Spring or Autumn BushMoot?

[Tony]

Do we want a Spring or Autumn BushMoot? This is just putting the idea out there as it may not come to anything, we've done both before and they've gone well but it's been a fair few years. We have the main big Moot in the Summer and that's not going to change but we could do a shorter/smaller Moot in the Spring or Autumn as well and I'd like some feedback. A Friday - Monday event, toned down from the main Moot, some workshop, more social etc.
Anyone got any thoughts on when would be good? I'm thinking about Easter time for a spring one and Oct/Nov for a Autumn one, also where about in the country? We've been playing with the idea of a small Moot in Scotland for a few years, we could arrange something at the same site we use for the summer Moot...

Your feedback is appreciated

 

[treadlightly]

Good idea. I have no strong views on when but as to where, how about somewhere in the Midlands so it is reasonably accessible to all?

 

[bushman762]

I'd say keep it to once a year and something that everyone is eagerly awaiting the ''Annual Rendezvous'' if you can't make it one year, you will make more effort the next. Anything else has the feeling of commercialism and a downward spiral perhaps. JMHO

 

[leon-1]

I like the idea of a later Moot, with work and my current schedule getting to the bushmoot at it's current timing is impossible for me. I would like to say that I like the idea of spring, but this has similar issues for me as I have work booked for Easter as a standard thing. It is also in conflict with other meets / shows that happen in the year.

November is a good time of year, as to where that's a whole new can of worms, for me being a non driver it doesn't matter where it is it's inaccessible and requires special arrangements for me to get there. Ideally hold it in Newton Abbot just about 15 minutes walk from my house would obviously be the ideal, but that's just not gonna happen. Wales is gonna be as good a place as any in my view. Scotland just means that I could get a sleeper train to get there.

 

[JonathanD]

I like the idea of an Autumn Moot. I'm so busy during Spring and Summer that it makes it impossible for me.

 

[Wayland]

Easter tends to be busy for me but the Autumn Half Term is a possibility.

Scotland would be good. It's a long way for us Northern types to get down to MM and even further for our Hibernian friends so something up North would be nice and balanced.

We could even have a referendum about it...

 

[Midnitehound]

I like the idea of an Autumn Moot. I'm so busy during Spring and Summer that it makes it impossible for me.

I'd agree with the Autumn Moot timing. Easter is usually just so busy for people. We could be lucky with the weather at the beginning of November unless in Scotland of course! November is generally a quieter month for many people. The Wales site is well established, a known quantity and remains perfectly usable even if the heavens open for 3 days. Expensive though.

The Stevenage site that is being used for the 250x Prepper/Bushcrafter meet has reasonable facilities and can absorb 250 campers in the woods by the looks of it. They are already used to the idea of having 'us types' tromping around the trees. It is also a reasonable place to get to and open fires are not a problem. I'll be scoping it out in a few weeks time and here is a thread and vid on the next meet:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=125213

 

[Shewie]

Easter tends to be busy for me but the Autumn Half Term is a possibility.

Scotland would be good. It's a long way for us Northern types to get down to MM and even further for our Hibernian friends so something up North would be nice and balanced.

We could even have a referendum about it...

That would be my vote too, possibly something at Comrie?

 

[Dreadhead]

I would LOVE a Scottish moot!

 

[Toddy]

Autumn would be my preference too. September is usually lovely here, but into October is still not bitterly cold.
How about a site less than 10 minutes off the M74 in the Lanarkshire uplands ?
Around 60 acres of woodlands and a small boating loch too. Showers and toilets on site, and an enormous climbing/rope something or other (fenced off, needs one of their instructors to access it because of liability and insurance, but it's there).
Wiston Lodge is very amenable to folks who do the kind of things we do, and they're good people to talk to and work with.

It's a fair trek for the Northern English and Scots but not so bad as down to MM, and the last ten minutes apart it's good motorway up or down to it.

I'd love it to be Comriecroft, but it's as far as down to MM for most of the English.

Mary

 

[wandering1]

In agreement. Scotland. Say just just on the border....or a bit further definitely autumn mid October to mid november bit make it a bit longer say thursday to Tuesday ( inclusive)

 

[Tony]

when is the least midge attack time for Scotland (Wiston Lodge), October or April?

 

[Macaroon]

I'd be a definite for an Autumn Moot and I'd not be too bothered by a journey. October and November are amongst my favourite months for a long weekender................

 

[Clouston98]

I'd love any moot I can attend to be honest. I'd like an autumn one especially or maybe winter? Location is the problem for me- Scotland would be good but mainly in the lower areas as although I trip well up in the highlands that's never a fixed date so Dumfries and Galloway would be good. I have a funny feeling I'll not make a moot for a long time- I super want to go but it never seems to coincide with free time. However something in autumn half term may well be very viable .

 

[Toddy]

Tony, April's too early for much in the way of midgies, and it's barely into Spring on those uplands....while this September we have no midgies at all, it's been very dry. Generally they're away by now up there regardless.

It depends, is the answer, but Wiston isn't usually bad for them anyway.

M

 

[Bigfoot]

"It depends" is one of my favourite answers but yes, I agree that April or October should not present a midge fest for somewhere like Winston.

An Autumn moot in Scotland would be great - it would give us a chance to show off what we had all done with our fruit harvesting skills

 

[John Fenna]

Spring AND autumn......

 

[Midnitehound]

Spring AND autumn......

I like your thinking

One in the North, one in the South.

 

[John Fenna]

Nah - all in Wales!

 

[Midnitehound]

Nah - all in Wales!

Exactly, North Wales, South Wales!