Yesterday I collected my bug protection from the post office. This inner from Oook in Cumbria turns a spartan piece of weather protection into a real luxury residence. I’ve spent one miserable night beset by midges and when I heard that they’re already in training for the influx of May visitors to Scotland I decided to take evasive action.
Oook make this with fine mesh on top of a silnylon bathtub style ground sheet. It is sized generously for one person and takes up about half the interior floor space of the MLD Trailstar. Once the Oook is set-up the Trailstar suddenly transforms – there’s a front and a back, a vestibule, and a sleeping area.
So do I still need my bivvy bag? I think not! But will the thin Silnylon floor really survive the rough ground? And what about emergencies?
Your Trailstar now has proper Hill-cred. I had to sew up Wanda a few years back. She now feels like a proper mountain girl rather than a flashy virgin.
Wanda has a sil-nylon floor and this will be her sixth Challenge – so I wouldn't worry about the floor. If you are really worried you could take a small piece of silnylon and the seam sealer.