Rough Close ~ Midlands ~ September'11 Meet.

[addo]

Ha ha look at those happy faces! Looks like you all had a great time.

 

[MJM1]

Thanks everyone for a great meet.
Gary, I still owe you some cider, sorry, I only remembered once I got home and started unloading the car.

 

[Wayland]

Don't sweat it mate, I'm not counting.

 

[decorum]

Thanks to all those old and new who made it up, down and across. Definately a good one ~ I think scheduled* workshops might become a feature; but not necessarily for each and every Meet.


I've no doubt that those who weren't able to make it will take advantage of future opportunities and the next RC Meet will be the TORM Meet from 11 to 13 November.



* in addition to the spur of the moment ones .

... another great meet. Good to see old and new faces

Indeed ...

 

[TinkyPete]

BP and proud

 

[Priam]

A couple of Pictures i took over the weelend!

Priam.

 

[TurboGirl]

Lovely pics We've been suffering from erupting bites too so I've just posted my best medicinal masseage bar recipe on the medicinal/ bug bites thread at http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79233&p=970008#post970008

Its really helping, as it does with most irritations/ chaffing etc

 

[decorum]

My sympathies go to those who've been chigger feasted ~ they got me a fortnight ago.



But they left me alone last weekend ~ woo-hoo!

 

[udamiano]

My sympathies go to those who've been chigger feasted

and mine, I got horsefly'ed a month ago, and the itching nearly drove me insane. So far not found any from the weekend so

 

[Elines]

I didn't have my camera with me at the weekend and so couldn't take any pics (apart from those with my phone but can't work out how to download them yet, and I forget to use it anyway most of the time - a phone is for making phone calls - right?).

One of the workshops was run by Steve (Mesquite) on making a 'net needle'.

I attended and he showed some new knife carving techniques that I hadn't tried before. My efforts were pretty poor by everyone else's standards but at least this will give you some idea of what a net needle looks like

(I didn't deliberately make the photo blurred but thinking about it is is probably just as well as ......)

I need to emphasise that Steve gave very clear instructions so all the wonky lines etc are all down to my (lack of) knife/carving skills

Steve also gave an impromptu demo on how to use a net needle to make nets. Too fiddly for me but was something that i liked to see being done.

So thanks again Steve.

 

[TurboGirl]

Another try at pictures...

 

[TurboGirl]

OMG it worked!! I'll apologise now if I'm loading the thread too much or there's 4 copies of the same pic- I think my issue was using Opera browser...

So thats the fly agaric from our wonderful 'shroom walk, highlight being watching young Wayland shinning down a ditch on an edible plucking mission

And during the most interesting walk and talk- much gratitude to our esteemed teacher!

I opened a thread on what I heard refered to as a star of david fire, but subsequently learned was the swedish candle- we brought one for saturday burning and were sooo impressed! Made not a mark

 

[udamiano]

Great photos Turbo Girl

 

[luckylee]

fantastic meet, has a great time.
Martyn thanks for the pics, and for the lesson on the bowdril, it was something i always wanted to achieve, and now i can tick that one of.
and thanks to Phil for organising it.
take care.
lee.

 

[John Fenna]

Thanks for a great time everyone!
I particularly enjoyed the fungi walk and the banter!
I reserve thanks to Decorum as when he met up with me at the trade show we both attended on Mon he interupted a long, deep conversation I was having with Ray Mears ...by sqeezing my bum!
Phil then went on to take over the conversation, grab autographs etc...and Ray found it necessary to run away from the bad jokes!
However Phil did return my ridgeline which I had left behind when I hastily broke camp ...so I guess he gets my thanks after all!
Cheers
to all!

 

[Bodge]

Me and Adam had a fantastic time as usual. Adam got chiggered again but I got off with 4 mozzi bites on my face and hand and a couple of midgie type bites behind my ear.
It is a small price to pay I explained to an itching Adam and he agreed and asked when the next meet is.
Thanks to everyone for a great meet.

 

[Priam]

Decorum "I've no doubt that those who weren't able to make it will take advantage of future opportunities and the next RC Meet will be the TORM Meet from 11 to 13 November"

Hi all, I would love to attend! When do you plan to start the sign up thread?

Priam.

PS What does TORM stand for??

 

[John Fenna]

"The Original Reenactors Market"
PS - I got one little bite on my chest....it hardly itched at all!