Brockwell Woods Meet - March 2011

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Great pics lads , that looked like another mental weekend , how was the crayfish caught ... cheers gaz

mental aint the word Gaz! ,...

i took took the crayfish with me,..,...

not as popular as i thought but a fair few were cooked and eaten....

Stu
 
Well I have to say I was delighted to pop along and join in,even if it was just for a few hours on Saturday. It really was a breath of fresh air and a chance to meet both familiar and new faces.

Nice photo's Steve, good to finally meet you and Eric and chew the leather so to speak.

Shame you didn't make it back for the evening.

Only saw the thread on your injury last night :yikes:

Regards

Rich
 
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rumour has it that the crayfish are caught with raikey's FACE! :lmao::lmao:

taking advantage of a poorly man is not big or clever James!!!

hahah funny tho,...

Oh, remind me of the book you were talking about again mate,..

the one about the planet being a self repairing organism thingy,..forgive me, i,m still a bit tired,...

Cheers

Stu
 
a geezer called james lovelock, done a few books but all about the 'gaia hypothesis' some of the early stuff could be described as 'new age hippy cr*p' but does make sense. try amazon on the second hand book bit.
 
Here's a few of my Pic's...........

"Klondike Camp" from a safe distance....

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Toilet Digger splitting wood.....

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The upper camp....

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Proof the sun shone....

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Apprentice spoon maker at work....

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Joely making his sheath.....

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Eric & Al chewing the fat....

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More Crayfish.....

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Dinner cooking by fire light....

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It was a great weekend and nice to meet so many folks.

Richard
 
It was a great weekend and nice to meet so many folks.

Richard


it was good to chat with you Rich,..

must say your "top camp" looked very clean and organised ,.,...even the crayfish are laid out in little lines like soldiers,....

oh,..Joel was like a dog with two,..erm,...he was very pleased with his sheath,...

i had an hour on the viking project tonite too....:)

Cheers

Stu
 
Nice photo's Steve, good to finally meet you and Eric and chew the leather so to speak.

Shame you didn't make it back for the evening.

Only saw the thread on your injury last night :yikes:

Regards

Rich

I really wish I had popped back across, it's shameful really, it's 5 minutes in the car or for preference; on foot, across the fell, 20 minutes there and maybe an hour going back?:beerchug:

Hopefully catch up again in future though;)

best wishes to all

Steve
 
that looks ace!! thanks for sharing the pics. how did you get on with being a ground gripper stu??

Pablo!!

i loved it mate,...i reckon i,m a convert,...

i sleep on me side and the hammock puts me on my back thru the night,..so i end up snoring and wake myself (and anyone within a mile) up,..

i like the quickness and potential stealthiness of a simple basha and bag setup,...

i will use the hammock though, just i now have the option of both,...
 
i cant wait to try the floor thursday, im not taking my matt, im gonna collect leaves etc and make my own mattress , if you know what i mean .
 
good stuff man...im about to swing the other way (fnar fnar)...just reading up on hammock set ups.

theres something "secure/safe" about sleeping on the deck, but so many people sing the praises of hammock sleeping i thought i have to see what all the fuss is about :)
 
i cant wait to try the floor thursday, im not taking my matt, im gonna collect leaves etc and make my own mattress , if you know what i mean .

i,m gonna scope out the site again tommorow Bri,....

i reckon its dry but i'll give you a shout otherwise,....

and i'll see you thursday mateypie!!

hahahahah,.....
 
Hi all just want to say thankyou for a great weekend. And also a massive thanks to Stu for the lift! very decent of him indeed. I was really impressed with everyones attitude and way about themselves especially stu taking pictures of me asleep next to sam! cheers mate.. (i did roll over in the night, not sure if it was due to the heat source or the images of spooning earlier?)

Chris's setup for the forge was great and a real treat to have a go myself. All together a great weekend and the first of many i hope.

A few lessons learnt:

1. Dont take too much food
2. Use water spareingly (spelling, its nearly 3am gimmie a break)
3. Buy more tomahawks to sell for a mark up
4. Less booze
5. Less spare clothing (depending on forecast)
6. DDxl tarp Maybe too big for purpose
7. Get the good wood before everyone else
8. share the crap wood with everyone else
9. Drink other people homebrew with caution
10. Ask more questions
11. buy a good mora to carve with (Axe worked well but was a bit dangerous i must admit)
12. Always spent 2 hours making a bench! its worth the look on everyones face when you carry it around camp looking smug.. hahaha
13. sand is great for cleaning pots and pans
14. Always bring a south african to carry stuff!
15. Always sneak crispy bacon to the guy who drives you there,, they love it



Here are my pics

me and sams camp.
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The bench and sams big ****
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Stu looking pleased with his setup and his meat stick..
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it was good to chat with you Rich,..

must say your "top camp" looked very clean and organised ,.,...even the crayfish are laid out in little lines like soldiers,....

oh,..Joel was like a dog with two,..erm,...he was very pleased with his sheath,...

i had an hour on the viking project tonite too....:)

Cheers

Stu

We need to chat I've got some more O1 to make another blade but 5mm thick this time;)

Cheers

Rich
 
especially stu taking pictures of me asleep next to sam! cheers mate.. (i did roll over in the night, not sure if it was due to the heat source or the images of spooning earlier?)

Was either that or you just wanted some action like stu got :)
thanks again to stu for giving us both a lift.
 

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