South Wales Meet 2008

[Dougster]

A pleasure as aways with thanks abounding to many for making it so, especially to Jedediah for noticing my migraine and looking after me and the hooligan, as well as Red Kite for saving my bacon.

If anyone picked up a spare 14cm zebra bail from my billy I'd love to get it back, if anyone found my last Theakstons bottle - lucky you.

Still can't quite believe the cold this morning but a small price to pay for the stars last night. Really nice to see the new faces around the fire.

Looking forward to the next one

 

[nigeltm]

Gents,

Sitting here I feel like a fool. I've only just read this thread and I live in Neath and work in Nelson!! Doh!

A great opportunity missed.

Is there another outing this year? There are mentions of something in November? If there is, and noone minds, I'd like to tag along.

A thought, did any of you go by motorbike? I passed a F800GS and KTM heading up the A470 on Friday around 5pm. The guy on the KTM had a rucksack and kip roll on his back and the BMW had the usual metal boxes.

 

[SimonM]

and work in Nelson

Nelson Lancs?

 

[nigeltm]

Now that would be a commute!

Luckily I haven't worked away for a while (IT contracting geek, could end up anywhere). My Nelson is about 20 miles north of Cardiff here in sunny Wales.

 

[John Fenna]

Thanks to everyone who made the w/e so much fun.
It was great to see new faces (and all the old ones) and to meet young Tomos and see Lil' Jed again.
It was a good job we had a little food with us as I dont think we would have survived on the foraging.....

 

[sapper1]

I had an excellent time,I made fire from flint and steel thanks to greg.I learned to protect fresh food better thanks to farmers dog (i don't think it realised how hot that chilli was).
Had some great kit from Jed and a fantastic shing blade handled by Dougster.
Most of all I learned an unbeleivable amount of knowledge from all who attended from making spoons,making an oven and even cooking a pizza in the woods.
It's amazing how much I don't know but great to meet people who are willing to pass on the knowledge they've built up over the years.
Can't wait for the next one in november,I'll be bringing less kit but more knowledge
Thanks to all who passed on help and advice even if they didn't realise they were doing it.

 

[Greg]

Cheers for another great w/end guys it was good to meet up with you again and to meet a couple of new people, although I'm still suffering from Saturday night !
Thankyou all aswell for making my mate John feel welcome, he said he really enjoyed it and is now addicted so when he has time off I think you will be seeing alot more of him.
Hopefully I'll see a few of you again in November aswell.

 

[Spark]

Thanks for a good weekend everyone. Was great to get spend more time outside especially with the good weather albeit a bit chilly.
Greg - I will have to try flint and steel next time I see you, I completely forgot about that. Didn't even see sapper1 trying it.

I will upload the group photo and some others tommorow. Will also put pics of the oven in another thread.

 

[Greg]

Here are some photos that I took at the w/end:

My mate John on his first outing with us, doing some basic knife safety & skills.

Breakfast on Saturday.

Sapper1 and John relaxing nr the Communal Fire.

Arranging the evenings cooking. Note Sparks nice home made oven!

Will who came along is a member of BB, and Thomas (Dougster's young lad), both relaxing whilst waiting for the venison to cook in the hangi.

Spark (aka Adam) in the process on carving a spoon under the watchful eye of Lloyd!

Mr Fenna waiting anxiously for his food to cook!

Lloyd the pizza man making an outstanding pizza.

In the oven it

goes.

On completion looking very tasty, Lloyd made two!

The farewell group photo on Sunday!

 

[Spark]

These are a few of my photos.

John using the bowdrill.

The river near our campsite.

Our fire

The group photo after I managed to trip over everything in my path (which was all part of the plan to make everyone smile)

 

[Greg]

I'm so glad you got a photo of John doing the bowdrill Adam, good on yer mate!

 

[Greg]

So is the November meet going ahead on the 7 - 9th?
Are we going FIRM on this, and who's going?
Spencer can you post the directions to the site please mate.

 

[Jedadiah]

Yes bud, i'll pull my finger out and do it this week.

 

[Dougster]

and who's going?

Prolly me and Will, Sapper said he is...

 

[John Fenna]

Count me in!

 

[Red Kite]

I'm in

Stewart

 

[sapper1]

Oh Yes, sapper is in.
So much to learn and so little time to do it in.

 

[jungle_re]

Yah reet Gents,

thanks for the warm welcome the other week and cheers for driving Rich.
Book me in.

Will

 

[John Fenna]

Hello and welcome to the site!
Good to see you liked us enough to join!
See you in November then?

 

[jungle_re]

eye John ill be there, have to see if i can get another beastie befoer to go on the fire