Semi-permanent Camp

[Dougster]

I camp alone as none of my friends have a intrest in bushcraft so i dont want to wander too far alone

I feel a meet in order.

 

[lab72]

Yeh good plan

 

[SimonD]

nice one on your responses beenn. the meets are definitely the place to learn and meet like-minded folk. keep on 'shcrafting

 

[beenn]

Id like to go to a meet, is it arkward on your first meet when you dont know no one? or is that just me...?

 

[No Idea]

Lol

Some of my early hammocks were just plain dangerous.

How much tarp do you need?

How much can you afford to pay for it?

I may have some Ideas.

I also need to know if you are over 18 as it would make a difference to whether I can post to you or an adult you nominate.

If you feel uncomfortable giving details on here, give me a pm if you like.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Id like to go to a meet, is it arkward on your first meet when you dont know no one? or is that just me...?

tell you in a few weeks as i am attending my first one there
just remember everyone has the same interest even if you just start a conversatin with thats a nice rucksack/knife/whatever you should be fine
i hope

 

[beenn]

I think a 3x3 tarp would suit me.. It depends on the type of hammock it is really, I dont want to spend to much on a tarp at the moment as im not out much but when the weather gets abit nicer i think it will be a good investment
i will PM you now, thanks

 

[SimonD]

Id like to go to a meet, is it arkward on your first meet when you dont know no one? or is that just me...?

i honestly could not have been made to feel more welcome bud. i turned up as it was getting dark with too much stuff and very little clue, and i was immediately helped by the first 2 guys i met to set up my camp. in my own personal experience, people on here are a good bunch and understand that it can be intimidating at your first meet. therefore, they go out of their way to make sure it isn't. get along to your nearest one mate, i'm sure you'll love it

 

[No Idea]

There is a shop selling cheap tarps nearby.

I will check prices for you tomorrow.

Pm returned.

 

[Siberianfury]

i lived in a semi perminent camp for six weeks with my best mate and girlfreind, the first thing i would prioritise is to keep the wind and rain out of your shelter, then build a raised platform to keep you off the ground, then heating, we started with a firepit near the door but then used a woodburner and a flue to internally heat the shelter, organisation is also important (somthing i fell short on) its an absaloute pain in the backside trying to find a can opener amoungst a load of mess.

wasnt the tidyest at the start to be honest, but we got the hang of it

possibly the best decision we made during this time was to use this woodburner, it kept us warm and cooked our food better than any gas stove, realy made the camp feel like home.

 

[beenn]

Thanks everyone!
I like that stove! If i find land i would like to build a debris shelter and put some sort of stove out, but only if i can find a isolated area because id hate to put all the work in for it to be destroyed
Also Mike Dixon from stonage bushcraft put up a video today on youtube saying he had took his shelter down as people were going there and leaving litter ect.. has anyone else ever had this problem?

 

[Paul_B]

Almost all the 1/4 million allotments in England and Wales are owned and managed by the local authorities.

"Seems to me Beenn is more legal than a lot of us who kip in the outdoors without landowner's permission. Perhaps a certain amount of jumping to conclusions." - My full comment

Didn't he say it was next to allotments not on the allotments? He also said he was screening it off from the allotments. Not all land next to allotments are also owned by local authorities. Its not unfair to assume that since his first post described it as his semi-permanent camp he had landowner's permission as much as it is to assume he hadn't. The fact he was clearing it up was positive too. I'm not saying you were but some were quite harsh without properly reading what he was saying or asking for clarification before condemning him. At least he had permission to be their I never do on my wildcamps and I am sure not everyone else does neither.

 

[Paul_B]

If you don't have much to spend then even a builder's tarp would do. I actually got a car boot / roof rack cover from lidl after recommendation on here. £3.99 IIRC. plenty big enough and weighs very little. Eyelets and some cord too. Ended up using as a groundsheet with my proper basha. If any similar builders tarp doesn'thave the eyelets you can get a rounded rock and scoop the tarp around it at the tying point needed. Tie the cord around the tarp and the rock to form a pocket with the rock in that the newly created guyline pulls against. It does work quite well with any kind of plastic or other fabric sheeting (Canvas or whatever). It might not last as long as a DD tarp but very cheap and easily replaced. Just an idea but it looks like No Idea actually has a better idea for you.

Personally I think you have the ideal spot to start out from. BTW I have never gone to a meet. Not because I am bothered by not knowing anyone but because I don't think of myself as a bushcrafter more of a wildcamping backpacker, outdoors type. Worried I might turn up with my kit and looked down on because I haven't made myself a knifehandle or a kuksa or spoon yet. Plus I'm a too hi-tech gear and clothing sort. If you go to a meet just walk up to a guy with a fancy knife and start talking about it. Flattery about ones knife I am sure would go down well, especially if it is a maker pf said knife. That was my plan when I thought about going to a meet.

 

[Snarf]

Worried I might turn up with my kit and looked down on because I haven't made myself a knifehandle or a kuksa or spoon yet.

Don't worry mate, we wont look down on ya, just laugh at ya for a while lol

Joking aside, i havent made any of these either n i still go to meets, quite a few. Its a good place to try things and have a laugh and chat about a common interest. Bushcraft is a word that encompasses many things and if you like to wild camp out of a back pack then thats your bag, i get all my kit into a crusader, i could backpack with it but im no japanese racing snake A meet is worth atleast one visit, if its not for you then so be it, but its always worth a giggle.

ATB

 

[Andy2112]

tell you in a few weeks as i am attending my first one there
just remember everyone has the same interest even if you just start a conversatin with thats a nice rucksack/knife/whatever you should be fine
i hope

Sam,
He's sure got purdy lips Pa, lol. We only kill and eat the ones we don't like at RC.

 

[ged]

... Mike Dixon from stonage bushcraft put up a video today on youtube saying he had took his shelter down as people were going there and leaving litter ect.. has anyone else ever had this problem?

Oh, yes.

 

[SimonD]

BTW I have never gone to a meet. Not because I am bothered by not knowing anyone but because I don't think of myself as a bushcrafter more of a wildcamping backpacker, outdoors type. Worried I might turn up with my kit and looked down on because I haven't made myself a knifehandle or a kuksa or spoon yet. Plus I'm a too hi-tech gear and clothing sort. If you go to a meet just walk up to a guy with a fancy knife and start talking about it. Flattery about ones knife I am sure would go down well, especially if it is a maker pf said knife. That was my plan when I thought about going to a meet.

i am also far more a wild camper than a bushcrafter, but as snarf said, its a great place to meet like-minded people and try out new stuff. believe me when i say that i've experienced absolutely no 'bushcraft snobbery'. the main thing for me is that you can fully relax in a wood that you have permission to be in, and not feel edgy in the least, as i can on some wild camps.

 

[John Fenna]

Us real bushcrafters roast newbies in hangis ifn they caint carve a kuksa or forge a blade or sew a huntin shirt or brew nettle beer while twining their own cord for man weaving!


Mind you if they turn up with a smile and a wave we might forgive them!

The first meet I went to was pretty friendly (most of the scars - mental and physical - have faded now) and some people no longer growl at me when I aproach the campfire....

Go to a meet - you will probably have the time of your life!

 

[SimonD]

slight addendum, i was given a girls name as my nickname

 

[Bluefrog]

Id like to go to a meet, is it arkward on your first meet when you dont know no one? or is that just me...?

Thats what i though it would be but it was great fun and made some friends, im going for a camp with one of them later this month