Suffolk Bushcraft Group

[ozzy1977]

I have posted a couple of pictures in the leather section, must take so e picture of the other leather and choppy things I have made and restored.

 

[Hedgecrafter]

Just by a show of hands would people be kind enough to quickly write what phone network thry are with and what sort of signal they get at the site?

It's quite important I stay in touch and last time I couldn't send if receive texts at all and only managed a few mins of phone calls before getting cut off. And had to go right over the other side of the field. I'm on O2 with an iPhone 4.

I'm going to buy a cheap pay as you go phone for the weekend as they are only £20 but ill get it on the network that people get the best reception with.

 

[Big Stu 12]

I had an Orange Phone until last month that was good....

last meet I had O2.. no signal at the Pub/Meet Place... signal only at certain places in the woods.... not happy about it...

 

[ozzy1977]

I am on vodaphone a d a htc wildfire s and can only get signal on the eastern edge of the wood, it was the same on my old blackberry too, same network.

 

[ozzy1977]

My wife is on orange with an apple iphone 3 and got coverage all over .

 

[crosslandkelly]

I use an old Nokia on Vodaphone, works all over the woods for me. Mores the pity.

 

[Big Stu 12]

I must admit its a pain when we got new peeps coming to the woods.. I am thinking about getting a PAYG just to do the meety thing...... for first timers..

 

[Hedgecrafter]

Thanks.

Asda do phones on EE which used to be orange.

Stu,
I'll get one and if its cheap and works well you could get one out of the kitty then charge the next 10 or so new members £2 admin/joining fee until its paid for.

 

[Hedgecrafter]

I've had a slow day at work and managed to do a bit of google-fu regarding the signal in the area.

I had no idea but the big networks have coverage maps.

They have maps which show if the signal is...
- indoors and outdoors
- outdoors
- no service


Without breaking operational security I won't be too specific and post the pictures, but if you want to know then just google coverage map O2 ee or vodaphone.

Here are the results of 45 mins googling.

O2 shows that it has a large area of 'no service'.
The Suffolk Bushcraft Group's permission is right on the edge of this area.
For the post code of the compass pub it says
2G coverage 1 out of 4bars
3G no service
4G no service.

EE shows 2G coverage everywhere, 3G in most places apart from the other 2 woodlands which I won't name.
For the compass pub it says
2G - 3 out of 4 bars
3G - 1 out of 4 bars
4G - no service.

Vodaphone
No post code rating but the map shows they have no 3G or 4G service but total coverage on 2G.

 

[MarkinLondon]

Stu… I'll be calling you around 9am on Saturday… have you done this before?

 

[amjake]

I had asda on vodafone - perfect but now they have changed to EE and have to go up to northern edge to make call but texts come thru all over.
Kevin

 

[MarkinLondon]

Ok… I'll say it: fire steels are difficult to to master. There. I came clean.

I just gathered some tinder for this weekend, including what I consider to almost be cheating: I purchased some fatwood from Light My Fire. I figured that it would flare up easily in my back garden, but no, it doesn't. It lit up easily with a lighter, so I know that it's my firesteel technique. I'm looking forward to this weekend!

 

[Big Stu 12]

Stu… I'll be calling you around 9am on Saturday… have you done this before?

OK, thats no problem, we work it like that every time a new person to the group comes, one thing I will say is call about 10 mins before you get to the Pub as the Phone signal is not that good for some phones there

 

[Big Stu 12]

Ok… I'll say it: fire steels are difficult to to master. There. I came clean.

I just gathered some tinder for this weekend, including what I consider to almost be cheating: I purchased some fatwood from Light My Fire. I figured that it would flare up easily in my back garden, but no, it doesn't. It lit up easily with a lighter, so I know that it's my firesteel technique. I'm looking forward to this weekend!

What steel's do you mean? is it Ferro Rod or Flint and Steel?,

if your talking a About a Ferro Rod you should be able to light Fatwood scraping easily, you will have a problem with a flint and steel as the spark is not hot enough to easily catch anything apart from flash tinders or getting an ember in charcloth.

One way you can light Fat wood is to wrap a small bit of cotton wool around it then throw a spark at the cotton wool

 

[jameshardy]

I have a 4G connection with EE with a blackberry and im sure it managed a decent 3g connection. Can double check at the wkend although thats probably a bit late for you.

 

[ozzy1977]

Stu, how wss the first day on the new job?

 

[MarkinLondon]

What steel's do you mean? is it Ferro Rod or Flint and Steel?,

if your talking a About a Ferro Rod you should be able to light Fatwood scraping easily, you will have a problem with a flint and steel as the spark is not hot enough to easily catch anything apart from flash tinders or getting an ember in charcloth.

One way you can light Fat wood is to wrap a small bit of cotton wool around it then throw a spark at the cotton wool

Sure, I get that… but it was a quick, run out to the garden and play with new toys attempt. I didn't scrape it to dust, I simply made a small pile of shavings and used a ferro rod. It's technique, certainly, and I'll figure it out in the woods.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Stu, how wss the first day on the new job?

well turned up.. seems a nice place... people are very nice, really just a settling in day, and it went well... .. only time will tell , but my hopes are high..

 

[ozzy1977]

Nice one

 

[Big Stu 12]

Only Two problems.....

1. No tea breaks as we can use the Free tea machine anytime.. and eat when we want..lol
2. Only 1/2 HR Lunch Break....

Both of these problems mean only ONE thing....... less time I get to look at BCUK.. and more time in the evening on the Forum...