Arctic 2010 Exped attendees discussions

TeeDee

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Nov 6, 2008
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Welcome back Guys , glad everyone had a great time and it was a nice chilled out experience!!

Now, where's the Photo's?
 
Feb 22, 2010
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Booyah! Finally registered myself on the forms :rolleyes:

Thanks to Woody and all for a great time, it's got me really interested in bushcraft! Dave and I are hoping to go to Bushmoot in Wales this Summer, hopefully see some of you there :)

Also, can't wait to see pics from our trip on here!

Em
 

Agile

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Dec 27, 2006
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Arrived back late yesterday and I'm still downloading the images. Whilst I do so though, I'd like to say a massive "Thank you" to Woody and his team.

They all did an excellent job in combining tuition, fun and safety, along with a moderate amount of "freezing my a$$ off pain".

Cheers guys - I cannot recommend you highly enough!!

Ag
 

TeeDee

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Can you guys at some point ( while its all fresh ) discuss the kit selection and how it performed please? Just won the next lot can learn from your experiences.

Thanks
 

coln18

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Aug 10, 2009
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Hey all, Screw bushcraft, hot hot hot baths are the future and big chocolate cakes - mmmmm. How much would we have paid for those 2 last week, hope everyone is well and once again thanks for the many laughs.

Colin
 

coln18

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Aug 10, 2009
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Hey C da C,

How ya hanging mate, yeh im Coolio and Grande. Hope you caught your flight back ok and you are enjoying being back with the family.

Just a quick thanks for all the laughs last week mate, you are one funny dude, nearly perfect in fact, well apart from the snoring, the constant sore necks, the frozen sleeping bag episodes and not being as good looking as the COL MEISTER..

But anyway glad to have met you dudes last week and glad i went on the exped.

Colin
 

Gailainne

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Heh guys

Hope Chris and David are going to post their Northern lights photos, fantastic stuff.

Merino base layers where a definite winner for me, and I wish I had bought one of those Swedish arctic smocks.

I agree with C da C when it gets really cold, the Herta gloves just weren't up to it for me, I'm glad I had merino mittens with me.

A flask is a must, the one the London guys had, Garry, Barry and Chris was the dogs, the water was still really hot after a night in the tent, it was a thermos but I can't remember which one, hopefully one of them will be along and say.

Yeah take snacks, sweets, chocolate, etc

Another thing take cream with you and use it, the back of my hands are a mess atm, I've been almost soaking them in e45 since I got back. Also take lip salve and vaseline for your lips, nose and ears.

Stephen
 

coln18

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Aug 10, 2009
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for me the following list is the most important items for an arctic trip

1. A five star hotel to stay in for the whole trip.

2. your 12 man servants.

3. A fully functioning personal sun.

4. A 50 grand a night high class escort, to serve you hot chocolate and various other unnamed things.

5. Your own polar bear to live in while walking around that nasty cold place.

6. Chris da cats whisky supply (cheers mate, itll wake ya up in the morning boy)

7. Peds (Pete) to come with you every time, just so you know that someone is suffering more than you).


8. Geary (Chris), on trip with you, so that you know that someone has ate more pies in life than you (only kidding, my wee skinny 3 year old friend).

9. Leo ( Tom aka James Bond) with all his gadgets, you cant freeze with all that techno stuff ah mate.

10. Lots of ice cream, just for the sheer hell of it, cause im a rebel....

11. your own personal movie star, LITTLE JOHNNY DEPP AKA BUSHED.

12. The big man (Peterlee Paddler) just cause im prettier than him and his professor brother.

Bet youd enjoy the trip with all of the above......
 

Chris the Cat

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Hah! Lol!!
Dig that huge Geary type Cat man!! ( Age 3. )
Coln,thanks for your help when it got tuff fella!
Can you sort your sleeping bag!? Nothing terminal I hope?
C da C.
 

coln18

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Aug 10, 2009
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yeh man sleeping bag is good to go, gave me something to do whilst killing time in my oslo brothel - oops i mean hotel. I put my best bushcrafting/motherly thread and needle work to use and patched it all together again. In fact its so well done i reckon i could sell it for a fiver to a blind man....

Colin
 

peds8045

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Sep 4, 2005
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Col,

Just for the record, i was never cold or suffering..... i was merely acting up so that you would feel a great deal of satisfaction in your fantastico, coolio sleeping bag. (yeah right)

Thanks for the cuddles.... you saved my life.... and don't worry i wont tell anyone else.:cool:

Everyone else in Tent 2....thanks for a great week...oh C Da C i still haven't managed to p155 in my own mouth:eek:
 

GearGuru

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Col,

Just for the record, i was never cold or suffering..... i was merely acting up so that you would feel a great deal of satisfaction in your fantastico, coolio sleeping bag. (yeah right)

Thanks for the cuddles.... you saved my life.... and don't worry i wont tell anyone else.:cool:

Everyone else in Tent 2....thanks for a great week...oh C Da C i still haven't managed to p155 in my own mouth:eek:

LOL !! - I'm enjoying eating lots of pies!!! COL I've nearly hit 8 stone!
 

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