Norfolk and Norwich Group

[DavidJT]

Hi Guys
Just a reminder about the field archery day, now you are all starting to make your plans for the Easter period. Hope some of you are still up for it.
Just to remind you, it's a free field archery have-a-go session held at Whitefriars Bowmen in Dunwich Forest. Saturday 18th 10 - 4.
The club has a beautiful course in 50 acres of Forestry Commission land, and is looking for new members interested in the sport. You could shoot for a while, check out the course, and then have a bimble in Dunwich forest.
Anyone who is interested in coming along PM me for directions etc.
Look forward to hopefully meeting some of you then.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

cheers for that i had forgotten!, I will do my best to be there!
I don't have a car at present but should have by then.

 

[Snufkin]

Hi Guys
Just a reminder about the field archery day, now you are all starting to make your plans for the Easter period. Hope some of you are still up for it.
Just to remind you, it's a free field archery have-a-go session held at Whitefriars Bowmen in Dunwich Forest. Saturday 18th 10 - 4.
The club has a beautiful course in 50 acres of Forestry Commission land, and is looking for new members interested in the sport. You could shoot for a while, check out the course, and then have a bimble in Dunwich forest.
Anyone who is interested in coming along PM me for directions etc.
Look forward to hopefully meeting some of you then.

I'd love to come along but I'm working . Hope the day goes well for you though .

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

I'd love to come along but I'm working . Hope the day goes well for you though .

are you sure? shame mate, you are a bit of a artist when it comes to bows and shooting them!

cool that sounds great i should be able to make any tuesday
what goodies should i bring?

also i am going to get a bush cooker with wind shield so i may get it in time for that day if im invited of coarse

sorry i missed this post.

We're going to a public site so no big knives/axes please.
It's a huge area called Mousehold heath in Norwich city, I'm sure small wood burning cookers are fine as long as they are under control.
I'll bring my Parachute too so we can have a play!
sounds silly but bring a Hi-visibility vest for when we use the cookers (if you wear it passers by won't ask questions and will assume you are council workers)

 

[Kai Leingod]

are you sure? shame mate, you are a bit of a artist when it comes to bows and shooting them!

sorry i missed this post.

We're going to a public site so no big knives/axes please.
It's a huge area called Mousehold heath in Norwich city, I'm sure small wood burning cookers are fine as long as they are under control.
I'll bring my Parachute too so we can have a play!
sounds silly but bring a Hi-visibility vest for when we use the cookers (if you wear it passers by won't ask questions and will assume you are council workers)

As it so happens I have a hi vis jack and vest somewhere but I may not be able to find them

 

[Snufkin]

Ahhh, the HiVis gambit. Very cunning and almost always works.
Actually a very handy bit of kit to stick in your pack to haul out if you find yourself walking country lanes after dark.

 

[Kai Leingod]

Ahhh, the HiVis gambit. Very cunning and almost always works.
Actually a very handy bit of kit to stick in your pack to haul out if you find yourself walking country lanes after dark.

thats good enough reason for me to put my one in the bag

found it bit dirty but it will be fine just removing the tesco badge

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

will be fine just removing the Tesco badge

Yeah you don't want to mix work with pleasure! legally or any other way I've tried it before and it's difficult
you certainly don't want "Tesco" or "Bushcraft" negatively in the local headlines together!
It's more than our jobs are worth!
"Unknown workers seen in woods" (without Logos) Is much better

You can buy a Hi-Vis jacket from poundland for...erm... £1

 

[Kai Leingod]

Yeah you don't want to mix work with pleasure! legally or any other way I've tried it before and it's difficult
you certainly don't want "Tesco" or "Bushcraft" negatively in the local headlines together!
It's more than our jobs are worth!
"Unknown workers seen in woods" (without Logos) Is much better

You can buy a Hi-Vis jacket from poundland for...erm... £1

You wont be able to tell that the badge was ever there it was sawn on very poorly by my last manager and it does belong to me all be it messy but still

well tomorrow i get my bush cooker plus 2 more MOD issue Tarps/Basha's/Hootch's and a few other bits and pieces hopefully i will be nearing the point where i'm missing just more rugged outdoor clothesthen my kit will be complete.

Can't wait!

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

2 more MOD issue Tarps/Basha's/Hootch's

eh, 2 more?
how many do you already have?
what are you going to build? what ever it is it'll be huge!

(saying that i have 1 DPM/1 Desert DPM Mod tarp, 4 canvas tarps, another small DPM tarp, a German poncho, a British WW1 cape/groundsheet and a Parachute )

Can't wait to see the kit mate, you've done well!


We might not be good at Bushcraft but we love shiney new kit!

(I was joking about the Tesco's badge)
It's weird but, when I've done legitimate work for conservation groups cutting down trees branches etc, no ones ever stopped me to ask if i should be there.

just the other day i was with a group doing legitimate work, but there were two "common" looking women joining in, both wearing gloves hard hats etc. they were the only people that were asked of their purpose! sad but true!

 

[Kai Leingod]

well got the package and its missing the dpm desert tarp but now i have two woodland dpm tarps 1 the real deal the other just an imitation that costs as much ? oh well the imitation tarp/basha i have is slightly better due to the fact its lighter and is the same size but can fit into a 1 litre stuff sack where as the real deal can't

looking forward to that tuesday got a week off in the first week of april any 1 want to meet?

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

looking forward to that tuesday got a week off in the first week of April any 1 want to meet?

I'm free 1st and 2nd if that's ok?

still sorting stuff have a few bit's to trade

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

Im considering swapping my genuine US army hammock excellant condition and I cant find them online so maybe rare. Rich you know the one, what do you think its worth?

 

[Kai Leingod]

I'm free 1st and 2nd if that's ok?

still sorting stuff have a few bit's to trade

I have the 2nd off so that could be a good day to do it btw tomorrow im posting 2 weeks worth of random camp shots

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

I have the 2nd off so that could be a good day to do it

sounds like it might be a meet!

btw tomorrow im posting 2 weeks worth of random camp shots

It might be worth posting them in the "out and about" section, otherwise many photos can slow down peoples PC's if they don't have Broadband etc. certainly feel free to post a few!

From Globetrotter: Im considering swapping my genuine US army hammock excellant condition and I cant find them online so maybe rare. Rich you know the one, what do you think its worth?

Don't swap it yet, I may be interested

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Tried making Large "walk-in"tarp shelter with tent poles in a local park Mod Tarps were fine and worked well.

the Huge Canvas tarp I made (from 4 grondsheets didn't do so well the pure weight of it was too much for it's holes, and it ripped through one of the corners. I chose a windy day on purpose to test this sort of problem.

I guess best to find out these things before you need them!

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

It's gone a bit quiet.

 

[KIMBOKO]

Hi

Just for the sake of making noise and some interest in the items....
What price the Sleeping bag?
What size the Parka? Just seen the parka size and I don't think it would fit unless you left off an X.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Hi Kimboko, long time no talkie!
What you up to nowerdays?

as for the sleeping bag, I guess £20, (I've not used it in years and it's taking up space), don't know how much post would be, probably better to pick i up if you're over this way.

the jacket I'll check the size

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]