Wiston Lodge

[Scout]

Just got back from a weekend at Wiston Lodge. Had a great time. Great company as usual. The weather was OK, rain on and off and a few strong winds but the main camp area was nice and sheltered.

Thanks to Tam for organising it and for a great weekend.


A few pics

The Camp

Tipi's

Set-up's

Scott's breakfast

Colin with the bowdrill

Lots of fungi about

Some shelters we found in the woods

And Tam

Thanks to every one for a great weekend,


Nathan & Rodney

 

[coln18]

Thanks to everyone for a very enjoyable weekend, i had a really good time with lots of laughs as usual, i will post my pics up in a little while.

For a non alcohol bushcraft meet, how come i still feel hung over, say no more, but Tam the ex policeman isnt very good at the body search game, im sure a few wee tipples were sneaked in this weekend.

And for once we even managed a lot of bushy activities, CL would be proud......

 

[Puddock]

Looks like a great camp - sad to have missed it. Next time though

 

[Barn Owl]

Thanks for making it a great weekend guys and to Toddy for the soup.

Good place for a meet isn't it?

I've just had a good three hours sleep in the bath, magic.

 

[morch]

Thanks for the usual crew for a brilliant weekend. Mr King even brought a little Suavity to the occasion. Cheers Tam for organising it.

atb

Rodders

 

[Toddy]

Thanks for the photos
It was really good to meet up again and you're right, it's a great site

cheers,
M

 

[Everything Mac]

Looks like you lot had a good one!

 

[RichardIT]

Nice Looks fun.

 

[Jinsin456]

Yet another superb weekend away big thanks to Tam for organising the meet and everyone else who turned up. Another thanks to Colin 'Mears' for the Journeyman course on Saturday, learnt a lot in a short amount of time and gave a great starting point for learning some new skills.

As always the banter was excellent with loads of stories getting told and generally spent both evenings in hysterics.

All in all great time, superb company and roll on the next one, looking forward to it already.

Some pics:

Tam making a spoon.

Natural shelter.

More fungi.

My wee home for the weekend

The base camp setup.

Colin having a shot of 'Gertrude' the bowdrill he got an ember but no flame well done anyway mate better than I have ever done

 

[gsfgaz]

Looked like a good weekend ... nice pics

 

[Paul_B]

Looks like it was a good trip. Will definitely have to make the next one you have up there. Was supposed to be going but things came up and had to miss it. Even today's walk locally eating plums, damsons and apples found growing wild in the hedgerows. Also blackberries but its been poor this year. Free food doesn't make up for missing a good meet like this one. Reckon I'll have to try harder to make the next one. Glen Trool perhaps. Not been there for about 4 years or more. Way too many drunken staggers round the nearby Newton Stewart over the years have been had followed by badly hung over staggers round the Glen Trool hills. Can't beat that area for being wild, rugged and being alone.

 

[JAG009]

Great weekend lads thanks to all for turning up and to Tam for organising it ,roll on the next one !
i have a few picks on my camera that i had not taken, but i think i know who did ,am looking for the following suspects

This very scary guy ,and not pretty at all !! I think is the ring leader

This next one is someone called Rodney I think

Just plain Scary !!!!!!!!!

And monkey boy ,

Jason

 

[gsfgaz]

Is a bear aboot , nice suit Scotty...

 

[Jinsin456]

Haha my wee onesie did the trick, better than any of that reindeer skin nonsense lol!

I had forgotten about an un named entity stealing your camera and making us all do silly poses Jason

Did you get a pick of me in my tent getting visitors during the night?

 

[JAG009]

Haha my wee onesie did the trick, better than any of that reindeer skin nonsense lol!

I had forgotten about an un named entity stealing your camera and making us all do silly poses Jason

Did you get a pick of me in my tent getting visitors during the night?

What this one

 

[Jinsin456]

Haha that's the one, I thought that might have been a second option for your 1000 posts even had a quote lined up lol...

As we tumbled and turned we ended up together as one unit upside down in our tent in the middle of the shaggy burn!

 

[coln18]

Haha that's the one, I thought that might have been a second option for your 1000 posts even had a quote lined up lol...

As we tumbled and turned we ended up together as one unit upside down in our tent in the middle of the shaggy burn!

AAAAHHHHHH The Shaggy Burn, a right dangerous place, the haunt of witches and the cursed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gill]

What this one

That looks to have been a good wee weekend lads , was that u all sober as well lol..

 

[coln18]

That looks to have been a good wee weekend lads , was that u all sober as well lol..

mmmm think we will have to plead the 5th on that one Gill

 

[Halfdevil333]

Looks like you had a good weekend guys

I think i recognise Colin you didn't happen to go to the Balloch Hotel/Dog House pub quiz many moons ago?

Cheers
Scott