What to do if it rains.

Share your Berget "know-how" and what is necessary to be prepared for when going to Berget-games.
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Post by skinner » 23 Nov 2010, 16:34

JKangas wrote:skinner,

How is it with the sealskinz socks, do they cause blisters? I remembered that I have a pair of them but have never used them in rigorous activities, partly because they are fairly thick and feel like they might cause hotspots in the longer run.
I played in these socks 30 hours nonstop, including these jumps from the boat - no strains, no blisters, no problems at all, feet were just slightly sweat (sorry for these details). Temperature +15C at the day, +5 at night. Boots - Danner Desert GTX (they started leaking, for this reason I had to buy these socks). I don't know how will it be in warm/hot weather, but in moderate weather it's OK.

FYI: this is the "lab test" of the socks that I made right after the purchase http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCiZkZfBXck (it's in Russian but the picture is self-explanatory).
JKangas wrote:edit: yeah, I will not leave for Sweden without a bivy bag anymore. I can take soaking wet clothes but a wet sleeping bag is really, really nasty: http://bit.ly/eZolE6
Ouch! What a swamp! For B9 I am thinking of taking a piece of tarp or thick plastic to make a dry floor for the Berget's tent. Plus will certainly dig a small ditch around the tent to collect water outside and not under my sleeping bag.
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Post by JKangas » 23 Nov 2010, 17:13

skinner wrote: For B9 I am thinking of taking a piece of tarp or thick plastic to make a dry floor for the Berget's tent. Plus will certainly dig a small ditch around the tent to collect water outside and not under my sleeping bag.
A tip - make absolutely sure that the edges of the tarp are above the edge of the tent fabric.

The soil at 1st Inf camp was really compacted so if you gave even a slight chance for the stream to cross over to the top of the tarp, it happily took the path of least resistance ;D In fact a superior solution was to gather pine branches to provide a thick isolating layer on top of the mud, but it was quite hard to find enough (dead) branches.
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Post by Junior » 29 Nov 2010, 13:51

Murrdohk wrote:Well, here's an idea for you guys as well...this won't keep you dry during the day but at least you won't wake up soaking wet like I did last year...bad way to start a day. My sleepbag was in a puddle of water because I rolled over against the side of the tent during the night while it rained...DOH!!! This thing is way over-priced in my opinion but it looks practical and maybe a cheaper version could be found somewhere. :wink:

http://www.opsgear.com/index/page/produ ... -+Woodland
I wouldn't recommend that at all.
This time Berget is probably not going to be so cold and rainy, so using some sleeping bag cover or a very low temperature sleeping bag will be a bad idea.

I went for a -5 deg. sleeping bag and it was ok in B8. If it's a little warm - take your shirt off or open up the sleeping bag, and if it's a little too cold, don't worry, your body temp. increases while you sleep
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Post by Crapgame » 29 Nov 2010, 15:39

listen to Junior!

ive always used a -5 celsius sleeping bag during summers in sweden and i only sleep in my shorts/underwear in them. Been working fine for me during scout jamborees, outdoorsman courses and Berget/milsim/airsoft games for alot of years during swedish summer.
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Post by Goggan » 29 Nov 2010, 18:58

When your team or some one in your team become wet and cold they will slow you down. Be prepard with candy and some thing hot to drink and you will be abel to get them back on the trail, just to boost moral.
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Post by skinner » 30 Nov 2010, 14:54

Murrdohk wrote:This thing is way over-priced in my opinion but it looks practical and maybe a cheaper version could be found somewhere. :wink:

http://www.opsgear.com/index/page/produ ... -+Woodland
What about this one? http://www.healthyhikergear.com/product ... -Bag-Olive Slightly more expensive but gives some space above your head. Will also be useful for traveling light (without a tent).
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Post by Goggan » 30 Nov 2010, 16:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx38go8-Ig8

and sheet of plastic to pull over when it starts pouring :evil:
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Post by LukeAR » 09 Jan 2011, 00:42

After 2 bergets` and numerous all-weather tryouts for my sleeping bag - i do recommend the RECON 4 (-10c) sleeping bag.

I used it both for B7 when it was hot and B8 when it was quite cold at night and it did the job great. At b7 i slept in my undies and t-shirt and in B8 i had to put socks and a warm piece of clothing over my feet because they got cold. but it performed nicely and it's also extremely compact.
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Post by waffelke » 09 Jan 2011, 19:36

:D if it rains we get wett :P

mind on and stop complaining lol :? :cry: :P :D
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Post by whiskey » 10 Jan 2011, 18:03

waffelke wrote::D if it rains we get wett :P

mind on and stop complaining lol :? :cry: :P :D
says a Middle Eastern diplomat from inside a camping van :lol:
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Post by Ober-Lix » 10 Jan 2011, 18:10

Has´nt he joint Al-Kaida yet ?
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Post by Crapgame » 11 Jan 2011, 10:42

No no no waffelke does not wage war with bombs and kalashnikovs he is smart and use the oil and camel buisness... what would the world be without camels? :lol:
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Post by NL_Lexxie » 11 Jan 2011, 11:36

waffelke is so untrustworthy even terrorist are afraid to do business whit him :D :D :D

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Post by Ober-Lix » 11 Jan 2011, 14:01

Crapgame wrote:No no no waffelke does not wage war with bombs and kalashnikovs he is smart and use the oil and camel buisness... what would the world be without camels? :lol:
Thank god we don´t have camels in Sweden ! :lol:
But we might have Mustafa Ali Ben Waffelke. :D
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Post by waffelke » 11 Jan 2011, 21:06

:D mmmm thinking berget 9 needs a good diplomat again :D :mrgreen:
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