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badger · by **badger** on Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:36 pm

Looks great. :cool:

The water in the tarns should be fine but theres plenty of springs up in the lakes. Make sure you take some pics :cool:

) unless it's boiled or filtered first.

But as Badger says, there are plenty of springs in the area. It's a while since I was at Angle Tarn, so I cant remember if there was any, but you could get some decent water from any intake streams into the tarn...

There's also a good supply at - NY 24967 07414 at the head of Rossett Gill, also - NY 24007 07049 at the head of Lingcole Beck. There's a few others in the area, just make sure its running and not stagnant.

It's either that or boil the tarn water which uses masses of fuel.

For over-nighters we use one of these - http://cascadedesigns.com/en/msr/water- ... er/product - bought specifically for the Lakeland tarns, it's sometimes difficult to find running water in the summer, even in the Lakes!!

Donnelly69 · by **Donnelly69** on Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:15 pm

As for parking, the NT campsite used to allow parking, for a small fee. There's also a NT (and council) car park about 1Km down the road.

Donnelly69 · by **Donnelly69** on Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:16 pm

Donnelly69 wrote:Not wanting to go too far off topic here, but can you please add some more detail here R/G........?

rexgrant wrote:. There is nothing living in the UK that will harm you only another human (fact)

That'll be a 'No' then?

badger · by **badger** on Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:36 pm

Yea Donnelly69 is right about the boiling of the tarn water; Bit :oops:

for not mentioning the boiling of it.... Also correct about shortage of water up there in the summer. :lol:

Have you set a date yet???

JohnH · by **JohnH** on Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:44 am

Hey, thanks for the grids Donnelly69, I'll be sure to mark them on the map.

I intended to boil the water wherever I found it

I have drunk from many streams and not gotten ill, but once I filled my bottle, took a swig, then looked up to see a festering sheep carcass in the stream. BLURGH! Still makes me shudder

As for dates, dont know yet. I still have some stuff to buy. Its a pain, I have EVERYTHING for camping but when you have to fit what you need in a rucksack, you have to buy most of it again but in minature!

Maybe Feb or Mar 2012, I doubt I will manage to fit it in this year.