Rough Close Meet - September 2010.

[Mesquite]

Again a really great friendly meet. It's always good to see old friends and new faces

Thanks Phil for facilitating usual and also to Jonathan for bringing his little slowworm along, nice to see he's gone to a good home

Here's some pics of the meet, I actually managed to take a few this time

 

[Mesquite]

And here's young Adam, the proud owner of probably the best vine stick I've seen in a long time

And Gary trimming it up for him

 

[John Fenna]

I just got back today - having been to the Outdoor Trade Show straight after the meet...
Thanks to Decorum for holding the meet and everyone there for making it so good!
Special thanks to JD for the mags that show me in action in ,87!
I also met more members at the show - thanks for the company.
I also got a few minutes of chat with Ray Mears - who was at the show to launch his involvement with 5:11 clothing (looking good - remembered me from way back, forgave me for slagging the Wilkie survival knife, is still into his canoeing, refused to invite me to visit his place to paddle the Birchbark canoe despite a hefty hint, talked a lot of good sence about clothing, accepted a flint and steel kit off me and signed a 5:11 poster for me) - and a few words with Simon King who was also interested in 5:11 kit.
Since I started wearing it the celebs seemed to have cottoned on to the gear...reverse celebrity endorsement?

Now I just have to get all the gear I picked up at the show tested and reviewed...including some more 5:11 kit!

 

[TinkyPete]

John is that a plug !!!!

I thought you didn't like modern new fangled things next you be saying you've got a spork

 

[John Fenna]

John is that a plug !!!!

I thought you didn't like modern new fangled things next you be saying you've got a spork

On re-reading my post I can see that you could think it a plug ....but it aint one realy (no connection blah blah yadda) only an observation
As to newfangled ...cotton clothing, well designed and strongly made...can't call that a new concept - just an old one that too many manufacturers now ignore!

I was tempted to get a Ti Spork at the show - to ritually humiliate it by showing how inferior it is to a hand carved bit of kit!
But I felt sorry for it in the end and left it to be bought by a poor, unknowing, camper

 

[Wayland]

I just wish they would replace the Velcro with button or poppers.

 

[John Fenna]

I just wish they would replace the Velcro with button or poppers.

Tell them!
Their R&D is all user based feedback

 

[Wayland]

A couple more shots from the meet.

 

[JonathanD]

Cracking shots. Got any more?

 

[Wayland]

The only other one I have is not quite as good.

Did you see the shot Steve took?

 

[JonathanD]

That's perfect. My pictures didn't come out as sharp as I wanted, but your first one will easily allow me to ID him again should I come across him next year, which is likely.

 

[Wayland]

Well if it's a mugshot you're after, this is a full size section of just the head.

 

[JonathanD]

Excellent. Just what I wanted. Thanks for that.

 

[PREPER]

I just got back today - having been to the Outdoor Trade Show straight after the meet...
Thanks to Decorum for holding the meet and everyone there for making it so good!
Special thanks to JD for the mags that show me in action in ,87!
I also met more members at the show - thanks for the company.
I also got a few minutes of chat with Ray Mears - who was at the show to launch his involvement with 5:11 clothing (looking good - remembered me from way back, forgave me for slagging the Wilkie survival knife, is still into his canoeing, refused to invite me to visit his place to paddle the Birchbark canoe despite a hefty hint, talked a lot of good sence about clothing, accepted a flint and steel kit off me and signed a 5:11 poster for me) - and a few words with Simon King who was also interested in 5:11 kit.
Since I started wearing it the celebs seemed to have cottoned on to the gear...reverse celebrity endorsement?

Now I just have to get all the gear I picked up at the show tested and reviewed...including some more 5:11 kit!

John,

I'm confused, I had my 5.11 shirt on at the meet and you didn't ask me to sign anything.
And you GAVE away a flint and steel, I was willing to pay cash, I only asked for a small discount. uppy_dog




PREPER...........

 

[John Fenna]

John,

I'm confused, I had my 5.11 shirt on at the meet and you didn't ask me to sign anything.
And you GAVE away a flint and steel, I was willing to pay cash, I only asked for a small discount. uppy_dog



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You could have signed a cheque for me
The Fire Steel giftee wasa intended for RM to pass on to a well deserving individual (RM meets more than I do ).... as well as getting his attention, doing a bit for the BC movement and perhaps generating more interest in my firesteels!

 

[Andy2112]

Gave away is not in John's vocabulary :yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

 

[Mesquite]

I was tempted to get a Ti Spork at the show - to ritually humiliate it by showing how inferior it is to a hand carved bit of kit!
But I felt sorry for it in the end and left it to be bought by a poor, unknowing, camper

They won't be that poor if they can afford to buy a titanium spork

 

[John Fenna]

They won't be that poor if they can afford to buy a titanium spork

OK - ... once rich, unknowing....

 

[decorum]

Ah, the little known lens and slow-worm method of fire lighting





Or is is a rare shot of a slow-worm hypnotising a Viking into using a lens to set fire to himself?

 

[decorum]

I was tempted to get a Ti Spork at the show