North East

[micw1978]

this is school here in the north east http://www.cdwes.co.uk don't know how good it is tho

 

[andyc54]

this is school here in the north east http://www.cdwes.co.uk don't know how good it is tho

snap i noticed this place £25 for a days beginner course
sounds like a bargain to me i think its near darlington but not sure

 

[Peterlee_Paddler]

East Durham here, and it's good to see such a strong local following.

 

[andyc54]

hi tony yeah it is nice to see so many locals on here its a great site

andy

 

[micw1978]

might try that school see what its like

 

[royster]

hello ive been doing bushcraft survival for years and im still learning you cant beat it im from the bp auckland area.

 

[micw1978]

hi royster where about u from ?

 

[royster]

bp auckland mate.that cdwes i looked into it a couple of years back i was going to go on 1 he never got back to me its mainly for schools and familys i just wild camp in a few woods i know you get no bother i just light my fire when it gets dark i do airgun shooting as well

 

[micw1978]

wild camping in bish where mate

 

[royster]

lol i wouldnt dream of camping round ere i might get trampled on by a couple of horses lol i travel a few miles away ive got shooting permission on a farm about 5 miles away and it has a wood next to it

 

[micw1978]

ok for some lol

 

[royster]

theres loads of woods round our way no 1 bothers ya.just dont have a bon fires lol.sometimes i dont have a fire i just use my bushcooker.

 

[micw1978]

you get out much mate

 

[royster]

im unemployed now so i get out a lot more. ive been out today with the 177 nice walk thro'the wood sorting the grey squirrel out lol

 

[micw1978]

me too im unemployed at the mo get so bored

 

[chris_r]

Newcastle.

I'm off to Kielder tomorrow to find a bothy for the night. There are some wilderness camp sites up there, but none have trees and all offer limited space. there are however no less than eight bothies. The smaller ones sleep only 4, but the larger ones have provisions for 10 bodies. I dare say that they would take more, but some would have to make themselves comfortable on the floor. Just a thought.

 

[royster]

lol i spent 1 of the coldest nights ever there in a bothy back in 1990 i'll never forget it . i was on a survival weekend with the d.l.i it was meant to be solo 3 of us slept in 1 i wish i stayed in my 58 sleeping bag and we had a log fire going it was blue.i was only a young nipper,good times lol

 

[chris_r]

lol i spent 1 of the coldest nights ever there in a bothy back in 1990 i'll never forget it . i was on a survival weekend with the d.l.i it was meant to be solo 3 of us slept in 1 i wish i stayed in my 58 sleeping bag and we had a log fire going it was blue.i was only a young nipper,good times lol

I was up there in a bothy late in December and was lovely and warm until nature called at 05.00. Should have jogged on the spot for a minute before climbing back into my bag, but rather foolishly didn't bother. I'll not be making that mistake again.

 

[royster]

i should of had my sleeping bag with me that night we were wraped up in daft survival blanket i went back to my shelter when it got light got into my bag i was toasty just nodded of then got woke up off the instructor (young and daft) lol

 

[chris_r]

Jebus, only a survival blanket. When I get cold I can't help but think of setting the person nearest to me alight for warmth, but in all fairness I display severe misanthropic tendencies at times.