Hi all im back on line again so I will be contributing to the forums a lot more regularly than of late .....
..... is it alright if I decide to use my 2man tent instead of the hammock .....
Still waiting for confirmation ..... if I still haven't heard by this Tuesday (29/04) I'll start chasing.
I'd LOVE to come! provided your not full up of course! I dont have much gear at the moment, but Im going to start buying things now I have more free time on my hands, so whats best - a tent for a beginner? Where is the exact location, I'd have to be on public transport
I'd LOVE to come! provided your not full up of course! I dont have much gear at the moment, but Im going to start buying things now I have more free time on my hands, so whats best - a tent for a beginner? Where is the exact location, I'd have to be on public transport
Following on from this thread
Meet date: 16 - 17 - 18 May 2008.
Location is Rough Close Campsite.
Price is £3.60 per person per night.
Family friendly - so your youngsters are welcome!
EDIT: This meet is now on the Event Calendar
Dragged here from post#5 - EDIT (again!)
Talking of monies
Can people please bring a bit of spare change rather than just notes - I have to use public transport to get to work during the week.....
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im pretty sure places will still be available ..... tents are for everyone not just newbies
We are away the following bank holiday weekend and can't be away this weekend too. (Dogs and other commitments) but would like to come for the day on either Saturday or Sunday. Would be 4 of us. Perhaps for the Spit Roast. Yummy. Don't think the dates or the Spit Roast day are set yet?
Paul
I'd LOVE to come! provided your not full up of course! I dont have much gear at the moment, but Im going to start buying things now I have more free time on my hands, so whats best - a tent for a beginner? Where is the exact location, I'd have to be on public transport
- and to Scrumpy too!..... any chance for doing a bit of archery? .....
We've now had confirmation . What time would you prefer the archery? There are three sessions in morning 10 - 11, 11 - 12, 12 - 1 and three in the afternoon 2 - 3, 3 - 4, 4 - 5? Sorry to rush you but I'd prefer to get this booked in before tomorrow night as I'm away until Monday evening and I don't want to mess you about if someone else books up over the weekend.
The pitch we'll be on is PC 11 (Which looks a bit like a nostril on the site's map - ) . This is the site's 'back to basics' area and is an area I had a big hand in developing - and is one of my favourite places on site to chill out.
EDIT: Whilst I'm thinking - although PC 11 doesnt look very big from the inside (or, for that matter, the outside) it was designed that way and is approx 150 m by 100 m
Just a thought... there's no "approved" list of bushcraft equipment - that's rather the point of it! - so I wouldn't rush out and buy loads of gear right away.
A small tent will be fine for a May weekend - and you'll be able to see all sorts of other options (bivis, hammocks etc) to see which will fit you best. Most folks will be more than happy to let you try lying in a hammock etc, and you may find that you just don't get on with them.
Depending on what you have already, I'd grab a cheap Frosts Clipper knife online and a small tent, and maybe a couple of cheapo cooking pots, and then over the weekend keep a note of anything you really like the look of.
"The more you know, the less you carry"