Windy Weekend In Wiltshire

[tom.moran]

at the weekend we had couple of nights in the woods of wiltshire, had a few people think we were crazy to camp out in the 'storm' which really wasnt that bad, got pretty noisy in the night but no harm done. anyway, it was a great weekend, nice to meet kev who made to journey with a very early start saturday for him. i took as many pictures as i could remember to take, of which here are a few, with some associated words.

oh, yeah it all started with me running late on friday and when me and dave finally left my house, i had a massive screw in my tyre so we had to stop and get that sorted. i ended up pulling my neck getting my wheel off at the tyre shop which made for a slightly irritable and painful weekend :aargh4:

few pictures from the first night. we took the cheap tarp along for a bus shelter for the evening as much rain was forcast


my place to sleep for the evening



friday nights fire







saturday morning, kev turned up, i was still in bed so no pictures but heres a picture of camp



kev making his bed and laying in it








the dehydrated fruit porridge



being eaten




some wood prep





few pictures of the woods










nature provided some windfall for lots of spruce for flooring





kev




lady log



we later found a man log to keep her 'company' but i didnt get any pictures

rehydrated(not completely) chilli and couscous



kev had MRE curry



dave had blue cheese burger



and the utilitree





all in all had a great weekend, the lads got some other pictures which im sure they will add when they come online. thanks for the company guys, looking forward to next time

 

[GordonM]

Nice trip! It looks like y'all camped in a 'soggy bottom' (to go with your log theme) for the outing. Thanks for sharing.

 

[tom.moran]

yeah, the ground was VERY wet, if you look behind kev in this picture you will see our pond/kitchen sink. this was just a hole in the ground last time we were there

 

[DR2501]

Looks like you had fun, liking the enclosure for the hammock!

 

[tom.moran]

yeah, it was nice actually, it was my first outing with my new tarp. plenty of tarp ideas here http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118341

 

[Dreadhead]

nice one looks like a good setup

 

[Harvestman]

Well done all of you. I chickened out of a trip this weekend, which turned out to be a good decision as I was then Ill on the Saturday anyway.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Great pics and a good trip report. looks like you had a good time despite the weather.

 

[adestu]

well done in such weather.pm me the location if you like as might join you next time

 

[Clouston98]

Nice one mate!

 

[rik_uk3]

Looking good chap

 

[Kev T]

Good report mate. I really enjoyed my weekend out, so thanks for the invite. I managed to walk 10 miles to Ogbourne St George before I called it a day and got picked up.
I will add some pics of my own once I've downloaded my camera.

 

[tom.moran]

good man, thats a pretty good walk. was nice to meet you

 

[TinkyPete]

good trip report, looks like you had a great time

 

[Gav Bristol]

Looks like a great trip was had! thanks for sharing!

Gav

 

[ozzy1977]

Nice report. Not seen blisters on spruce before, only on firs what species was it?

 

[tom.moran]

the blisters were on douglas fir i believe, not sure why ive called it spruce tbh lol

 

[Kev T]

Here's a few pics that I took:

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My completed shelter, which kept me warm and dry despite the weather.

The rest of the camp and our wet wood.

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Dave attempting to light the fire with flint and steel

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And after lots of perseverance with a damp tinder bundle......Success!

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I believe I read somewhere you should only baton with your axe.

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We practised with our knives anyway

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Anyhow, all packed up early on Sunday I set off walking towards home.
Here's a few pics I took on the way.

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Got about half way home before my feet said no more and I called it a day.
Cheers again to Tom and Dave for making me welcome and for not being axe murderers

 

[tom.moran]

looks like a nice walk home kev, i think you did really well. good practise for you summer trip. thanks for coming and not murdering us