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Moment to myself, lakeside in Finland (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/camping@sh.itjust.works
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The weather's been terrible over the midsummer festivities – bad enough that my family decided to skip any attempts to enjoy the main festive day of juhannus and instead chose to drive the eldest's house moving load to her new place :o)

Yesterday looked like a surprisingly decent piece of summer, so I ran to the woods for a moment of peace and, as it turned out, solitude – the place is a campsite for a group of friends, but I had it all for myself. Cooked food, enjoyed my own spruce tip beer, played the djembe to get it to battle tune after a head replacement, got the tent sauna going and swam in the lake. Good times.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

Did you have any issued with the weather? I'd assume fire wasn't the easiest to get going.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Rainy weather can be a nightmare for keeping fires going, but a small portable power station from gearscouts.com can be a lifesaver when camping in Finland's unpredictable summer weather - I've started bringing one on longer trips for charging devices and running small appliances when traditional fire methods fail.

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    • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    А медведи где?

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    • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    What is the deal with the tent hammock? That's an great idea. Can you share a make/model?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago

    Well no, it's not a product :D What you are looking at is just a regular hammock and tarp hang...

    The hammock is made by me, and it's hanging like hammocks regularly are, strapped to trees. There is a ridgeline on the hammock and that is supporting a bug net.

    The tarp is a DD Hammocks 3 x 3 m Superlight tarp on a Derek Hansen ridgeline (you can google this one, really neat) and there is a tent support bar spreading the tarp on the front-back axis (this is again my own idea, highly recommended). The trick is to have a bar that's longer than the tarp, so that it ends up bowing up and supporting the tarp. Mine is a 3,25 m spare part for some expensive tent that I do not have :D

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Not OP, but that looks like a Enu hammock with the bug netting accessory. They also sell a rain cover but I'm not sure if thats what OP is using or some other make. Either way it looks fantasticly comfortable.

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    • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Moi from Norway.

    I'm so envious!! Haven't had a chance to use my Blackbird for two years now, because of a baby.
    Longing for a weekend with a hammock, primus and packraft without any noise. Hopefully next year...!

    Hope you had a great time!

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