North wood february 25-27 to coincide with the outdoor leasure show

[SimonD]

Had a play around with the UB this afternoon. It seemed to work well, so looking forward to the opportunity to spend a night in it. Also refining the rigging with some expert help! Didn't do anything with the tabs along the side. Couldnt see how they might be used to be honest.

Had my daughter in tow. She loves the hammock too, but I think I'm gonna be pulling Skips crumbs out of it for the next few weeks to come!

Aiming to get down there around lunchtime on the friday. Would love to muck in with any woodland maintenance that might be going on. never used a chain saw before but more than happy carting logs around if help is needed.

Chris

are you gonna be tying the shock cord round the tree chris? or have you modded the ub?

 

[woodspirits]

thanks chris theres some dodgy dead standing that needs making safe. not a huge ammount to do but it makes for a safer environment for our activitys, and gives the farmer a bit of fuel too!

steve

 

[woodspirits]

'testicular fortitude steve'

yes mate lower end of the wood, i/we like to alternate meets.

 

[Karl82]

Hey steve are we at the back down the left where Dave went in Dec or down the right path where the big yue is ?

 

[woodspirits]

hiya karl, if your walking in, the left path FROM the yew onwards, the right path anywhere PAST the cherry tree. the middle ground is out of bounds re post 1 still leaves us loads of room.

 

[cwillson]

are you gonna be tying the shock cord round the tree chris? or have you modded the ub?

I've used a couple of mini karabinas to hook it up to my ridge line at the moment, but am gonna bring some bits and pieces and have a play around with it in February to find what works best. I've still not perfected the general hammock set-up to my complete satisfaction yet. I keep refining and changing things as I read advice on BCUK. Haha.

I'm hoping to get a dutch oven before the weekend to try out a stew recipe.

Steve - I fully appreciate this is a 'leave no trace' meet (to my mind there shouldn't be any other kind anyway!) so can you be a little more specific about the fire situation please? Will there be a way to get a stew on the go do you think, or is it a little more sensitive than that?

Cheers,

Chris

 

[TinkyPete]

Looking Good for me now hopefully

On leave for the week before cause got to move house but if I get it all done in time I'll get a bit of time off for the whole weekend.

I will be bring along some flint for people to play around with not fully certain on the rations and cylume though depends how this week goes (another in the field).

 

[woodspirits]

hi chris, thanks for asking about the fire situation.
getting a stew on the go? certain people have cooked a full sunday dinner!

everyone brings something to keep their fire off the ground, whether it be a purpose made bbq type container, or something youve made or converted. a popular choice is an old metal jerry can with the side cut out with some sort of grill or mesh over the hole, take a look at the many pictures in this and other meet threads to give you some ideas.
the exeption to this is when someone specifically asks if they can construct a fire pit for a legitimate project, its normally ok, but it is the exeption.

on the subject of projects, there seems to be a healthy turnout for this one. if anyone wants to share a skill or has any ideas for activitys, just sing out! as mentioned in a previous post there should be lots of wood available should anyone want to try their hand at shelter building etc (dissmantled at the end of the meet) ok guys over to you.

steve

ps, glad you can make it after all pete

 

[woodspirits]

a little tidy up

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[FerlasDave]

Meant to be working that weekend but Ill see if I can shuffle things round a bit. Also will have just got back from holiday so will be able to regail you all with tales from the carribbean rainforests.

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[Elines]

Just adding my name - never been before - is there enough room for everybody??

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[Karl82]

their is more than enough room Elines welcome to the group their are a few other first timers/new commers coming to this meet so you wont be the only fresh meat mwhahaha just kidding.

 

[woodspirits]

hi davey, be good to have you along again, look forward to your stories.

elines, yes theres plenty of room, amazing how everyone just dissolves into the wood!

just a reminder for those interested, the organisers of this show which is just down the road, http://www.outdoorleisureshow.com/ have kindly donated 2 tickets for our meet. names will be put in a hat on saturday morning.

steve

 

[cwillson]

certain people have cooked a full sunday dinner!

Woah there Ned! One step at a time. haha. I've not been very adventurous in the past, tending to go with freeze dried food cooked on a gas burner. Given the company I thought it was probably time to get a little more adventurous at last!

everyone brings something to keep their fire off the ground

I'm currently tryna figure out a cheap homemade firebox that'll do the trick. Got a couple of ideas up my sleeve, and will see how they pan out.



Chris

 

[Muddy Boots]

I'm currently tryna figure out a cheap homemade firebox that'll do the trick. Got a couple of ideas up my sleeve, and will see how they pan out.



Chris

Alot of the guys self included tend to use old jerry cans with one side cut off. Craddocks sell them for about a £5 each and they do the trick pretty well.

Just have a few bricks or a stand underneath them and jobs a good un.

If you are feeling clever / bored / sick of the telly you could have a go at making one of these.

http://zenstoves.net/Templates/NimblewillNomadStove.pdf

They are pretty small and I photocopied the templates and blew them up as I like a big fire me.

I also used mild steel as life is to short to f@rt about trying to cut stainless.

 

[Andy BB]

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[cwillson]

Alot of the guys self included tend to use old jerry cans with one side cut off.

That may end up being the way forward. I was thinking about trying to find an old beer keg and chopping the top half off. Then all I gotta do is get a dutch oven to go with it.

I think I'll leave the homemade option for the time being. A Jerry can will be my fallback option though.

C

 

[Muddy Boots]

Might have one you can use next time out if you like fella. I don't think I'm going to use my one. I'll chuck it in and bring it along.

 

[MJM1]

Another first timer so please be gentle with me
Hoping to hammock it, I assume there is no shortage of suitable trees?

Mike.


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[Andy2112]

Another first timer so please be gentle with me
Hoping to hammock it, I assume there is no shortage of suitable trees?

Mike.

You should be ok Mike. Quite a few of us from our side of the world going too.