Norwich and Norfolk group new thread!

[GearGuru]

Hi

Could you post the location of the camp and the time we are meeting?

Cheers Chris

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Hi sorry mate the my NTL cable crashed yesterday so i coulden't get online, here are the directions!

here are the directions:
from Norwich follow the A47 southern bypass to Dereham,
at Dereham take a left on to the wymondham road B1135,
a few miles down the B1135 is Garvestone, turn right into the village.
the entrance to the camp site is a small track next to a church,
grid ref: TG 023 073

don't forget food mossie repellant(i don't know what it's like!) and all your gizmos gadgets and skills you want to teach or be taught!

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

anyone else getting excited? I am! IT'S OUR FIRST AREA CAMP THIS WEEKEND FOR A LONG TIME!
if you can't stay the night or the day, just come along for the morning or an evening! we will be happy to meet you anyway!

we're a fairly laid back sort of group , please don't feel you have to prove anything, wear the right clothes, have the right equipment, or even say the right thing(we certainly don't!

just turn up how you are, introduce yourself (however you want to be known)and get to know us!

the details are above, as for a time to meet, if i say 10am at the earliest, cause i have kids to deal with beforehand! and anyone can join us throughout the day.

there is no set activity, though i'll bring friction fire gear my Airforce survival equipment collection for you guys to have a look at (it's big!), and prehaps we should go for a food collection trip at some point for some tastey bushcraft morsels!

I'm looking forward to meeting you all! :You_Rock_

 

[Snufkin]

Well, I had a great time this weekend, thanks to all the guys for showing up and making it so good :You_Rock_ .
Here are a few photos
Setting up camp.

KevB on the hand drill.

Supper on the go.

Breakfast of champions.

Biddlesby chopping out an elder hearthboard.

Thanks again to all who could make it, and Kimboko for his flying visit.
A special thanks to Lord Lurcher for the lift and the best roast chicken I've ever had.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

:You_Rock_ Excellent photo's, more on their way shortly!

it was a good turn out and even Kimboko(in the light shorts) came to visit for a short while!

Biddlesby "giving it some" on the hand drill whilst Snufkin and Gear guru watch.

on the menu:
spit roast chicken, rabbit stew with wild mushrooms, pan fried rabbit with garlic, bannock style bread twists, and some rather sour crab apples .

Gear guru not quite concentrating on the job at hand! on one of the many Bow and Hand drill sessions

the 6 Highly personalised tarp homes for the night. there were some spots for hammocks but we all decided it would be more freindly to all "tarp it"!

the group left to right:
Biddlesby, Rappleby2000(me), Gear guru, Kev-B, Snufkin, and Lord lurcher.

job well done guy's :You_Rock_
it must be said that we all learned something, and enjoyed the weekend camp thoroughly!
we'll get another organised soon, don't worry you're invited leon!

 

[weekender]

liking the thetford site it looks ideal, might be a bit of a busmans holiday being so close to the railway but i can live with that, gutted i couldnt make the last camp but as you say there will be others and how perfect was the weather for tarping it. . .
weekender

 

[leon-b]

thanks rappelby i would love to come to the next one, sooo gutted i couldnt make this one as it looked like you all had a great time
leon

 

[KevB]

Thanks to Rappleby and Biddlesby for sorting out a great weekend. Good to meet all the faces at last.
It's amazing how many little 'knowledge nuggets' you pick up when discussing things with others. Thanks to all of you for sharing those - especially to Snufkin for getting me kick started with the hand-drill..
I was also amazed and impressed by the 'bottomless pit' that masquerades as 'Lord Lurchers' stomach !. Thanks for the chow Lordy !

See y'all again sometime I hope.

 

[lord lurcher]

Thanks to all for the weekend, had a great time!!! Good to meet some new faces, check out different kit, and learn while watching others. Kev was good to meet a fellow long-netter (now a dying breed!) we'll have to get together and have a foray some time. Looking forward to the next one, take care guys and see ya soon :You_Rock_

 

[GearGuru]

Thnx to everyone for an excellent weekend - It was great to watch and learn from everyone there. Looking forward to the next get together, hope its at Thetford so we can wack the hammocks up.

P.S. What was the name of the primitive forum you where talking about Snufkin?

Cheers Chris

 

[Snufkin]

Thnx to everyone for an excellent weekend - It was great to watch and learn from everyone there. Looking forward to the next get together, hope its at Thetford so we can wack the hammocks up.

P.S. What was the name of the primitive forum you where talking about Snufkin?

Cheers Chris

Glad you enjoyed yourself, I certainly did. The forum is paleoplanet

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

and how perfect was the weather for tarping it. . .

just to answer your question weekender, we coulden't have asked for better weather!
as you can see nearly every tarp configuration was present, excellent for trying out ideas, and infact given the fact we all only had (if any) 1 tree to tie one end to which ment everyone had to make poles and supports.
loads of stuff learnt!

 

[weekender]

when can a camp at the Thetford site be organised? with a bit of notice i can book the time off as work is slowing down a bit now.

weekender

 

[Biddlesby]

Perhaps a bit late, but cheers everybody for the great meet! It's amazing what you can get up to just in a field, and it's a pity I missed a large chunk of it.

By the way Snufkin, what was the name of that movie you were talking about....I forgot it again .

Would be up for a thetford meet.

 

[Snufkin]

Perhaps a bit late, but cheers everybody for the great meet! It's amazing what you can get up to just in a field, and it's a pity I missed a large chunk of it.

By the way Snufkin, what was the name of that movie you were talking about....I forgot it again .

Would be up for a thetford meet.

The film was Jeremiah Johnson.
How is the hand drilling coming on?

 

[KevB]

Guys - had a go with the hand drill set I made at the Garvestone meet - Elder hearth and drill. Complete failure - not even a brownish tinge in the hearth. Both the end of the drill and the hearth just became very polished whilst trying to burn in even after re-roughing. Maybe it needs a bit more drying out but I expected at least a whiff of burning !
More likely my technique needs an overhaul !
Anyone succeded with this combination ?

Also tried out the old Crampball fungus - fantastic stuff - takes a spark first time everytime. Many thanks for finding that source Rappleby.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

I surprised myself whilst away at work,
I went around and collected parts of a hand drill set, elder(drill) and clematis(base), neither were prep'd and managed to achieve smoke black dust and almost a coal, that's with no drying or preparing!

as most of you know i am having to look at other work, in Norwich for a while, but i shall try to organise a thetford camp ASAP.

 

[Sam1]

Hello. im intrested in joining the norwich and norfolk group. i just read about your meet in garveston and i would like to come to any future meets.

 

[Snufkin]

Hello. im intrested in joining the norwich and norfolk group. i just read about your meet in garveston and i would like to come to any future meets.

Welcome mate. Keep an eye on this thread for future meetups.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

Hi from me too, prehaps a quick local meetup would be in order?