltent is slowly getting sorted. Mandy very kindly made a very useful heat guard that goes around the stove flue pipe where it exits the tent through the fireproof stove jack. It is purely to allow the tent to not come in to contact with the very hot stove pipe.

In the meantime have a look at the pegs that came with the bell tent. They are huge at 12" and made from 25mm angle iron! They weigh a ton.....well almost. I don't think I will be using them as they are just so heavy and I think a bit of overkill.

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