"No name,s have been changed to protect the innocent"
Friday ....
Finished work and rushed home to have a bath and get the landrover packed .
hitched up the trailer and headed over to collect
@gavin and his kit .
we got to the site around 7pm (Friday) which then gave us a couple days to get the site sorted ready for the visitors ..
@WildWood1965 followed us up the track on to site in his (overloaded) CRV ...(pack light she said
)
we all set about getting our personal stuff set up and squared away ..which took no time at all
next up was to get the chute situated which between the three of us we had done in an hour or so .
we lit the fire for the first kettle full of hot water for the meet and that cup of tea tasted so good it had been a long time coming
Saturday
we woke early as we still had lots to sort out
....
next up was the toilet tent and the composting bin (which i feel worked well for the duration of the meet ) (feedback on this please guys )
myself and gav dropped down to the main gate and attached the sign ...THE MEET WAS OPEN
@1 shot willie was next to arrive and instantly set to with setting up and upsetting the "gimps"
next in the gate was
@Joecole (which was a surprise he could reach the latch )
i ferried joes kit to the top of the site and he set to getting his "hobbit hole " sorted
we all got around the fire for a yap and a brew whilst the sun went down ....Excellent end to the day great place and great company
SUNDAY ...official start day for the meet ...
Early start for me and
@WildWood1965 was woken with a hot brew and a smile (kneef was enjoying being out i thought )
next to arrive was
@Hagrid and his family ....john was determined to rip the front of his new car off getting into the site but his despite his best efforts the bumper stayed on
loaded ALL his kit into the landrover thinking to my self "his house must be empty"
Emily and the boys wandered up to base camp while John got a lift so he could gard his food
Next up was
@Ichneumon was good so see you again mate
...i got pauls kit loaded up and transferred to base camp ..he then set off to find a suitable spot to call home for the week
the site was slowly filling up with people and it had a Buzz only people brought to the woodland " IT,S ALIVE "
a great evening was had sat around the fire nattering and putting the world to rights and taking the piss out of
@Joecole who took it in the contexts it was meant
Monday ....
@divebuddy was next on site with plenty of Caaaake .....after a quick natter he went down to "snorers corner " to get set up
at this point in the meet i had lost track of all days and what happened when
blame it on the cider or
@Ichneumon and his hip flask
so heres a few highlights i did remember
@Ichneumon did a fantastic job of sharing his vast knowledge of all this bushcraft .....we had a few members of the group who at first try managed to get a fire started with a bow and drill (Excellent tuition )
the younger members had a go at making natural ink under the instruction of paul ..
id just like to say thank you to paul (
@Ichneumon ) for taking the time to come down and see us and for being readily available to share his skill,s (defo hope to see you at the next one mate )
@G1ZmO Mell and Daniel turned up on wednesday and brought the rain with them all the way from Scotland
G1zmo set about getting his kit squared away and set up while we all sheltered under the chute from the showers
THURSDAY ....
@divebuddy Had set out a great plinking range and hft course (pictures in the shooting section of the forum )
every one who had a go had a great time ...@gav won the cup this time round
the site was awash with laughter and people checking out each other,s setups ....
@Joecole did a spanking chicken curry for evening meal
which was devoured by the hords
Friday ....
the day was spent with a few impromptu bushcraft lesson by Paul (ichy)
my self and
@gavin went of site to get supplies for the evenings BBQ
We all had a good feed and Emilly bid a spanking crumble which everyone enjoyed ...
@1 shot willie sorted out an auction of some of his leather work which raised a healthy amount towards the storage fee,s for the site (thanks mate
)
we decided to take the chute down on friday evening while we had a chance and it was dry
saturday morning was a bit of a blurr for me with dropping people of and saying good byes
All i can hope is you all had a good time and hope to see you all next year
a few thank yous
@Joecole for being a good sport
@gavin for being the right hand man at the meet
@WildWood1965 for being the left hand man and charwalla
@1 shot willie for raising the funds for the forum
@divebuddy for taking the time to set the hft
and last but not least
@Ichneumon for taking the time to share his skills
All in all guys i think a great meet was had by all and i cant wait to do it all again
hopefully i,ll get to see a few of you in feb