Last weekend a group of hardy folks gather in deepest Sussex to join in with the Marriage Ritual of commiserating with the groom over the forthcoming loss of his freedom and treating him to great shenanigans and pranks along with various alcoholic beverages 
We naturally decided to have a bushcraft weekend and went with Paul Kirtley as both Sam and I know him well and figured he'd do us proud. We weren't wrong
Anyway here's the family friendly pictures... the rest were a bit too risque to show I'm afraid but suffice to say Sam had some interesting experiences
The wood we were in was a lovely site with a variety of deciduous woodland that was a pleasure to stay in Sadly I didn't get time to have a wander around but it looks a great place to explore
My pitch
The fun begins for Sam as you all no doubt know Sam's an aficionado of canvas and similar kit but also rather derogatory of menn's kilts. So what else should he have to wear for the first night but a kilt made from cuben fibre 
Sorry for the poor picture but between me laughing so much and Sam resisting it didn't make for the best photo
Unfortunately the rest are a bit too near the knuckle to be shared on a public family friendly forum but all that can be said is that Sam was very grateful it was a mild night and the cuben fibre was only semi transparent
Next morning one of the guys mentioned that one of his campfire bucket lists was to roast duck over a fire. Before we knew it Paul had raided the game larder and these two beauties appeared
We also had a whole buck for us to process for the weekend
There was a lot of chilling out around the campfire
We also harvested and processed some poles to make a tarp teepee
How many bushcrafters does it take to erect 3 poles?
For those who have been to the Naughty Corner you'll recognise this scene... The guys appreciated being introduced to the game of pegging
Dunno why Sam ended up handcuffed to Paul but it was funny at the time
After that Sam was handcuffed to a tree... then he realised what was about to happen :evilangel:
We didn't have any stags blood so we used hair dye instead
Unfortunately for Sam the Gimp then came out...
And what happened next again can't be shared on here
The evening feast consisted of this lot... nom nom nom
Which was cooked up and served with boiled potatoes along with a port and mushroom sauce
The next morning was a bit rough for some...
The next morning we then had a bit of a shoot up using catapults with mint imperials as ammo
Afterwards more of the venison was cooked up...
And ended up like this... delicious
After we'd eaten the lovely grub we packed up and before heading off posed for a group shot (photo by Pete Keenan)
All in all it was a fantastic weekend and I think Sam appreciated all the effort we went to to seal his doom
I'd also like to say an extremely big thank you to Paul Kirtley and his assistant Paul (Spoons) for the sterling work they did ensuring everyone was enjoying themselves over the weekend
We naturally decided to have a bushcraft weekend and went with Paul Kirtley as both Sam and I know him well and figured he'd do us proud. We weren't wrong
Anyway here's the family friendly pictures... the rest were a bit too risque to show I'm afraid but suffice to say Sam had some interesting experiences
The wood we were in was a lovely site with a variety of deciduous woodland that was a pleasure to stay in
Sadly I didn't get time to have a wander around but it looks a great place to explore 
My pitch
The fun begins for Sam
as you all no doubt know Sam's an aficionado of canvas and similar kit but also rather derogatory of menn's kilts. So what else should he have to wear for the first night but a kilt made from cuben fibre Sorry for the poor picture but between me laughing so much and Sam resisting it didn't make for the best photo
Unfortunately the rest are a bit too near the knuckle to be shared on a public family friendly forum but all that can be said is that Sam was very grateful it was a mild night and the cuben fibre was only semi transparent
Next morning one of the guys mentioned that one of his campfire bucket lists was to roast duck over a fire. Before we knew it Paul had raided the game larder and these two beauties appeared
We also had a whole buck for us to process for the weekend
There was a lot of chilling out around the campfire
We also harvested and processed some poles to make a tarp teepee
How many bushcrafters does it take to erect 3 poles?
For those who have been to the Naughty Corner you'll recognise this scene... The guys appreciated being introduced to the game of pegging
Dunno why Sam ended up handcuffed to Paul but it was funny at the time
After that Sam was handcuffed to a tree... then he realised what was about to happen :evilangel:
We didn't have any stags blood so we used hair dye instead
Unfortunately for Sam the Gimp then came out...
And what happened next again can't be shared on here
The evening feast consisted of this lot... nom nom nom
Which was cooked up and served with boiled potatoes along with a port and mushroom sauce
The next morning was a bit rough for some...
The next morning we then had a bit of a shoot up using catapults with mint imperials as ammo
Afterwards more of the venison was cooked up...
And ended up like this... delicious
After we'd eaten the lovely grub we packed up and before heading off posed for a group shot (photo by Pete Keenan)
All in all it was a fantastic weekend and I think Sam appreciated all the effort we went to to seal his doom
I'd also like to say an extremely big thank you to Paul Kirtley and his assistant Paul (Spoons) for the sterling work they did ensuring everyone was enjoying themselves over the weekend
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