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On February 17 we had another overnighter with Friluftsfrämjandet. Both December and January had been cancelled due to too few participants. But on this overnighter we were 9 participants+ 1 dog.

While packing my car my neighbor got really interested in the idea, and when we were out on the camp site she texted me that she had bought a new 1p tent, joined Friluftsfrämjandet and wanted me to give her a heads up the next time we got out.

Since my last trip with C had been cut short due to her getting the stomach flu and throwing up all over her sleeping bag we brought the hot tent gear this trip too. So I packed my Tentipi packing frame with the Safir 5 BP and a dry bag with the rest of the gear, and brought the canvas bag with the stove and cooking gear.

The time set on Friluftsfrämjandets website was 18.00, but I planned to get out there at around 15.30, to set up before the others arrived.

When C and I got there, one of the participants was already there. I set up the tipi and the stove, and before long more people arrived. Peter, another of the leaders also arrived. It didn’t take a long time before C had soaked her gloves on the beach, so I fired up the stove and hung them up to dry. We stayed outside the tent though, and gathered around the fire next to the lean-to shelter.

The few of us that had arrived hiked around the peninsula, where there had been a pretty elaborate bushcraft shelter before. There were only remnants of it left now though.

When it got dark all of the participants had arrived, and we were 3 leaders; Me, Peter and Mikael.

All of us stayed by the fire, cooking food and chatting. C used her new Trangia Micro for the first time. She got it for her birthday earlier that week, and was super stoked.

C wanted to watch Melodifestivalen, the Swedish music contest to decide the participant for the Eurovision song contest. She used my phone, and sat in the headed tent with loads of snacks.

By the time Melodifestivalen ended most of the people wanted to go to sleep, and it was a good time to put C to bed. She brushed her teeth, and then danced and goofed around with Mikael to get the heat up before getting into her sleeping bag. She asked, a bit worried, if I was sure I got all the vomit of her sleeping bag.

I loaded up the stove to the brim with firewood, closed the vents enough to get a slow burn and went to bed.

I drifted in and out of sleep in the morning, and heard people get up and get a fire going. After a while I woke up enough to get up. Other than C, who were still asleep, I was the last one up.

I hadn’t been up for many minutes before C woke up too.

I made Krabbelurer by the fire, and the others made bacon, eggs and oat meal amongst other things. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed the overnighter, and it wouldn’t surprise me if they show up again.

After breakfast we all packed up. It had gotten colder during the night, and C complained about cold feet and wanted to go home.

It was a pleasant trip, hanging out by the fire and meeting new people. The next overnighter is on March 16, and if you are in Sweden sign up and tag along. This was probably the last hot tent for me this season, and for March I’ll probably bring the Hilleberg Helags 3 instead.

Next overnighter is on March 16. Sign up and join us! It’ll be fun.