Sussex Bushcraft group meet for MAY: 25th to 27th

[jackcbr]

Top notch meet again. Big thanks to Spandit for inviting us all to his parachute party, and allowing us to have a fire under it. Thanks to Simon for the top tips for sharpening. Andy for sorting the chute and bits. JC for the fire wood. Hugo for the chute bag and making my pocket that little bit lighter and to Bill and his troop of performing squirrels for the Friday night entertainment.

It was also great to see our fellow crafters from Suffolk. Hope you guys enjoyed yourselves and we look forward to gate crashing one of your meets one day. Always good to craft in a new bit of the world.

Bruce, I hope we didn't scare your lovely lady off bushcrafting?

Wish I could have stayed, but prior commitments and all that.

See you all at the next one.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Just got home and out of the shower......

Thanks for a great weekend, and a very warm welcome, good to meet you guys/girls in Sussex, and meet such a large group with very wide range of experience, it was good to share knowledge in both directions, I hope the little Hammock and Tarp session Tony and I gave was helpful to all the new/interested tree swingers, any question just ask, Just got to get my whoopie slings made then I can show you what they are and how they work.

As soon as we can get a permission arranged then it would be good to have you visit us, we will def return to see you hopefully for the July meet just got to check dairy's.

I'll get the pics i took up soon.

 

[Hugo]

Thanks to everyone for being so friendly and engaging at the weekend, I had a good time.
Mind you I must have left my new frying pan and red enamel mug by the fire as I didn't bring it home with me, (this is where Hugo weeps into his freshly made coffee).
See you all next meet.

 

[MandaPanda]

Thanks for the fantastic weekend.
I haven't had that much fun in ages.
Thanks for all the help, advice and funny stories.
It was great to use my "group buy" hammock at last with help from the Suffolk crew.
And as for the singing....
http://vimeo.com/30567004
http://vimeo.com/4800206

 

[Neumo]

Glad you all had a good time & it was nice to meet more new local(ish) Buschcrafters. Am tired so will post more later but I did find a bag by the fire with what looks like some of Hugo's bits, which I will keep till the next meet if you want.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Got some pics for you peeps







More on this link

https://picasaweb.google.com/Bigstu12/SussexGroupBCUKMeet25thTo27May2012

Enjoy, Hope you like.

 

[widu13]

Great photos Stu, cheers mate.

 

[Kepis]

Looks like a good time was had by all, wish i could have been there instead of working this weekend, see you, well most of you at the June meet.

 

[Peter_t]

cheers everyone great weekend!
just packing for dartmoor, will get back to you in a week


pete

 

[Hugo]

Thanks for finding my stuff Dave, please keep it for me, I was a bit forgetful this morning mate, looks like I left a few other things as well, I'll buy you a beer next meet up.

 

[Swallow]

Thanks to everyone for being your good selves and to Simon, Stu and Tony and Neil for the classes (in order of appearance if anyone was wondering).

 

[Simon H]

Thanks all for a great meet. I think that was one of the most successful ones yet. Good to see a few new faces too, and nice to meet you Suffolk boys, we'll visit you when a get a spot sorted. There was a great amount of skills swapped this time, so thanks to all involved in that, particularly Neil with the bow drilling. We can do the leatherwork that we ran out of time for at the next one. Thanks to Dave for organising and Andy and Robin for sorting the chutes. I picked up a plastic '58 pattern mug that was left behind, so someone is missing one somewhere, let me know who you are and I'll send it on. See you all next month!

 

[spandit]

That's my mug!

 

[Simon H]

I'll hang on to it until I see you then. I forgot to thank WildBill for the setting tool, let me know what knife I'm making a sheath for and I'll have it done for next time. And also thanks to Hugo for the Buck knife.

 

[Graywolf]

I am so glad you all had a nice time,

 

[spandit]

I am so glad you all had a nice time,

I had a horrid time. No sound of rain to lull me to sleep, no freezing draught to wake me up in the morning & if it hadn't been for the beer I'd brought with me, I'd have had no beer...

 

[jackcbr]

I missed bow drill again! that's it. This weekend I'm off to do it myself.

Hugo, I've got a little something for you for the next meet I think you might like, but I'm not going to tell you what it is till then.

 

[Simon H]

Jack I forgot to thank you too for fetching all the card, mats and wet and dry, cheers mate.

 

[Kepis]

I missed bow drill again! that's it. This weekend I'm off to do it myself.

Hugo, I've got a little something for you for the next meet I think you might like, but I'm not going to tell you what it is till then.

Get yer butt down here one weekend and i'll show you how to do it.

 

[spandit]

He managed to get me flaming last year so he's bound to have success with someone actually competent...