I got 9 horsefly bites on my left leg and 5 on my right Saturday morning strimming our chicken enclosure in shorts.
Dumb move but it was scorching.
Dumb move but it was scorching.
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That is a great list BL, thanks for that, may I ask in my ignorance what SAK FAK and KFC are??
Re the axe, do you think we will really need one?
SAK - Swiss Army Knife
FAK - First Aid Kit
KFC - Never mind...stick to real food!
Or mares tail/horsetail. Good pot scrubber...
I thought it was ash and water in a fatty pan that made soap.
"That is a great list BL, thanks for that, may I ask in my ignorance what SAK FAK and KFC are ??"
"Swiss Army Knife
First Aid Kit
Knife Fork Chopsticks"
Ahhh, ya beat me to it!
"Swiss Army Knife
First Aid Kit
Knife Fork Chopsticks"
Ahhh, ya beat me to it!
Fire starter- check
Hatchet- check
Tinder-check
Tripod - check
Dutchy- check
Pause all that.
Family bucket of KFC- Check
Imodium- check
Hatchet- check
Tinder-check
Tripod - check
Dutchy- check
Pause all that.
Family bucket of KFC- Check
Imodium- check
The drinking waters fine. Cool and clean. Showers good enough, but make it early or late as they can, from time to time loose hot water due to over demand.
Its a great site, loads to do (or just kick back) the kids are more than safe to just be kids and there's always someone to lend a helping hand, if required.
You have Porthcawl or even Cardiff/The Mumbles for a day out, rockpooling at Aberthaw, fossil hunting at Monknash. Sling a rod in the car.
Most of all, have fun
Fire wood is always available and someone normally cuts larger trees into rounds. If you intend to have a campfire in the evening it may help.
You may just prefer to hunt down thinner stuff and feed it through. Its personal choice really. Its not very often I get the chance to use mine, so they always go.
Its a great site, loads to do (or just kick back) the kids are more than safe to just be kids and there's always someone to lend a helping hand, if required.
You have Porthcawl or even Cardiff/The Mumbles for a day out, rockpooling at Aberthaw, fossil hunting at Monknash. Sling a rod in the car.
Most of all, have fun
Fire wood is always available and someone normally cuts larger trees into rounds. If you intend to have a campfire in the evening it may help.
You may just prefer to hunt down thinner stuff and feed it through. Its personal choice really. Its not very often I get the chance to use mine, so they always go.
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I didn't take one last year, and I had to impose on Longstrider to chop some firewood for me as a result (thanks Ian!) - there was plenty of available wood, but it was in large rounds. If it's an option (and if you want a fire) I'd take one, but you'll probably find some kind soul to help out if you can't.
Depends on how far you want to camp from your car... anything from a few feet up to 400-500 yards.
No sorry mate, IIRC I heard it last year at the morning meet: people who went through the deeper and thicker brushes.
Not something I personally worry about, as I expect them to be in every wood I visit.
:yikes:
You can have my old spot overlooking the car park, I'm moving to the NC. I can't cope with being woken up by screaming kids at 8am when I have only just got to hammock! 
I also fell heavily out of my hammock in my rush to assist one afternoon after hearing someone screaming "help help". It was the First Aid course participants practicing! The course almost went live!
I also fell heavily out of my hammock in my rush to assist one afternoon after hearing someone screaming "help help". It was the First Aid course participants practicing! The course almost went live!
Vaseline - Tick!
Surgical spirit - Tick!
Cotton balls - Tick!
Long trousers - Tick!
Socks - Tick!
Briefs instead of boxers - Tick!
Yep, it happens, I've seen it, toooo much information!
I also fell heavily out of my hammock in my rush to assist one afternoon after hearing someone screaming "help help". It was the First Aid course participants practicing! The course almost went live!
I was in the final exercise as one of the casualties
Mmmm. I wonder how much it would cost to get the thing posted? I will have to look into it. Might be a possibility to take it on easyjet, after all it wont be as big as a pair of skis, but then again it will be a lot longer.
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