Norfolk and Norwich Group

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Hi again, Had a nice time with Globetrotter today, loads off mooching around!
we found the "log cabin" but it was in bits. some kids had made it with bailer twine and old rope and had chucked 6" of soil on the roof which had colapsed, more of a "bunker" than a "log cabin".

here is our Bushcraft lunch:

My chicken curry with pita bread! (on my petrol stove)
and Globetrotter's noodles and meatballs (on the hobo stove).

and heres or afternoon tea break camp, Hobo stove again (right) nice area you could get quite a large group meet here and no one would see it! especially in summer.

note the 2 O.G. PLCE Bergens at rear!

Nice day, cheers Globetrotter! (oh, and for washing up!)

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

Despite the early rain, I managed to get a few geocaching bits down in the woods then freeing my day up to look for flytipping rubbish etc. 4 big tyres dumped and the odd crisp packet, not so bad. So I went looking for fungi .

Then a walk along the path whilst waiting for anyone else to arrive

Hey look a couple of guys having a well earned rest

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

that last picture is worse than my passport photo!
I look decidedly uncomfortable, like I'm sat on a thistle!

so the rest of you guy's, when do you want to meet?

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

They've all buggered off again.

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

next time I make sure you sit on a hedgehog.
I am chocolate tasting tonight, found a supply of 1kg bags of drinking chocolate.

 

[launditch1]

GT,thats going to be one strong cup o'hot chocolate!!Good pics.I can even smell the woods..and the curry!
I am still up for a meet but its looking like sometime in the new year now.

Made a good recovery Rapp?

 

[DavidJT]

I'm still on the mend, walking again. Should be fit for outdoors fun after Christmas

 

[launditch1]

For old times sake i recently bought a us army mre...I last had one when i was about 11-12 and it made me as sick as a pig!!It was in a dark brown bag,they are now in tan coloured bags.Just as appetising no doubt...In a strange kind of way im looking forwards to eating it.I might even see if i can eat the whole thing in under 4mins.(ala youtube)

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

Well I have just had a nice slightly sweet mug of Hot chocolate. I brought some cadburys highlight vending machine chocolate 1kg bag, I used 3 heaped teaspoons and think the next cup will have a little less. Approx 55 mugs of drink from the bag. Less packaging too.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

on the hot choc theme, Asda do a box of own brand "frothy" (8 sachets for 98p).

I'm back to normal now, thanks for asking. even ran for a while with my rucksack yesterday. feeling fine, still carefull whilst at work but I perhaps should have been long before my op

Well, If anyone gets a spare Day, Morning, or even a few hours, to tell us and we'll try to meet up.


On the MRE front...I've tried them...Main thing to remember is they are designed as single meals not 24hrs!

on the plus side you get some wierd and wacky contents.
the MRE's I tried had:
"Peanut butter" in a foil sachet.
"cheese" in a foil sachet.
"Grape jelly" (jam)in a foil sachet.
"Freeze dried fruit salad" and even "Ice cream" just add water.
I've heard of "dried meat pat'e"
strange cardboard fold out stands to keep the packet upright once cooked,
plus a few small items like salt, T.P., matches, sweets.
I still have a tiny 1" bottle of tabasco!

sadly alot of the bulk of the MRE used to be packaging, all the foil packets came in thin cardboard boxes, plus the wierd folding stand.
some of it is nice but also remember it's aimed at the American taste...so Burgers, high sugar and fat ...or in other words it's the Macdonalds of the army ration world! still nice to try once a while as you say!

4 minutes to eat an MRE?
that's gotta be bad for you! it takes 5 minutes just to get into all the packets

 

[Crowe]

Sorry I missed the trip to Horsford woods looks like you had a great lunch, I'm usually free on Tuesdays.
Rapp: please PM me If anything else is planned
Crowe

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

Just discovered that Blacks have opened at the back of the inns in Norwich near game and the mall, most items reduced.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Sorry I missed the trip to Horsford woods looks like you had a great lunch, I'm usually free on Tuesdays.
Rapp: please PM me If anything else is planned
Crowe

Hi mate,
I'm sure we can do another! I'll have to check.
I can't promise to PM you, I will definitely forget.
keep checking in, Most of us are fit-ish now so getting together shouldn't be so hard.

Just discovered that Blacks have opened at the back of the inns in Norwich near game and the mall, most items reduced.

what? Blacks? as in "Mac"?

Managed to get a Genuine Large ALICE pack today! £15
My copy one wasn't so good really, it's in the "swap shop" area if anyone wants a swap.

 

[launditch1]

Good price.Im really pleased with mine..took me a while to find it at hoopers,had to burrow in the corner like a mole!

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Good price.Im really pleased with mine..took me a while to find it at hoopers,had to burrow in the corner like a mole!

Yup, I was there today, literally climbing over stuff (you can picture the corner now), moving stock to find the pile,whilst this happened my 8 yr old son kept putting his head round the corner wearing a different helmet or gas mask each time!
it's the way surplus shops should be!
some nice new Bushcrafty looking hunting knives downstairs in leather sheaths!

 

[Whittler Kev]

Just discovered that Blacks have opened at the back of the inns in Norwich near game and the mall, most items reduced.

I thought all the Blacks were closing from previous threads?
You boys seem top have a nose for a bargain.

On another note, just looking and editing my subscribed threads and came across this one
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46769
any idea what happened to the expected meet ups, etc?
Just noticed Harvest Monn still has only 6 posts - Are you out there?

 

[launditch1]

Sounds like fun.Hoopers in kings lynn used to be like that...
Ive got one of them knives you metioned..very good quality and super sharp!

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

I got my £5 "MSR whisprlite international"(petrol stove) there!
shame really they've gone a bit commercial in recent years.

:vio:

I'm willing to meet up, anyone else want to?

 

[DavidJT]

I'm willing to meet up, anyone else want to?

I'm up for it, but my leg still isn't. will have to be next year for me.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

well, I'm still checking every day to see if anyone else is wanting to meet up, please tell us if you do!
we don't bite...hard