Scottish New Year Meet up

[stooboy]

Denise on the "poi poi"?

Mary on poi poi

Base Camp

There where some pheasants running around that where commented on hungrily a few times, think these 3 are gazing at some in the trees behind.

View from above

Hammock infestations

Backend of the campsite, it starts where you can see the treeline and millpond

You can wander about the hill up the back but beware the downhill mountain bikers.

 

[Cobweb]

Ouch Russ (I didn't know you were Warthog on here ) I remember you did your hand in at the moot, how is it now? What about your ankle, I hope it's healing quickly and you didn't cut your tendons for good.

You mush, have some serious iron in your blood

Other than the violence, the meet looked like a good one,I really like the look of those fire poi

 

[MagiKelly]

Hi Russ

Karen wants to know if you used your Christmas hankies

 

[Gailainne]

I had a great time, just a pity I couldnt get there earlier in the week.

Heres some more pics
The view out towards the valley

Andy almost got stuck to his bivy

My camp

New Blackbird hammock and tarp from Warbonnet from Hammockforums, excellent bits of kit, well impressed.

Worst temps I saw was -4.6 deg C, Andy across the stream saw lower than -6.

Roll on the next meet .

Happy New Year everybody

Stephen

 

[warthog1981]

Hi Russ

Karen wants to know if you used your Christmas hankies

No it was one of my old one keeping yours as as my posh ones

 

[warthog1981]

I'm sure you have a better idea of what happened than 'the fairies did it'. There's a lot to be learned from the wounds we suffer and I don't really want to experience that one o learn from it so if you evaluate what actually what went wrong it would be interesting to me (and I'm sure plenty of others)

To be totally honest i don't know how I did it but let it serve as a very good warning even when you used to using a tool they can and will bit you at some point so the fairies did it to me

 

[warthog1981]

Ouch Russ (I didn't know you were Warthog on here ) I remember you did your hand in at the moot, how is it now? What about your ankle, I hope it's healing quickly and you didn't cut your tendons for good.

You mush, have some serious iron in your blood

Other than the violence, the meet looked like a good one,I really like the look of those fire poi

Hello

My finger healed up well Ive just got a crescent scar to show now

My ankle is a very nasty even by my accounts i,ll heal I always do

cheers everyone

 

[warthog1981]

That must have been very expensive in boot leather!

Nae leather hurt in the process cut straight through my Avon Much boot

I'M positive thick leather boots wouldn't have made the slightest bit of difference

I'm going to post a review of the axe some point

 

[Graham_S]

Well I just got back, I had a good time.
It was a touch brisk, but I managed to stay warm thanks to a roaring fire, lots of wooly clothing, and Stags Breath
I got there on Friday afternoon to the news of Russels "little accident"
I got myself set up (with Wanderingstars Cocoon over my hammock) and moved down to the fire to start eating, drinking, and chatting.
Which is pretty much where I stayed until Sunday afternoon.

I did a bit of sharpening here and there, helped out with some fire by friction, but otherwise relaxed. and enjoyed my break.
I would have stayed longer, but as no-one else was, I packed up.
Great site, I'm looking forward to going back.
Thanks to all who helped organise this little jaunt.

 

[bikething]

I'm going to post a review of the axe some point

You're not seriously gonna risk an encore?

Hope the leg heals quickly!

 

[warthog1981]

naw it just going to be a wee one

 

[Doc]

Another great meet. The Scottish meets always are. Good bright weather but clear skies of course mean a few degrees of frost. Good to meet old and new faces.

I arrived on Friday and it looks like I missed the serious partying, with folk ending up nearly legless.

Usual lots of fun; Graham kindly sharpened Ross's homemade knife for him. Thanks also for the idea of camp lentil soup - tried it tonight and it worked great.

It is a good venue for sure.

 

[BossCat]

Christ Almighty Warty when I gave my toast to all that were going ---

Here's to your blood your very good blood & Here's to your health your very good health.
If you dont have good blood you dont have good health, so here's to your bloody good health.

I didn't expect anyone (idiot ) to spill any

Get well soon matey.

Tom

PS........Please take an Axe Swinging/Chopping Course before your next trip out

 

[Wayland]

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I arrived on Friday and it looks like I missed the serious partying, with folk ending up nearly legless.

<Snip

You could have given another suturing demo.

 

[warthog1981]

Tom

PS........Please take an Axe Swinging/Chopping Course before your next trip out

I'm very proficient with an axe it was just one of those things (accident)


im Healing well thanks folks

 

[drew1166]

By Heck Russ.
You certainly done a belter to yourself there mate...

If you want i can make you up a set of leg grieves up like the ones i had on at the Bannockburn film shoot.
Might help for next time.

Hope you get better soon Rus.

 

[warthog1981]

Second picture down again

Cheers for the offer but I wouldn't want to ding the axe to much

Cheers Russ

 

[Cobweb]

Oooh, some nice and neat stitching there, they've done a good job with that Did they manage to re-attach the tendons?

 

[w00dsmoke]

I'm very proficient with an axe...

As proficient as a butcher bud! :11doh: Only joking.

It doesn't take much to do that at all, I put an axe through my left thumb when I was learning as a nipper.

Hope it heals well and glad you were not half way down Loch Sheil when it happened! I'm kind of curious about that one, if you were, do you think you could have paddled out ok as you really were lucky it happened in an accessable spot.

 

[Toddy]

PS........Please take an Axe Swinging/Chopping Course before your next trip out

Perhaps the reason that this post is getting so much interest (apart from the fact that we
genuinely like Russ ) is that usually we get him to teach people how to use sharp tools properly. He really is very competent.

It's kind of a wake up call for all of us; if *Russ* can manage to have an accident like that one, then maybe it might not be a bad idea if the rest of us pay a bit more attention to what we're doing sometimes.

Me ? I went to turn some firewood into kindling this morning and found two sets of male glares (HWMBLT and Son2) daring me to even try it Never mind the grieves Andy, I think they're wondering about chainmail breeks for me

cheers,
Toddy