Mini Moot Pics

[Mesquite]

Thought I'd share my pics from last weekends Mini Moot which was kindly hosted by Wayne Jones and Beth from Forest Knights Bushcraft at their site near to Arundel.

It's a beautiful site and is part of a larger 250 acre woodland which Wayne uses.

My home for the weekend

The view from my pitch, it really is a wonderful wood.

The first fire of the weekend

I didn't fancy Chicken in the Woods so I had Steak in the Woods instead

Being a mini moot I had to fly the flag and no Wayne, it's not the Chile national flag

A bit of retro kit with my folding candle lantern.

Additional illumination was provided by a couple my baby hurricane lanterns

A couple fire faces, I can see a mouse and a whale

Morning in the woods.

Was made perfect by a fresh cup of coffee.

Tim did a delicious looking mountain man breakfast for him and his friends. Sadly there wasn't any leftovers

 

[Mesquite]

Had to split the post due to image restriction.

So for my main stove I used my little Svea 123R which I really love.

Paul and Zoe did a bit of swinging whilst they were in the woods

Whilst there I decided to carve an adjustable pot hook and waugun suspension rig. It was really satisfying doing some simple but practical carving

Obviously I had to use it once carved and I'm pleased to say it did an admirable job suspending my dinner over the fire whilst it cooked

Saturday night's dinner was an Indian night feast beautifully cooked by Beth and Wayne from Forest Knights.
There were at least 3 different curries, Bombay potatoes, a lentil dhal, onion bhajis, fresh naan bread baked in the onsite tandoori and some additional side dishes. Needless to say I was well stuffed by the time I finished eating

Just chilling out around the fire

 

[Mesquite]

Man chat out in the sunshine

One of Wayne's baby hurricane lanterns which I think could be a baby Feuerhand

Bushcraft TV

More gratuitous campfire shots

Can't have enough campfire shots

That's it for my pictures though I know there were a lot more taken by other attendees which they'll hopefully share as well.

It was a great time spent in some wonderful woods with good friends, a lot of laughter and enjoyment just chilling out.

My thanks to Wayne for letting us share his woods and just being able to de stress after what's been a very difficult time both for myself and everyone else.

 

[Seoras]

Cheers for sharing Steve - it was a great weekend

 

[punkrockcaveman]

looks like an awesome time. Pot hanger looks great, plenty of adjustment on it

if you don't mind me asking what is your fire stove? Really fancy something like that

 

[Mesquite]

looks like an awesome time. Pot hanger looks great, plenty of adjustment on it

if you don't mind me asking what is your fire stove? Really fancy something like that

Thanks, it was fun carving and I got a bit carried away

My firepit's a folding bbq I got from Aldi awhile ago. It's a nice size and handles some decent sized wood as well.

Same as this one but was cheaper at the time, I think I paid £14.99.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Photos aren't showing for me, for some reason Steve.

 

[Wayland]

Just showing as broken links for me too.

 

[Mesquite]

Photos aren't showing for me, for some reason Steve.

Just showing as broken links for me too.

Hmmm, not sure why guys as they're showing for me still

I'll have a look and see if I can sort them out in a bit

 

[John Fenna]

They work for me OK....

 

[Wayland]

First post pictures visible now, 2nd and 3rd not.

 

[Mesquite]

Photos aren't showing for me, for some reason Steve.

Just showing as broken links for me too.

Right, I've hopefully now got fully working pics for everyone now

First post pictures visible now, 2nd and 3rd not.

You probably caught me mid editing the links

 

[crosslandkelly]

All good now, great pics Steve.

 

[Nice65]

Very nice spot. I love the woodland around here, I should have popped over and said hello to you all, I’m only a few miles away in Singleton. Had the grandson too, he’d have enjoyed it.

 

[Wayland]

Looks good. Wish I could have joined you but a bit too far for me this time.