"How on earth did we manage all those years ago with just an old well worn blue tarpaulin?"
Well, for starters we went pretty much cold, usually damp if not soaked to the skin, hungry and thirsty, and if the fish were not "having it" then we were bored stiff as well . . . . . I could not count the nights I spent in an over-wrap "bivvy" wrapped up in a a blanket and shivering for all I'm worth.
While I would not, personally, invest in a bivvy sandwich toaster I do have a Cobb BBQ Oven, so I am not limited to the ubiquitous (and not fit for human consumption) pot noodles . . . . .
I really see nothing at all wrong in being; comfortable, dry, warm and well fed and watered when I'm away for a weekend or longer, but even I would draw the line at a Sky dish on my bivvy.
That is not to say that I don't listen to the radio or watch a movie on my I-pad at all, but then I rarely if ever fish through the entire night, preferring to bring the rods in, cook a decent meal and get some sleep to be ready for just before first light the next day . . . . . .
